Region
Index: 4.1   Rank 25 
Canada
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Updated: March 10, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 33.5 million
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 1,400.1 billion US dollars
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 1,213.9 billion international dollars
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 41,730 US dollars
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 36,220 international dollars
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 3.1   Rank 25

Index: 2.7 Rank 4
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 83.4 percent of US
Rank: 23 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 83.4 percent of US
Rank: 23 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 86.3 percent of US
Rank: 22 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 1.9 Rank 4
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 90.5 percent of US
Rank: 24 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 91.2 percent of US
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 100.3 percent of US
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 0.4 Rank 4
BPO Salaries (Voice):

Customer Service Representative: 127.4 percent of US
Rank: 9 of 9
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Sr. Customer Service Representative: 121.3 percent of US
Rank: 5 of 5
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 7.4 Rank 4
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 39 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 10 of 20
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, Offshore Advisor analysis, 2009

Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 24.1 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 3 of 15
Source: Colliers International, 2009

Note: Occupancy costs are averages across Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.

Index: 7.1 Rank 4
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 33.5 percent
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 5 percent
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 43.6 percent
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 3.0   Rank 4

Index: 0.2 Rank 4
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 18.2 millions
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 1.4 Rank 4
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 4,642 million US dollars
Rank: 5 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 16,456.3 million US dollars
Rank: 4 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 8.0 Rank 4
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 99 percent of population
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Public Expenditure on Education: 4.9 percent of GDP
Rank: 8 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 8.6 Rank 4
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 527 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 1 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 527 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 1 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 534 PISA science scale
Rank: 1 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 3.3 Rank 4
University Graduates:

University Educated Population: 38.2 percent of population
Rank: 1 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual University Graduates: 242 thousands
Rank: 12 of 22
Source: Statistics Canada, 2007

Index: 9.5 Rank 4
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 75.5 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 28.9 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 8.1   Rank 2

Index: 7.6 Rank 4
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 5.3 GCI score
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 5.2 GCI Score
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 7.0 Rank 4
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 5.7 index (1-7)
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 6.6 index (1-7)
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 64.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 9.1 Rank 4
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 4 index (0-100)
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 28 weeks of salary
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 8.7 Rank 4
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 8 rank (1-183)
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 5 days to register a start-up
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 119 hours per year
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 8.7 Rank 4
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 8.7 CPI index
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 7.7 Rank 4
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 36 number
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 570 days
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 4 percent of claim
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 7.9 Rank 4
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 5.5 index (1-7)
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 32 percent
Rank: 2 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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