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Invest In Canada is the Government of Canada organization that promotes and attracts foreign direct investment into Canada. As a bureau in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Invest In Canada assists companies planning to invest in Canada or to expand their Canadian operations. The department was created in 1985 by the Investment Canada Act. Recent practice by the Harper government has been to limit foreign investment to no more than 50% share,〔("Alberta courts China as ‘key’ energy market in framework deal" 18 Oct 2013 Financial Post )〕 a policy designed by Nigel S. Wright during his time at the PMO, although that was thrown out the window prior to the Oliver budget of April 2015 with the sale of a 50.1% share in the Canadian Wheat Board.〔 Foreign direct investment (FDI) by country〔(Statistics Canada Foreign Investment by Country )〕 and by industry〔(FDI by industry (NAICS) )〕 are tracked by Statistics Canada; the total in 2012 of FDI was CAD$634bn.〔 New FDI inflow to Canada in 2011 was CAD$40.8bn.〔(FDI inflow tracked by Government of Canada )〕 Canada was host to CAD$33bn in state-owned enterprise investment over the period between 2005-2012.〔(Globe 28 Oct 2013 "Canada's slow oil, gas infrastructure development worry Chinese, minister says" )〕 Over the same period, the net FDI increased by CAD$236.1bn, so that SOE FDI was almost 14% of the total. Conversely, Canadian SOEs limit themselves to domestic affairs. The SOE of Canada are not aggressive in this manner: Canadian SOEs have no foreign investments. The Canadian government is planning to raise to CAD$1bn the amount of foreign money that can go into a Canadian company before the investment is reviewed. As of 2012, an investment or takeover of a Canadian business by a WTO investor worth CAD$330mn or more triggers a federal review under the Investment Canada Act. The WTO was implemented in Canada by the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act in 1994.〔(Text of the "World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act", SC 1994, c 47 )〕 Industry Canada provides a helpful webpage with this information, and explains that WTO members are eligible for CAD$344mn review-free investment as of 12 January 2013.〔("Thresholds for Review", Industry Canada )〕 The WTO maintains a membership list.〔(WTO membership list )〕 The information on the WTO "amount" permitted by discretion of the Minister of Industry under subsection 14.1(2) of the Investment Canada Act is published annually in January in the Canada Gazette. The government investigates whether the investment is of "net benefit" to Canada, which brings into play a nebulous political definition.〔("Ottawa moves to limit foreign investment reviews" CBC 25 May 2012 )〕 Amounts inferior to this limit do not incur political oversight under the Investment Canada Act, so that the foreign investor is treated like any other Canadian investor. This means effectively, that Canada is open to reverse takeover by stealth. Prime Minister Harper clarified this FDI policy area in Toronto on 7 November 2013 when he said that a little wiggle room was needed on foreign takeover rules.〔("Harper says clarity not needed on foreign takeover rules " G+M 8 Nov 2013 )〕 ==Services== Invest In Canada can guide companies through every step of the investment process, from the exploratory phase through to site selection and follow up: it will provide companies with a wealth of information about doing business in Canada and introduce them to specialists who offer one-on-one assistance customized to meet particular needs. Canada has a global network of investment and trade professionals present in more than 150 cities worldwide to assist companies in making Canada their next investment destination. This global network can help if a company is considering their own Canadian operation, working with a Canadian partner, or gaining a Canadian base for access to North American markets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Investment Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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