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CANADA - AUSTRIAN SUCCESS STORIES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CETA
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CANADA – EU ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CETA
Vienna, April 21st 2015
SNAPSHOT COMPARISON
AUSTRIA CANADA
Surface 84.000 km² 10.000.000 km²
Population 8,5 m 35,5 m
GDP 2014 in bn USD
437,2 1.787
GDP Growth 2014 +0,3% +2,5%
GDP Growth 2015 +0,6% +2,0%
Consumer Prices 2014
+1,5% +1,5%
AUSTRIA – CANADA BILATERAL TRADE RELATIONS
Canada: after US, China und Japan our 4th most important overseas trading partner
108 Austrian subsidiaries
Canada a reliable partner in uncertain times
2014
AUSTRIAN EXPORTS TO CANADA AUSTRIAN IMPORTS FROM CANADA
1.011 mm EUR +10,1 % 363,7 mm EUR -20,5%
STRUCTURE OF AUSTRIA’S EXPORTS
Machinery and Transport Equipment
62,97 %
Manufactured Goods from Metal, Wood
and Minerals 18,88 %
Other Control & Measure
Equipment Sports Equipment
10,39 %
Chemicals 6,36 %
Rest 1,41 %
WHY TO CANADA ?
Apart from commodity sector similar economic structure
Extensive market access
NAFTA agreement
over 70% of foreign trade is done with the US
Europe in North America
Manageable size
European Affinity
AUSTRIAN SUCCESS STORIES IN CANADA
AUSTRIAN SUCCESS STORIES IN CANADA
AUSTRIAN SUCCESS STORIES
IT WILL BE DUTY FREE!
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CETA I
Machinery and Equipment Strong rebound of Canada‘s automotive industry
12 assembly plants operated by Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda and Toyota
over 300 Tier 1 and 2 manufacturers employ 87,000 people in Ontario alone
Get in through us: Go international Events in Linz in cooperation with
ADVANTAGEAUSTRIA CHICAGO – October 20th
Cooperation with Automotive Parts Manufacturers‘ Association of Canada – Fact Finding Mission planned for 2016
Genereous funds for green innovations available with Canadian partners
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CETA II
Aerospace Industry
With Seattle and Toulouse, one of the world’s foremost aerospace hubs
700 companies related to aerospace industry
172.000 employees
Revenues 2013: 17 bn EUR
Get in through us:
Austrian Industrial Cooperation & Aviation Technology
AEROMART Montreal 2017
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CETA III
Mining Sector
Toronto – mining finance capital of the world
2013 – 175 bn CAD mining market capitalization
44 bn CAD value of Canada’s mineral production
400+ active mineral exploration projects under way
Get in through us:
PDAC Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
Toronto, March 6th – 9th 2016
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CETA IV
Food and Beverage Sector
Processed agricultural food products
92% of products will be duty free
Quotas for dairy products
Austria‘s food exports 2014 a mere 11,9 mm EUR
Oligopolistic market structure in food retailing
Get in through us:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Marktplatz Österreich – October 7th 2015 at WKO
Gourmet Food and Wine Expo – November 19th -22nd 2015 in Toronto
SIAL Montreal- April 11th – 15th 2016
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CETA V
Public Contracts
11– 14 bn p.a. EUR contracts by federal government alone
single electronic procurement website
Get in through us:
Custom tailored tender information service already available
Best practice: STRABAG Canada
ASK US:
AußenwirtschaftsCenter Toronto Telefon: +1 416 96 73 348 E-Mail: toronto@wko wko.at/aussenwirtschaft/ca