CANADA

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PESTLE
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Political:
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- Parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary
government with strong democratic traditions

- There Government consists of three parts; Federal, Provincial and
Municipal

- Canada has a multi party system in which many of the countrys
legislative practices derive from the unwritten conventions of and
precedents set by the United Kingdom
Economic:
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Statistics:
GDP = 1.825 Trillion USD (2014)
GDP Growth = 3.10 % annually (2013)
Inflation = 2% ( 2014)
Canadas MPC = 0.6

Rank: 10
th
(Nominal)
Currency: Canadian Dollar
Trade Organizations: NAFTA, OECD, WTO and others

It is a member of OECD and G8
It is one of the worlds top ten trading nations
One of the few nations in the world to be a net exporter of energy,

Economic:
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Indicator Canada
Ease of doing Business 19/100
Labour Force 19.27 million (2013)
Labour force by occupation Agriculture: 2%
Manufacturing: 13%
Construction: 6%
Services: 76%
Other: 3%
Unemployment 6.8 % ( 2014)
Main Industries Primary: Logging and oil industries
Manufacturing, automobile and aircraft
industry
Social:
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- Total Population of 35.16 million (2013)

- The main drivers of population growth in Canada are immigration

- In common with many other developed countries, Canada is
experiencing a demographic shift towards an older population, with
more retires and fewer people of working age

- Two official language: English and Canadian French around 59.7%
and 23.3% respectively

- Canadian society is often depicted as being very progressive,
diverse and multicultural

- Official national sports are ice hockey and lacrosse
Technology:
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- Canada is an industrialized nation, with one of the worlds most
highly developed science and technology sectors

- In 2013, nearly 1.73% of Canadas GDP was allocated to research
and development

- Canada ranks 12
th
in the world for internet users as a proportion of
the population, with 28 million users ( >85% of its total population)
Legal:
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- The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the British common
law system, inherited from being a former colony of the UK and
later a member of the Commonwealth nations

- Quebec, however, still retains a civil system for issues of private law

- Both legal systems are subject to the Constitution of Canada
Environment:
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- Its climate is not as cold all year around as some may believe
Winter: Temperatures fall below freezing point throughout most of Canada

- Summer: The southern provinces often experience high levels of humidity and
temperatures that can surpass 30 degrees regularly
Western and south eastern Canada experience high rainfall

- Canada has a transportation system which includes more than 1,400,000 km of
roads, 10 major international airports, 300 smaller airports and;

- More than 300 commercial ports and harbours that provide access to the Pacific,
Atlantic and Arctic oceans as well as the Great Lakes and seaway