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Regulating Investment Attraction: Canada's Code of Conduct on Incentives in a Comparative Context

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In 1994's Agreement on Internal Trade, Canada's governments included a Code of Conduct on Incentives, which banned provincial subsidies to induce the relocation of existing facilities from one province to another. Based on interviews with federal officials, economic development consultants, and investment attraction and internal trade officials in all ten provinces, this article finds that the incidence of poaching and the size of relocated facilities have declined; however, significant instances of poaching remain. Moreover, the evidence suggests that the positive outcomes are more due to changes in provincial governments than any effect of the code.

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  • Kenneth P. Thomas, 2011. "Regulating Investment Attraction: Canada's Code of Conduct on Incentives in a Comparative Context," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 37(3), pages 343-357, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:37:y:2011:i:3:p:343-357
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.37.3.343
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    1. Hanke, Philip & Philip, Hanke & Klaus, Heine, 2016. "The firm location race – Regulating incentive packages given to firms by local and regional governments," VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change 145862, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    2. Michael V. Alexeev & Andrey V. Korytin & Elena V. Melkova, 2022. "Regional Tax Competition in Canada, the United States and Russia: Assessment of Regulatory Experience," Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal, Financial Research Institute, Moscow 125375, Russia, issue 6, pages 8-24, December.
    3. Abdoulaye Oury Bah & Xie Kefan & Oji-Okoro Izuchukwu, 2015. "Strategies and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Attraction," International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 1(5), pages 81-89, April.

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