Canada
Capital: Ottawa ++ Language: English, French (both official) and Others ++ Currency: Canadian Dollar
Basic Facts
| Population (millions) | 34.8 |  |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 1,829.5 | |
| GDP Growth (%) | 2.1 | |
| IPO Volume (quartile) | Q1 | |
| M&A Volume (quartile) | Q1 | |
| VC Activity (quartile) | Q1 | |
| PE Activity (quartile) | Q1 | |
VC/PE Country Attractiveness
| Rank 2009 |
Rank 2011 |
Rank 2013 |
Score 2013 |
Quartile 2013 |
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| VC/PE Index | 2 | 2 | 2 | 97.8 | Q1 |
| 1. Economic Activity [+/–] | 12 | 24 | 17 | 91.5 | Q1 |
| 2. Depth of Capital Market [+/–] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 94.9 | Q1 |
| 3. Taxation [+/–] | 11 | 12 | 6 | 119.7 | Q1 |
| 4. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance [+/–] | 4 | 4 | 4 | 106.7 | Q1 |
| 5. Human and Social Environment [+/–] | 5 | 4 | 4 | 113.0 | Q1 |
| 6. Entrepreneurial Culture and Deal Opportunities [+/–] | 7 | 7 | 10 | 89.0 | Q1 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Rank 2009 |
Rank 2011 |
Rank 2013 |
Score 2013 |
Quartile 2013 |
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| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | Q1 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 97.8 | Q1 |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4 | 3 | 95.4 | Q1 |
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 4 | 92.9 | Q1 |
| Singapore | 7 | 3 | 5 | 92.8 | Q1 |
| Australia | 4 | 9 | 6 | 91.9 | Q1 |
| Germany | 6 | 6 | 7 | 91.7 | Q1 |