The Future of Foreign Investment in Canada

Download or read book The Future of Foreign Investment in Canada written by Charles A. Barrett and published by Ottawa, Ont. : Conference Board of Canada. This book was released on 1985 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Foreword: The first report in the series established how foreign investors perceive Canada as a place to invest ... A second report focused on the actual mandate and operations of FIRA ... This report presents a considered evaluation of the future role of foreign investment in Canada. Drawing on the Conference Board's acquired expertise in this field, and on extensive outside consultations, this report casts the foreign investment issue in a wide framework of economic and public policy considerations. It aims to inform and guide public discussions by setting out the broad influences moulding the behaviour of foreign direct investment and by presenting an analysis of specific public policy options for dealing with the inflow of foreign investment.