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Blue Sky II Forum 2006

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06-Jul-2006

The Blue Sky II Forum in Ottawa on 25-27 September 2006 will examine new areas for indicator development and set a broad agenda for future work on science, technology and innovation (STI) indicators.

List of tourism websites (by country)

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05-Jul-2006

List of tourism websites (by country) - useful contacts on the Internet.

Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Canada, 2006

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26-Jun-2006

Canada’s economic performance has been excellent in almost all respects and Canadians continue to enjoy among the highest living standards in the OECD. The economy is undergoing significant structural ...

Excerpt Economic Survey of Canada 2006: Business Taxation

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26-Jun-2006

High taxes on business in Canada, in particular taxes on capital, tend to discourage companies from expanding by investing in new capital.

Economic Survey of Canada 2006: Social polices: from social welfare to social development

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26-Jun-2006

This chapter reviews recent changes that have been introduced to improve the welfare mix of social policies in Canada and suggests further adjustments to raise their efficiency.

Economic Survey of Canada 2006: Innovation and economic performance

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26-Jun-2006

Innovation plays a key role in economic progress and lifting living standards. This chapter concentrates on the more specific aspects of innovation in Canada to identify where policies could be improved.

Economic Survey of Canada 2006: Improving the business environment

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26-Jun-2006

This chapter considers policies affecting the business environment in Canada and examines how the federal, provincial and territorial governments could move towards establishing a more level playing field.

Economic Survey of Canada 2006: Managing the challenges ahead

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26-Jun-2006

The Canadian economy has performed well. Looking ahead, the key challenges will be to lift productivity growth and to maintain sustainable fiscal and social policies to deal with the pressures arising from population aging.

Economic Survey of Canada 2006: Executive Summary

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26-Jun-2006

Economic performance has been solid and macroeconomic policies are appropriate. The key challenges will be to improve productivity growth and ensure the sustainability of financial arrangements within ...