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Doing business here

Costs are crucial. But it’s not just low costs that define Atlantic Canada as an ideal location to invest and grow.

•        Atlantic Canada is close to lucrative markets—strategically located between the United States and Europe. 
•        Atlantic Canada’s infrastructure brings businesses even closer together with a world-class, high-speed digital telecommunications network, year-round ports, major air cargo routes and fast, high-bulk land transportation. 
•        Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Atlantic Canada has access to the world’s largest free-trade area—400 million consumers—and nearly a billion dollars of trade crosses the Canada-U.S. border every day. 
•        Atlantic Canadian employees are loyal and dedicated. Their absenteeism and turnover rates are among the lowest in North America, resulting in lower recruitment and training costs. 
•        Canada boasts the highest percentage of citizens between 18 and 35 with a post-secondary education. And, Atlantic Canada has more university students per capita than any other region of Canada. 
•        In addition to its traditional mix of resource, manufacturing, and service industries, Atlantic Canada is also enjoying impressive growth in knowledge industries like information technology, biotechnology, environmental science, aerospace and defence, and ocean technology.