Use the attached checklist to know what you need to write about.
A written summary (conclusion) should be included at the end of the paper.
Make Sure to do everything on the list also you can use more sources
if you need
Agriculture
Area (land) – include any special regions, location, topography, land use
Barriers to trade – customs, duties, formal or informal barriers, non-tariff barriers
Black market/ hidden market
Corruption
Canada – your country relations or special trade agreements
Canadian/Ontario Government trade assistance programs
Cities – the capital plus four other major cities and their populations
Climate type (in general for all seasons), plus a 7 day weather forecast
Communications
Currency – exchange rate to Canadian dollar
Cultural Do’s and Don’ts (greetings, gift giving, business etiquette, business meetings
and dress)
Economic Policy
Economy – history, traditional, emerging, GDP, GDP per capita, GDP composition by
sector, service/industry, labour force, unemployment rate, national budget revenues,
expenses, per cent of population below the poverty line, house income or consumption
by percentage, lowest, highest, etc.
Education – literacy rate, schools, age
Electric Power and Energy
Environmental Issues
Financial Issues (no repatriation of profits, tied currency, foreign exchange policy,
banking system, banks, etc.)
Flag
Foreign Trade – methods, trade zones, trade balance, regulations, etc.
Government – leader, formation
Glossary of terms – some common sayings or expressions translated to English
Industry
Import/Export Controls
Key Products
Language
Legal System
Managerial and Labour Climate
Maps
Marketing and Distribution Systems
Measurements
Natural Resources
Organization’s country – to which country does it belong
Population
Public Holidays
Religion
Time: Which zone, (when it is 12 o’clock in Ottawa, what time is it in the foreign
country?)
Transportation Systems – Internal and between Canada and the foreign country
