WHY SHOULD
YOU INVEST IN
CANADA?!
AGRI-FOOD
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According to KPMG Competitive Alternatives 2016, food processing
facilities based in Canada typically enjoy a 32.2% savings on total labour
costs (including benefits) relative to their U.S.-based counterparts.
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Canada has an exceptional abundance of natural resources:
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providing manufacturers with a consistent and steady supply of domestically sourced
essential raw materials for the production of high-quality agri-food products.
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Internationally recognized regulatory and food inspection systems:
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Ensuring world-class standards meaning that products are safe, nutritious and of the
highest quality.
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Preferential access to markets in more than 40 countries:
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representing more than 1.2 billion consumers and over US $43 trillion or more than
half of global GDP.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES (Evs)
TREND
Growth factors
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China:
- 271 new EV buses in China every day
- Govt. subsidies for EV buyers
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Every large car manufacturer is developing new EV models
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Cost of batteries are lowering considerably (Down 124% since 2014)
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The cost of EVs is set to reach parity with Combustion Engine vehicles by 2021
2019
Nickel will replace much of the cobalt in the batteries for the
electric cars of the future, making them more energy and cost
efficent.
Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)
Vehicles
Future
BATTERIES
FOR THE EVS
OF
TOMORROW
NMC 111
Cobalt
Cobalt
Nickel
NMC 811
Electric Vehicle
Batteries
Representing up to 80% of material composition by mass of
these batteries
Nickel
NCA
TESLA
NICKEL
Class 1 : High Purity- Used in stainless steel,
plating, foundry and super-alloys.
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Suitable for rechargeable batteries
Increased demand for EV batteries could see
Nickel price move back towards previous highs
The Nickel market that has not had the “hockey
stick” price growth of cobalt and lithium.
Nickel’s time is coming.
In 2016, driven by the increase in demand in batteries for
EVs, the prices of both Cobalt and Lithium
skyrocketed
STEM CELLS
• Stem cells were discovered in Canada in the
1960s
• Canada is leading the science and have begun to
leverage commercialization around the globe
• Government supported Stem Cell Network (SCN)
has facilitated the growth of Canada’s stem cell
research community through funding research
projects and research
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
MONTREAL’S LEADING
RESEARCHERS
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The most cited computer scientist per day (Sept.
2018)
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Full Professor, Department of Computer Science
and Operations Research, Université de Montreal
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Scientific Director of MILA
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CIFAR Program Co-Director of IVADO
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Canada Research Chair in Statistical Learning
Algorithms
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PhD in Computer Science from McGill University,
1991
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Worked at the CIFAR research Institute
Alongside Yann LeCun (now at Facebook) and
Geoffrey Hinton (now at Google).
MAJOR PUBLIC
INVESTMENT
$93.5 M from the First Research Excellence Fund (2016).
$100 M
over the next 5 years for the creation of a Quebec AI cluster (2017).
$40 M
for the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2017).
Montreal chosen as headquarters for SCALE AI, the only Canadian AI cluster to receive part of
the
$950 M supercluster initiative (2018)
THE BEST STUDENT CITY IN
THE AMERICAS AND
CANADA’S UNIVERSITY
CAPITAL
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Canada’s university capital: 11 university institutions and 60 colleges
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Close to 11,000 students enrolled in Artificial Intelligence related college
programs in 2017.
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More than $1 billion in funding dedicated to university research
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Best student city in the Americas:
1
Montreal
2
Boston
3
Toronto
4
Vancouver
5
New York
MOST COMPETITIVE
OPERATING COSTS
FOR SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT
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Running a business cost less in Greater Montreal than in any
other major metropolitan area in Canada and the U.S.
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1st place ranking: The most competitive operating costs
compared to any other major metropolitan area in Canada
and the U.S.
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27% cost advantage compared to the average of the 20
largest metropolitan areas in Canada and the U.S. (2018)
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Competitive R&D credits
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Tax holidays for foreign Researchers and Experts
AN ATTRACTIVE TAX,
TREATMENT
A Competitive Tax Burden
Comparison of corporate effective tax rate (%), selected
Canadian province and U.S. States, 2018
A LOW COST OF LIVING
Greater Montreal is cheaper than almost all other large cities
in North America and Western Europe:
Mercer Cost of Living Index
World rank from most to least expensive, 2009 cities *
Greater Montreal offers a higher purchasing power thanks to:
• Cheap housing
• Generous family allowances
• Low private medical insurance costs
• Affordable child care
• Lowest homicide rate among the 20 largest metropolitan areas in
Canada and the U.S.
• Health care provided at no cost
• Lowest education tuition fees in North America
• Vibrant cultural metropolis with 100+ festivals and 70 museums
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