Canada

Official Name:	Canada
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Federal Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Canada
ISO Country Codes:	CA : CAN
Internet Domain:	.ca
Government Web Site:	https://www.canada.ca/

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IATA Airports

Capital:	Ottawa	Main Airports:	Edmonton International Airport, Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
Language(s):	English; French	Population:	37,943,231
Currency:	Canadian Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	CAD
Telephone Dial In:	+1	ID Prefix:	011

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Arctic Council; Australia Group; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Council of Europe; Euro Atlantic Partnership Council; Inter Parliamentary Union; NATO; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe; Organization of American States; Pacific Alliance; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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The Canadian Press;

Newspaper

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Le Journal de Montréal;

Le Journal de Québec;

MacLeans Newsmagazine;

National Post;

The Canadian - Agora Cosmopolitan;

Radio

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CBC Radio;

Canada

Government Website:	https://www.canada.ca/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/canada
Central Bank:	Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	1.28035 Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	5.67% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	9.4% (2008 est.)
Inflation Rate:	1.9% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	2.45% (Feb-21 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$1,741 billion
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$49,031 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Canadian Dollar
Currency Code:	CAD
World Bank Classification:	High Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	1.6%	wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; fish; forest products
Industry:	27.7%	transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum, natural gas
Services:	70.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asian Development Bank; EBRD; FAO; G20; IMF; International Energy Agency; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Cairns Group; Un Economic Commission for Europe; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Energy Agency; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Canadian Securities Exchange ; Montreal Exchange ; TMX Group Inc. ;

National Statistics Office:

Statistics Canada;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Global Survey; Trading Economics;

Canada

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; French
Customs & Excise:	The Canada Border Services Agency
Development Bank(s):	Business Development Canada;
National Standards Bureau:	Standards Council of Canada

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 14/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 11/180
Ease of Doing Business: 23/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 24/136 (2016)
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