Mr. Speaker, Canadian businesses wishing to compete in the global market often face hurdles in obtaining timely information on financing, laws and natural and human resources in the provinces and municipalities in which they wish to invest.
To address these challenges, the Minister of Industry launched a powerful new business support web site called the Canadian Business Map. The Canadian Business Map provides links to over 3,500 municipal, provincial, national and international government and private sector sites.
The introduction of this new product by Industry Canada shows that this government recognizes the need to support Canadian business in this competitive and information age.