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Canada and Florida Economic Relationship: An Encouraging Story in a Difficult Time
Presentation to the Presentation to the Global Business Alliance of the Palm BeachesGlobal Business Alliance of the Palm Beaches
September 14, 2010September 14, 2010
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• Canada: a mosaic of diversity and creativity
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• Canada’s blockbuster talent
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• Canadian voices
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• Our flag: the maple leaf is Canada’s logo around the world
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• Canada’s Coat of Arms
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• A recent survey covering 28,000 people in 27 countries…
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• …found that the world has a positive view of Canada
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A 2010 online survey of over 18,000 people in 24 countries, conducted by Ipsos Reid, shows that a majority (53%) of people say they’d live in Canada if they had an opportunity to move. Almost one-third (30%) of Americans would choose Canada.
Other key findings include:
• Eight in ten (79%) respondents think that Canadians enjoy one of the best qualities of life anywhere in the world. Nine in ten (89%) Canadians believe this – making them the country most likely to agree.• Most respondents (72%) believe that Canada is welcoming to immigrants, including 86% in China and 84% in India, while almost all (94%) Canadians think so. • Eight in ten (79%) of respondents would describe Canada as being tolerant of people from different racial and cultural backgrounds – equal to the proportion of Canadians (81%) who say the same thing.
• And a more recent study shows that most people would live in Canada (if they could).
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DetroitChicago Cleveland
St. LouisPittsburgh
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ReginaHalifax
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WinnipegCharlottetown
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Market Access• A shared geography and an unparalleled partnership
• Today we enjoy the largest trading relationship in the world
Investment = Influence
Largest Foreign Investor• Canada is also a top investor in the U.S.
Top Foreign Investors in FloridaBy Value (billions) By Jobs Created
Japan $4.16 UK 45,000
Germany $4.13 Canada 24,300
UK $3.88 Germany 22,600
Australia $3.56 Japan 21,100
Canada $3.36 Netherlands 20,700
• Canada represents 10% of all Foreign Direct Investment to Florida
Canadian Businesses• Some Canadian subsidiaries in the Sunshine State
• Canadians are Florida’s largest and most loyal tourists
• 64% of foreign passengers to the West Palm Beach International Airport are Canadian!
• Canada leads the G8 in fiscal discipline
• Canada: the most resilient economy in the G8
• Canada’s unemployment rate is about 8% today
• The IMF says that our GDP growth will lead the G8 this year
• A U.S. conservative think tank and the Wall Street Journal say that Canada has the freest economy in the Americas
• Forbes magazine ranked Canada as the 4th best country for business in 2010, ahead of the U.S.
• Newsweek also ranked Canada this year as the 7th best country in the world
• Canada’s strong economy recognized by the U.S. media
2005 vs. 2010
Canada--Largest buyer of U.S. residential real estate in the Past Three Years.
• Canada is responsible for nearly one in four closings with international buyers across the United States
• Most Canadians, like their international peers, buy homes worth about $200K in the U.S.
• Unless your Celine Dion
Florida represented 1/4 of Canadian real estate purchases made in the US.
Canadians that own property in Florida range as high as 450,000.
The total value of Canadian residential property in Florida could approach $40 billion.
Canadians are attracted to coastlines.
Over half of Canadians pay cash.
Canadians Own More Homes in Florida than Any Other Nationality
HOME PURCHASES IN FLORIDA By Location, 2006
Source: National Association of Realtors
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