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Reasons enterprises purchased goods or services from unaffiliated foreign businesses, 2017

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No suppliers available in Canada Better quality goods or services Reduce costs other than labour costs Access to specialized knowledge or technologies Reduce labour costs Reduce delivery times Increase access to supply chains or regional trade networks Lack of available labour in Canada Other reasons for purchasing goods or services from an unaffiliated business outside Canada Tax or other financial incentives 0 20 40 60 80 % of enterprises¹
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Enterprises that indicated reasons as "important" or "very important."
Note(s):
Enteprises that purchased from unaffiliated foreign businesses.
Source(s):
Table 33-10-0147-01.

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Reasons enterprises purchased goods or services from unaffiliated foreign businesses, 2017
  % of enterprises¹
No suppliers available in Canada 66.3
Better quality goods or services 49.6
Reduce costs other than labour costs 47.5
Access to specialized knowledge or technologies 43.1
Reduce labour costs 27.3
Reduce delivery times 26.0
Increase access to supply chains or regional trade networks 23.6
Lack of available labour in Canada 18.7
Other reasons for purchasing goods or services from an unaffiliated business outside Canada 17.9
Tax or other financial incentives 9.9
1.
Enterprises that indicated reasons as "important" or "very important."
Note(s):
Enteprises that purchased from unaffiliated foreign businesses.
Source(s):
Table 33-10-0147-01.
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