Atlantic Canada's strong showing in knowledge-based industries helped boost the margin of Canadian advantage. Electronics Food Processing Medical Devices Metal Fabrication Pharma - ceuticals Atl. 139.5 117.9 Plastic Products Telecom Equipment Packaged Software Advanced Software Overall Atl. The following charts reveals each country's ranking in the industries examined. The red numbers show where Atlantic Canada stands when the region's statistics are broken out from the overall Canadian statistics.
All results are sensitive to exchange rates.
The KPMG business model is weighted to reflect the significance of each cost item during the establishment, startup and full operation phases that a typical company undergoes during its first ten years. The report's analysis of manufacturing operations is predicated on a business purchasing a site in a suburban industrial area. The analysis of service operations assumes the least of space in a Class A suburban office building. Atlantic Canada's labour cost package is lower than any similar package offered by any region surveyed. No other region in the survey can match that.