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Canada - Doing Business 2016 Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2016 report provides a comprehensive analysis of regulatory quality and efficiency in Canada, focusing on 11 key areas that affect the business environment. These include starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and labor market regulation. The report measures these areas using a combination of rankings and the Distance to Frontier (DTF) score, which benchmarks regulatory performance against best practices.

Main Points

• Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Ranking: Canada ranked 14th in 2016, a slight drop from 13th in 2015.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score: Canada's DTF score was 80.07 in 2016, up slightly from 79.9 in 2015.
• Methodology Changes: The report introduced new indicators and updated methodologies for several areas, including:
  • Dealing with Construction Permits: Added an index for building regulation quality and implementation.
  • Getting Electricity: Included a measure for electricity price and an index for reliability and tariff transparency.
  • Registering Property: Added an index for the quality of the land administration system.
  • Enforcing Contracts: Added an index for the quality and efficiency of judicial processes.
  • Protecting Minority Investors: Revised to include regulations for limited companies.
• Labor Market Regulation: Not included in the EDB ranking or DTF score, but data is presented in the economy profile.
• Comparators: Data for other selected economies (e.g., Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States) is provided for each indicator to facilitate comparison.

Key Indicators

Starting a Business

• Rank: 3 (2016), 5 (2015)
• DTF Score: 98.23 (2016), 97.23 (2015)
• Procedures: 2 (2016), 2 (2015)
• Time (days): 1.5 (2016), 5.5 (2015)
• Cost (% of income per capita): 0.4 (2016), 0.4 (2015)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 99.96)

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank: 53 (2016), 51 (2015)
• DTF Score: 73.7 (2016), 73.67 (2015)
• Procedures: 12 (2016), 12 (2015)
• Time (days): 249.0 (2016), 249.0 (2015)
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 1.3 (2016), 1.3 (2015)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 92.97)

Getting Electricity

• Rank: 105 (2016), 103 (2015)
• DTF Score: 63.76 (2016), 63.2 (2015)
• Procedures: 7 (2016), 7 (2015)
• Time (days): 137.0 (2016), 142.0 (2015)
• Cost (% of income per capita): 126.1 (2016), 131.0 (2015)
• Best Performer: Korea, Rep. (rank 1, DTF score 99.88)

Registering Property

• Rank: 42 (2016), 40 (2015)
• DTF Score: 75.09 (2016), 75.07 (2015)
• Procedures: 6 (2016), 6 (2015)
• Time (days): 16.5 (2016), 16.5 (2015)
• Cost (% of property value): 3.3 (2016), 3.3 (2015)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 94.46)

Getting Credit

• Rank: 7 (2016), 6 (2015)
• DTF Score: 85 (2016), 85 (2015)
• Strength of Legal Rights Index: 9.0 (2016), 9.0 (2015)
• Depth of Credit Information Index: 8.0 (2016), 8.0 (2015)
• Credit Bureau Coverage (% of adults): 100.0 (2016), 100.0 (2015)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 100)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank: 6 (2016), 6 (2015)
• DTF Score: 76.67 (2016), 76.67 (2015)
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index: 7.7 (2016), 7.7 (2015)
• Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index: 8.7 (2016), 8.7 (2015)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 83.33)

Paying Taxes

• Rank: 9 (2016), 9 (2015)
• DTF Score: 93 (2016), 93 (2015)
• Payments (number per year): 8.0 (2016), 8.0 (2015)
• Time (hours per year): 131.0 (2016), 131.0 (2015)
• Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 21.1 (2016), 21.1 (2015)
• Best Performer: United Arab Emirates (rank 1, DTF score 99.44)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank: 44 (2016), 44 (2015)
• DTF Score: 88.36 (2016), 88.36 (2015)
• Time to Export (hours): 2 (2016), 2 (2015)
• Cost to Export (USD): 167 (2016), 167 (2015)
• Best Performer: Denmark (rank 1, DTF score 100)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank: 49 (2016), 49 (2015)
• DTF Score: 65.49 (2016), 65.49 (2015)
• Time (days): 570.0 (2016), 570.0 (2015)
• Cost (% of claim): 22.3 (2016), 22.3 (2015)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 84.91)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank: 16 (2016), 15 (2015)
• DTF Score: 81.36 (2016), 81.36 (2015)
• Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 87.3 (2016), 87.3 (2015)
• Time (years): 0.8 (2016), 0.8 (2015)
• Cost (% of estate): 7.0 (2016), 7.0 (2015)
• Best Performer: Finland (rank 1, DTF score 93.81)

Summary of Methodology

• Comparative Analysis: The report compares Canada with other economies on the same indicators, allowing for benchmarking.
• Data Source: The data is current as of June 1, 2015, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover January–December 2014.
• Limitations: The report does not cover all aspects of business environments, such as proximity to large markets or infrastructure quality beyond the specific indicators.
• Purpose: The indicators help analyze economic outcomes and identify effective regulatory reforms, supporting policymakers in improving the business environment.

Key Takeaways

• Canada maintains a strong regulatory environment for business, with a high EDB ranking and DTF score.
• The report highlights areas where Canada can improve, such as reducing the time and cost of starting a business, dealing with construction permits, and resolving insolvency.
• The methodology updates ensure that the indicators reflect current best practices and regulatory efficiency.