1. CANADA – a Great Place to do Business

2. CANADA – more than

3. CANADA

4. CANADA - is - a stone’s throw away from profits - surrounded by vibrant and accessible markets - skilled workforce - low business costs - solid telecommunications infrastructure - European!

5. CANADA – similarities with Finland - knowledge-based economy - educational system - low population density - long distances - export oriented - overall positive industry outlook

6. CANADA- Software Industry - important part of the Canadian ICT-industry - C$ 5,6 billion - ~ 75 % revenues from foreign sources - SWcompanies are SME’s - 37.000 workers - industry oriented -distance and resources driving forces - host to many multinational companies

7. CANADA – software clusters Ottawa Business intelligence E-business Document and data management Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge E-business Document and data management 375 high tech companies, many of them SW spinoffs Vancouver New Media Wireless E-business Toronto Software solutions for diverse industry applications. 410 companies on global markets Edmonton- Calgary 600 SW companies Industry-specific (Oil & Gas, Geomatics) Wireless New Media Atlantic Regions E-learning New Media E-business IT Services Winnipeg Health Industry Specific (Education) New Media Saskatoon (Agricultural and Animal Management, Education) Montreal New Media (350) E-business IT services

8. CANADA- Software sectors - Telecom (broadband, wireless, fiberoptics) - Industry Specific Application Geomatics, sat.communication energy, health care, education - Security - Business Intelligence - E-business - Aerospace - Multimedia

9. CANADA - conclusions Excellent gateway to North-America European! Partnerships and strategic alliances

10. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Johan Nyman Canadian Embassy, Finland http//www.canada.fi Email:johan.nyman@dfait-maeci.gc.ca