Author: Muriel Schmidt

Pay Equity Plan In developing a plan, employers must: identify the different job classes made up of positions in their workplace. determine whether each job class is predominantly male, predominantly female or gender neutral. determine the value of work of each predominantly female or male job class. Does Canada have an Employment Equity Act? The […]

In Canada, the federal government makes equalization payments to provincial governments to help address fiscal disparities among Canadian provinces based on estimates of provinces’ fiscal capacity—their ability to generate tax revenues. Where do Canadian equalization payments come from? The formula is based solely on revenues and does not consider the cost of providing services or […]

The recent ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was a historic moment for the continent. The agreement will bring 1.3 billion people into an integrated common market, creating the world’s largest free trade area by number of countries. Does Canada have a trade agreement with South Africa? Trade and investment between Canada […]

$2.35M Canada Imports from Nigeria Value Year Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $2.35M 2021 Coffee, tea, mate and spices $1.15M 2021 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $1.08M 2021 Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $871.17K 2021 Does Canada import oil from Nigeria? Despite having the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves, Canada […]

Canada’s Oil Imports Currently, more than half the oil used in Quebec and Atlantic Canada is imported from foreign sources including the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Does Canada buy oil from Nigeria? In 2021, Canadian merchandise imports from Nigeria totalled $2.1 billion. Canada’s main imports consist of […]

Germany Exports to Canada Value Year Vehicles other than railway, tramway $2.69B 2021 Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $2.43B 2021 Pharmaceutical products $1.56B 2021 Electrical, electronic equipment $867.31M 2021 How much does Canada import from Germany? Canada Imports from Germany Value Year Rubbers $183.91M 2021 Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $140.12M 2021 Aluminum $116.77M 2021 […]

You can start receiving your pension as early as age 55 and still receive an unreduced pension if your age at retirement plus your years of service equals 85 points. How does retiring at 55 affect CPP? You will only continue to get the age-adjusted increase. If you retire early, let’s say at 55, and […]

Germany Exports to Canada Value Year Meat and edible meat offal $79.08M 2021 Beverages, spirits and vinegar $68.25M 2021 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $67.89M 2021 Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $59.80M 2021 What products does Canada import from Germany? Canada Imports from Germany Value Year Miscellaneous chemical products $225.32M 2021 Rubbers $183.91M […]

Canada is approximately 9,984,670 sq km, while Russia is approximately 17,098,242 sq km, making Russia 71% larger than Canada. Is USA and Canada bigger than Russia? Russia — 17,098,250 km² Canada — 9,879,750 km² China — 9,600,013 km² United States — 9,525,067 – 9,831,510 km² Why Canada is bigger than USA? Every country’s total area […]

The economy of Canada is a highly developed mixed-market economy. It is the 8th-largest GDP by nominal and 15th-largest GDP by PPP in the world. As with other developed nations, the country’s economy is dominated by the service industry which employs about three quarters of Canadians. Why is Canada a mixed market economy? Canada is […]