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This paper describes in detail the challenges facing the auto industry in Canada. According to the paper, in April of 2004 the Liberal government of Ontario unveiled a $500 million investment strategy designed to promote competitiveness and train workers in Ontario's auto industries. The strategy was intended to supply support to auto assemblers and part manufacturers. The paper notes, however, that there is a crucial criteria for this investment, since it can only be applied for by companies with projects worth over $300 million in investment and/or which will create or retain jobs for over 300 Ontario workers.

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"The government of the province of Ontario, in control by the Liberal party, have developed an industrial strategy to stimulate investment by auto companies in the province. In April of 2004 the Liberal government of Ontario unveiled a $500 million investment strategy designed to promote competitiveness and train workers in Ontario's auto industries. The strategy was intended to supply support to auto assemblers and part manufacturers. However, there is a crucial..."

Tags:auto, canada, industry

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This paper analyzes the business climate in the country of Canada, and then considers how this applies specifically to one industry, the airline industry. The writer examines how the industry may be able to compete in the U.S. market. Further, the writer notes some of the issues that prevail today because of changes after 9-11, as well as problems with the competitive environment in Canada.

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"The business climate in Canada, as detailed by 'The Economist' and reported by its "Country Briefings" website, suggests that the country currently enjoys a stable political environment even though the ruling party faces some difficulty because of a tarnished image caused by various scandals. The country faces a number of difficult political issues and also has had to address diplomatic differences with the United States, the giant neighbor to the south. The government also recently introduced new spending measures while working to avoid deficit financing. Monetary policy has been tightened by the Bank of Canada, while interest rates in the United States continue to increase. GDP growth increased slightly in 2005 and is forecast to grow slightly less in 2006 "as firm domestic demand offsets the negative impact of a slowdown in the US economy"."

Tags:canada, airline, industry

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The paper relates that today, almost a generation later, we are living in the shadow of the Kent Commission and its conclusions with respect to the concentration of newspaper ownership in Canada, and the implications of this process for journalistic principles and freedom of the press. This paper explores the Commission's findings in the larger context of the historical evolution of the Canadian newspaper industry, with a particular emphasis upon the forces that led to the creation of the Kent Commission. The thesis is argued that the Kent Commission's findings represent an accurate analysis of the state of Canada's newspaper industry in crisis, and that the Commission's predictions for the future have been remarkably prescient in terms of cross-media conglomerate ownership in both Toronto, and Canada as a whole, today.

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"In 1981 the Royal Commission on Newspapers - the "Kent Commission" - found that: The ownership and control of most newspapers is today highly concentrated under interests whose business concerns extend far beyond the particular newspapers. Much of our press, consequently, is not itself dedicated exclusively to the purposes of the press, to the discharge of its public..."

Tags:canada, newspaper, ownership

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This study of the Canadian automobile industry reveals how this industry reflects, in many ways, the complex contradictions of economic development of Canada. While the automobile industry is one of Canada's major industries in terms of revenues and employees, it is not only geographically concentrated in Ontario (and, to a lesser extent, Quebec), but it is also almost entirely dependent upon and external market: the United States. The paper goes on to discuss how much like the Canadian economy as a whole, the Canadian automobile industry developed in a state of dynamic tension with the economic and political forces shaping the economic giant to the south. "

Tags:canada, automobile, industry

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While the Canadian agriculture industry may not have the prominence of other sectors of the Canadian economy, such as the automotive or aerospace industries, it remains a significant element of both the Canadian domestic and export sectors. This essay demonstrates that this industry is a not only a major employer, but its health and expansion are critical elements in Canada's global economic position.

Tags:business, canada, agriculture

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The paper addresses the first question: Has Canada become a post-industrial society? The paper relates that the short answer is that Canada has, indeed, matured into a post-industrial society. The paper discusses how in this environment, the manufacturing and processing sector is pushed aside in favour of the services sector; in essence, white-collar workers begin out-numbering blue-collar workers and the factories fall to one side as the financial, educational, and health sectors rise to prominence. The paper relates that this process, it appears, has been ongoing since at least the early 1970s in advanced western nations.

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"Has Canada become a post-industrial society? 500-600 words Answer: The short answer is that Canada has, indeed, matured into a post-industrial society. In this environment, the manufacturing and processing sector is pushed aside in favour of the services sector; in essence, white-collar workers began out-numbering blue-collar workers and the factories fall to one side as the financial, educational, and health..."

Tags:work, industry, assignments

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The following paper will look at the economic and cultural importance of the Cod Fishery industry to Atlantic Canada. Specifically, the paper will look at the jobs lost when the cod fishery began to decline precipitously (and when a federal government moratorium was imposed in 1992) and at how entire communities suffered when the biggest source of income in town, for all intents and purposes, disappeared. Additionally, the paper will explore how the Cod Fishery has shaped the spirit of the Maritimes, impacted the roles of women, and - by virtue of the fact that the moratorium forced Easterners to look at new means of subsistence - compelled the sort of entrepreneurialism and creativity some might have thought beyond the grasp of the Maritimes. In the end, it is a rare place indeed where one industry has had the sort of impact that the cod fishery sector has had in the easternmost provinces of Canada.

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The Economic and Cultural Importance of the Cod Fishery to Atlantic Canada The following paper will look at the economic and cultural importance of the Cod Fishery industry to Atlantic Canada. Specifically, the paper will look at the jobs lost when the cod fishery began to decline precipitously (and when a federal government moratorium was imposed in 1992) and at how entire communities suffered when the biggest source of income in town, for all intents and purposes, disappeared. Additionally, the paper will explore how the Cod Fishery has shaped the spirit of the Maritimes, impacted the roles of women, and - by virtue of the fact that the moratorium forced Easterners to look at new means of subsistence -

Tags:cod, fishery, canada

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The problems confronting the Canadian airline industry as a consequence of deregulation are not new. The paper provides an outline of the history of deregulation in the Canadian airline industry. It also argues that deregulation has played an integral role in the financial problems that have plagued Canadian airlines including not only Air Canada but failed airlines such as Canada 3000, Jetsgo, and Canadian.

Tags:airline, canada, trade

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The Canadian agricultural industry has lobbied the Canadian federal and provincial governments for a number of years for greater attention upon the needs of this industry. However, while all industries and their stakeholders lobby governments for assistance in various respects, the agricultural industry is unique for both the highly public nature of its lobbying and the consistency of issues upon which this sector is focused. This paper explains that the agricultural industry is one of the most significant industries in Canada and then discusses the Canadian agricultural industry's lobbying efforts.

Tags:business, canada, farm

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This paper answers three questions. The first question deals with deregulation and its effects on Air Canada The second question looks at the history of the industry and the future. The last question looks at interest groups.

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"Regulation is defined as, "an order issued by an executive authority of a government and having the force of law" (Anonymous 1999: 441). Deregulation is simply the process of removing regulations within an industry. Both regulation and deregulation have been and continue to be very important in Canadian industries. Traditionally the Canadian government has favoured regulating certain industries in order to protect them from competition from more competitive foreign competitors. This is the entire idea behind a Crown Corporation. "

Tags:air, canada, deregulation