This report is part of APEC's ongoing research into foreign direct investment (FDI) in Atlantic Canada. It presents a profile of foreign companies operating in the Atlantic provinces based upon a database that includes information on the nationality of foreign investors, the mode and date of their investment, their industry sector and employment. The 430 firms currently in the database directly employ about 54,000 workers, or almost 6% of Atlantic employees.
Nova Scotia has the largest number of foreign firms (177). Most of the foreign firms in the database are quite small with median employment of 25 employees but a few foreign firms employ more than 1,000 workers. Foreign firms are particularly important in the call centre industry, manufacturing, retail and the offshore energy sector. The majority are based in the United States.
To obtain a copy of this report, please contact ACOA's library at (506) 851-2144 or 1-800-561-7862 or by email: APRI-MRSA@acoa-apeca.gc.ca