Canada actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI) and maintains a sound enabling environment. Investors are drawn to the country’s economic fundamentals, proximity to the United States market, highly skilled workforce, abundant natural resources, and stable legal system. Investors in Canada enjoy full and equal access to the country’s legal system with the exception of land ownership, which is limited only by the rights of the government to establish monopolies or expropriate for public purposes. The United States accounts for 46 percent of Canada’s FDI stock, as of 2022.

Canadian Investment Resources You Should Know

In addition to attracting FDI, Canadian Investment Resources offers attractive incentives to attract and retain domestic and international capital. The country’s provincial governments offer tax benefits and regulatory incentives, which vary by province. Quebec, for example, implements “Plan Nord,” a USD 25 billion initiative that incentivizes natural resource development in the northern and Arctic regions. In addition, Ontario’s Critical Minerals Innovation Fund offers up to USD 380,000 in financing for minerals investments.

At the municipal level, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund supports sustainable municipal projects. In addition, the federal Canada Infrastructure Bank invests in and seeks to attract private investment in revenue-generating infrastructure projects. The USD 11 billion Canada Growth Fund (CGF) aims to promote sustainable investments by funding new and innovative companies.