Outsourcing To Canada
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Population:
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| Total Population: 33.5 million |
Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 1,400.1 billion US dollars |
Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 1,213.9 billion international dollars |
Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 41,730 US dollars |
Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 36,220 international dollars |
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Index: 2.6
IT Salaries: |
Software Engineer / Web Developer: 83.4 percent of US |
Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 83.4 percent of US |
IT Project Manager: 88.8 percent of US |
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Index: 1.8
BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
Junior BPO Resource: 89.2 percent of US |
Skilled BPO Resource: 93 percent of US |
Operations Manager: 106 percent of US |
Index: 2.1
BPO Salaries (Voice): |
Customer Service Representative: 107 percent of US |
Customer Service Manager: 104 percent of US |
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Index: 7.1
Real Estate: |
Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 42.6 US$/sf/yr |
Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 25.6 US$/sf/yr |
Note: Occupancy costs are averages across Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. |
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Index: 7.2
Taxes: |
Corporate Tax Rates: 33 percent |
Indirect Tax Rates: 5 percent |
SMB Effective Tax Rate: 43.6 percent |
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Index: 0.2
Workforce: |
Total Workforce: 18.4 million |
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Index: 1.0
Outsourcing Sector: |
Exports of Computer & Information Services: 4,063.2 million US dollars |
Exports of Misc. Business Services: 14,991.6 million US dollars |
Index: 7.7
Basic Education: |
Adult Literacy: 99 percent of population |
Expenditures on Education: 5.2 percent of GDP |
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Index: 8.6
Educational Achievement: |
Reading Achievement: 527 PISA literacy scale |
Math Achievement: 527 PISA mathematics scale |
Science Achievement: 534 PISA science scale |
Index: 3.3
University Graduates: |
University Educated Population: 38.2 percent of population |
Annual University Graduates: 242 thousands |
Index: 8.5
Language: |
English Speaking Population: 85 percent |
Index: 9.5
Technological Readiness: |
Internet Access: 75.5 users per 100 inhabitants |
Broadband Internet Access: 28.9 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 7.6
Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
Economic Competitiveness: 5.3 GCI score |
Macroeconomic Stability: 5.2 GCI Score |
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Index: 7.0
Infrastructure: |
Quality of Roads: 5.7 index (1-7) |
Quality of Electric Supply: 6.6 index (1-7) |
Mobile Phone Penetration: 64.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 9.1
Labor Market Efficiency: |
Rigidity of Employment: 4 index (0-100) |
Cost of Firing Employees: 28 weeks of salary |
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Index: 8.7
Regulation: |
Overall Ease of Doing Business: 8 rank (1-183) |
Complexity of Starting a Business: 5 days to register a start-up |
Complexity of Paying Taxes: 119 hours per year |
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Index: 8.7
Corruption: |
Corruption Perceptions: 8.7 CPI index |
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Index: 7.2
Legal Protection: |
Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 36 number |
Time to Enforce Contracts: 570 days |
Cost to Enforce Contracts: 22.3 percent of claim |
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Index: 7.9
Intellectual Property Protection: |
Intellectual Property Protection: 5.5 index (1-7) |
Software Piracy: 32 percent |