Atlantic Investment Strategy
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Atlantic Canada is a profitable place to do business. The Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is helping to promote
this message to investment communities in the United States and
Europe through its Atlantic Investment Strategy. The strategy is
one of five components of ACOA’s Atlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (ATIP).
It’s a proven maxim that foreign investment creates new jobs,
advances productivity and fuels innovation and technology. The
Atlantic Investment Strategy aims to increase these benefits by
attracting new foreign direct investment to Atlantic Canada
through five key activities:
Awareness and Promotion: Whether it’s through targeted
advertising, attendance at investment conferences or presentations
to potential investors, ACOA is helping to raise the Atlantic
region’s profile as a profitable place to invest.
Intelligence Dissemination: Acting as an investment intelligence
information clearing house, ACOA and our partners share valuable
information on trends, activities and investment opportunities.
Investment Research: Working together with our partners,
ACOA is researching international investment trends and the
key factors influencing investment location decisions made
by foreign corporations.
Investment Partnerships: ACOA is building closer relationships
between federal and provincial partners to strengthen coordination
and increase the impact of investment development.
Lead Identification and Development: ACOA is putting
systems in place to identify and pursue potential foreign
direct investors.
Any not-for-profit economic development or business organization
in Atlantic Canada can participate in this program. Applicants
must have an investment plan in place and demonstrate the ability
to complement existing federal and provincial investment activities.
ACOA will normally contribute up to 70% of eligible costs, which
include training, web site development, promotional campaigns,
video and CD production and investment conferences.
To find out more about ATIP or the Atlantic Investment Strategy,
contact your nearest ACOA regional office.
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