From the Foreword: The first report in the series established how foreign investors perceive Canada as a place to invest ... A second report focused on the actual mandate and operations of FIRA ... This report presents a considered evaluation of the future role of foreign investment in Canada. Drawing on the Conference Board's acquired expertise in this field, and on extensive outside consultations, this report casts the foreign investment issue in a wide framework of economic and public policy considerations. It aims to inform and guide public discussions by setting out the broad influences moulding the behaviour of foreign direct investment and by presenting an analysis of specific public policy options for dealing with the inflow of foreign investment.

From the Foreword: The first report in the series established how foreign investors perceive Canada as a place to invest ... A second report focused on the actual mandate and operations of FIRA ... This report presents a considered evaluation of the future role of foreign investment in Canada. Drawing on the Conference Board's acquired expertise in this field, and on extensive outside consultations, this report casts the foreign investment issue in a wide framework of economic and public policy considerations. It aims to inform and guide public discussions by setting out the broad influences moulding the behaviour of foreign direct investment and by presenting an analysis of specific public policy options for dealing with the inflow of foreign investment.

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Inaugurates a series of academic treatments of international investment in Canada and elsewhere, the impact of globalization on Canada, and policy and research issues. The 11 papers, plus discussions and the rapporteur's comments, are from a September 1990 conference in Ottawa. They explore how the innovative capacities of a host country are affected by direct foreign investment, focusing on the Canadian experience and the role of its government policy. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The first chapter of this document looks briefly at some of the factors underlying recent patterns of foreign investment. The next chapter of the paper discusses Industry Canada (IC) research that pertains to the role of foreign direct investment and the factors underlying recent investment trends. Chapter 3 considers the policy implications of the IC research in the context of Canada's role as both a significant host and an important source of foreign investment. In addition to examining the need for government intervention in foreign investment markets, this section considers the implications of the studies' findings for general government policy. Chapter 4 looks at foreign investment policy in an international context. The IC studies that examine foreign investment barriers and that have something to say about how to improve the international environment for foreign investment are discussed in this section. The paper's conclusions are presented in chapter 5.