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Relevant Government Officials |
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| Prime Minister |
Stephen Joseph Harper |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Lawrence Cannon |
| Minister of Finance |
James Michael Flaherty |
| Minister of International Trade |
Stockwell Day |
| Minister of Natural Resources |
Lisa Raitt |
| Minister of Environment |
Jim Prentice |
| Governor, Bank of Canada |
Mark J. Carney |
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Economic Indicators |
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|
GDP
(CA$ bn) |
GDP per Capita
(CA$) |
Growth Rate
(%) |
| 1995 |
0,837 |
28,262 |
1.5 |
| 2006 |
1,464 |
38,951 |
2.8 |
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Industries |
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automobile manufacturing, paper, pulp, steel, machineries and equipments, mining, forestry, agriculture, petroleum and natural gas
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Major Trading Partners (JETRO, 2006) |
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Export: (1) United States, (2) Japan, (3) United Kingdom, (4) China
Import: (1) United States, (2) China, (3) Japan, (4) Mexico
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Trade with Japan (JETRO, 2006) |
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Export to Japan: $9.22 billion
Commodities: lumber, mining, agricultural and fishery products, energy products, industrial products |
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Import from Japan: $10.48 billion
Commodities: machineries and equipments, automobiles, consumer and industrial products
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Foreign Direct Investment in Canada, Top Source of Countries (JETRO, 2006) |
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(1) United States, (2) EU (except UK), (3) OECD (Except USA, EU and UK), (4) United Kingdom, (5) Japan
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Foreign Direct Investments in Canada by Japanese Companies
(Ministry of Finance Japan, FY 1951~2000 cumulative total) |
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$13.7 billion
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Loan and Equity Participation Commitments |
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International Financial Operations |
| Number |
Total (JPY bn.)
|
| FY 2004 |
2 |
1.2 |
| FY 2005 |
- |
- |
| FY 2006 |
1 |
1.1 |
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Loan and Equity Participation Outstanding
(All in International Financial Operations, As of March 31, 2007)
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Numbers: 14
Total: JPY 32.0 billion
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