Madam Chair, it is very encouraging to see that, despite the pandemic, global investors clearly see Canada as an attractive investment destination. For a second year in a row, as my hon. colleague said, Canada has held the number two spot on Kearney's Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index.
Canada remains a top destination within the G20, and our economy is expected to rebound 5% in growth in 2021. We are attractive to investment because of our diverse population and our highly skilled and well-educated workforce. We know that foreign direct investment will play an important role in our inclusive, sustainable economic recovery from COVID-19.
It was very heartening for me to lead a number of virtual trade missions abroad. This is taking Canadian businesses abroad so they can access those global markets, but it is also featuring our very best entrepreneurs and businesses in those international markets to attract those foreign investments in Canada.