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  Canada (08/05)
Canada joined the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1990 and has been an active member, hosting the OAS General Assembly in Windsor in June 2000, and the third Summit of the Americas in Quebec City in April 2001.
Canada is a strong proponent of the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of anti-personnel mines.
Canada is a significant source for the United States of marijuana, as well as precursor chemicals and over-the-counter drugs that are used to produce illicit synthetic drugs.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2089.htm   (3792 words)

  
 Bank of Montreal Economics - Economic Research and Analysis on Canada, United States and International Economies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Canada is going through a second episode this decade of a depreciation-induced rise in measured inflation.
Canada is the economy with an output gap; the US has to deal with excess demand.
When a depreciating dollar caused inflation to rise in the mid-1990s, the Bank of Canada made it clear that they saw it as a temporary increase because of the continued existence of an output gap in Canada (albeit a diminishing one).
www.bmo.com /economic/regular/out2000.htm   (2335 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
CANADA, federated state, N North America, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, formerly known as the Dominion of Canada.
Canada comprises ten provinces, each with a separate legislature and administration, and three territories, each of which is governed by a federally appointed commissioner, an elected assembly, and an executive council.
Canada is a federal union, with a division of powers between the central and provincial governments.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/canada.html   (7924 words)

  
 Continental Bank Leasing Corp. v. Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Given that the Bank was in the process of winding-up, it was not prepared to assume the contingent tax liabilities and the parties were at an impasse.
Revenue Canada reassessed Leasing on the basis that the partnership transaction was invalid and that the true nature of the transaction was a disposition by Leasing of its leasing assets to Central, making the s.
Canada, [1997] 2 S.C.R. In that case, L'Heureux-Dubé J., with whom the majority agreed on that point, found that a leasing business was in fact carried on by a company to which a subsidiary transferred its leasing assets, in circumstances where the parent's sole business activity was the passive receipt of rent.
www.lexum.umontreal.ca /csc-scc/en/pub/1998/vol2/html/1998scr2_0298.html   (16776 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Traders have increased bets the Bank of Canada will boost the overnight lending rate to 2.25 percent on Wednesday, from 2 percent now, after a report this week showed the economy expanded at the fastest pace in two years.
Canada's second-quarter growth was also the fastest among the Group of Seven industrialized nations, including the U.K. and Japan.
Canada's 3 percent bond maturing in June 2006 declined 9 cents to C$99.99, according to Mouvement Desjardins.
quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000082&refer=canada&sid=a2ojD.LDrUHY   (901 words)

  
 Overview of Canada-Luxembourg relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Luxembourg is represented in Canada by an ambassador in residence in Washington, while Canada is represented in Luxembourg by an ambassador residing in Brussels.
Luxembourg is an important investor in Canada, having increased from C$ 217 million to C$ 3.64 billion during the 1992-2002 period, largely attributable to worldwide mergers in the steel industry which saw Canadian holdings become part of the Luxembourg-based Arcelor Group.
We should also mention the presence of Internaxx, a joint venture between Canada’s TD Waterhouse and Belgium’s Fortis, which specializes in providing financial services to expatriates and international firms and is the only brokerage platform in continental Europe backed by a Canadian firm.
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /canadaeuropa/brussels/canada_luxembourg-en.asp   (809 words)

  
 cric.ca - Canada's Portal - Opinion Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The number of seats each country would have in a supranational central bank would likely be in proportion to the size of each country’s economy or population.
The Bank of Canada would still have a role to play (unlike under formal dollarization) in overseeing Canada’s major clearing and settlement system and in distributing bank notes.
Canada would be able to keep some of the revenue (or seigniorage) from issuing the common currency.
www.cric.ca /en_html/opinion/opv4n7.html   (1417 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Canada's paramount political problem is meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts.
Direct negotiations to determine the permanent status of Gaza and West Bank began in September 1999 after a three-year hiatus, but were derailed by a second intifadah that broke out in September 2000.
The resulting widespread violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel's military response, and instability within the Palestinian Authority continue to undermine progress toward a permanent agreement.
www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html   (16146 words)

  
 Publications and Research - Speeches - 2003 17 November - Bank of Canada
While keeping that continental focus, it is now important that we broaden our sights and focus on opportunities that are opening up in the rest of the world.
It is equally important that those of us who were born here, into families with deep roots in Canada, to learn from the backgrounds and cultures of those who come from other continents.
In short, Canada's diversity is a real strength, and it will fall to you, the next generation of leaders, to ensure that we use this strength to our advantage.
www.bankofcanada.ca /en/speeches/2003/sp03-15.html   (2426 words)

  
 GLOBEC CANADA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The water column over Western Bank was not stratified, and the pycnocline occurred at a depth of between 60 to 80 m.
Over the crest of Western Bank, there was no horizontal structure indicative of a frontal zone of density, temperature or salinity to horizontally separate waters of the crest from the water masses on the shelf and bank.
The magnitude and direction of the geostrophic circulation around Western Bank was estimated by calculating the dynamic height at each of the CTD stations using the method of Sheng and Thompson (1996).
www.phys.ocean.dal.ca /~taggart/rep97nov.html   (1687 words)

  
 The Company of New France (from Canada) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Stretching westward from the Atlantic Ocean to the shores of the Pacific Ocean, and northward from its border with the United States to the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean, Canada is a huge and fascinating land of contrasts.
central bank or monetary manager of Canada; headquarters in Ottawa; established in 1935 to give stability and order to country's finances; created from Bank of Canada Act (1934); became nationalized and wholly owned by government in 1938; issues paper currency, sets bank rate, implements and helps formulate monetary policy; fiscal agent and banker for government.
Canada's rivers and lakes are used for shipping and for producing electricity.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=42979   (914 words)

  
 MEMORANDUM D1-7-1
Bank bonds named under Schedule A or Schedule B of the Bank Act are acceptable as guarantors for transfer certificates in connection with Government of Canada Bonds.
Government of Canada Bonds held as security are returned to the bearer when all the conditions have been met and the need for posting security to transact a bonded operation ceases.
Banks are chartered under Schedule A and Schedule B of the Bank Act.
www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca /E/pub/cm/d1-7-1/d1-7-1-e.html   (3064 words)

  
 Early History of FMAC by Ivan Roome
Note: This history of the Financial Markets Association of Canada, formerly known as the Forex Association of Canada, was provided to Rob Wittmann by Ivan Roome, a past president of the Association, in a letter written in early 1997.
SOME OF US IN CANADA attended International A.C.I. Congresses as early as 1964 in New York, but as we had no Forex Association of our own, it was necessary to have membership in a specific club and from then until 1973 Canadians were welcomed and accorded membership by the Forex Association of North America.
He had remained in that bank’s employ (in both New York and London) until 1972, when he was engaged by the Bank of Montreal to head up their FX trading activity (in those days it was still based in Montreal).
www.fmac.ca /About/history/roome_hist.html   (649 words)

  
 Bank of Canada - Currency Museum
Because these american silver coins were being used in Canada, and the government decided to buy them and send them back to the United States.
The Bank of Canada withdrew them from circulation in 1935.
The notes were redeemed at such a small fraction of their face value that soldiers used them as insulation in their boots or as dressings for shin wounds.
www.currencymuseum.ca /eng/learning/faq7.php   (252 words)

  
 Bank of Canada - Currency Museum
The United States was the first to use the term "dollar" to refer to an official national monetary unit.
After the American Revolution, the Continental Congress of the United States adopted the decimal dollar (100 cents to the dollar) as the monetary unit.
Circa 1854, the dollar was gradually adopted as the official monetary unit in the Province of Canada.
www.currencymuseum.ca /eng/learning/faq5.php   (150 words)

  
 Country/Industry/State Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On the table are listed rank by revenue, revenue, change in revenue for one and three years, net income, assets, profit margin, debt/equity ratio, employees, fiscal year, and owner (as many subsidiaries are on the list).
Canada Stockwatch - This site gives good charts of Canadian stocks, and also gives the most recent stock price, address, and number of shares outstanding.
Supreme Court of Canada Rulings Archive - This site, at the University of Montreal, has a searchable archive of Supreme Court rulings since 1993 on line.
www.corporateinformation.com /ctryind.asp?ctry_cod=124   (2144 words)

  
 Welcome to CONTINENTAL BANK OF CANADA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
ontinental bank has been present in Canada since 1950 and had built up a vast amount of expertise and knowledge of the local market.
Continental bank fully understands the importance of time, convenience and efficiency to the success of your business.
With over 140 years of experience in trade finance and an extensive international branch network, Continental bank is committed to help you succeed in every competitive environment.
www.continternational.com   (218 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - Michael Lee-Chin - Every mickle makes a muckle - The acquisition king - Friday | February 6, 2004
In 1969 he was faced with a C$2,500 tuition bill for McMaster University in Canada.
Lee-Chin used borrowed funds from the Continental Bank of Canada and bought into the Mackenzie Financial Group at C$1.00 per share.
As the tenth largest mutual fund company in Canada, it consists of C$14 billion under management and 23 separate funds.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20040206/business/business1.html   (1220 words)

  
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We are conducting research that is directed at linkages leading from the physical environment to the important food-web coupling of the zooplankton and its larval fish predators.
This research is being done in a typical continental shelf ecosystem that is affected by local and basin-scale physics for which seasonality and the timing match between critical events clearly play important roles.
The research is conducted at predominately meso-scales directly relevant to the variation in the populations under investigation and the driving physical process.
www.phys.ocean.dal.ca /~taggart/page17.html   (389 words)

  
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Supreme Court of Canada (judges are appointed by the prime minister through the governor general); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these are named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queens Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Justice)
Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with its principal trading partner, the United States, which absorbs more than 85% of Canadian exports.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html   (1374 words)

  
 List of banks in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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You are still welcome to make a donation or purchase Wikimedia merchandise.
This page was last modified 23:43, 10 August 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_banks_in_Canada   (68 words)

  
 American Express - Canada - Membership Rewards - Air - Continental Airlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Continental Airlines® and Continental Express offer service to over 200 cities worldwide including 7 cities in Canada.
Please be advised that effective December 15, 2001 the ratio for point transfers to Continental Airlines is 1,000 Membership Rewards points to 750 Airline Frequent Flyer points or miles.
American Express products, services and benefits are offered in Canada by Amex Canada Inc.
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 Links to the best continental bank of canada sites on the web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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FT.com - A do-or-die struggle between Domenico Siniscalco, Italy's finance minister, and Antonio Fazio, its central bank governor, is threatening to disrupt an important European Union event that starts on Friday.
AFP - Property loans are on a runaway course in new EU member states in former communist east and central Europe, and in EU aspirant countries, a report published at an economic forum in Poland by Italy's UniCredit bank showed.
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 FDIC: SA-16-2003: Entities That May Be Conducting Banking Operations in Canada or the United States Without ...
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) of Canada has published the attached issues of its "Warning Notice" (Issue No. 40 and Issue No. 41), which contain the names of entities recently brought to OSFI's attention through some form of notice, inquiry or complaint.
They may be violating provisions of the Bank Act (Canada) or other Canadian federal financial institution regulations.
They may also be conducting unauthorized banking transactions in the United States.
www.fdic.gov /news/news/SpecialAlert/2003/SA1603.html   (276 words)

  
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 Bank of Canada Rate Decision >> PFBlog.com - Canadian Capitalist - Proud Member of The Personal Finance Blogger's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Bank of Canada decided to keep interest rates at 2.5% but has stated that rates will be going up "in the near term".
Consumer's Association of Canada claims that premiums in Ontario average $2,384 per annum compared to $1,325 in British Columbia and $1,715 in Alberta.
As a capitalist, I find it silly that the Government of Ontario runs corner liquor stores and claims that it is in the business of selling wine and spirits to serve the "public interest of Ontarians." An expert panel appointed by the government, recommended in...
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Li is the largest (10%) single shareholder of CIBC, and a shareholder and director of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, which in the 1980s acquired the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank of Canada, Continental Bank and Lloyds Bank Canada.
Elections Canada loopholes make it easy for gangsters and foreign agents to contribute to Canadian politicians, money which is sometimes received unwittingly.
He has extensive holdings in Canada, including the Expo 86 lands and shipping operations in Vancouver, and is the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's single largest shareholder.
www.xmission.com /pub/lists/roc/archive/v02.n396   (4622 words)

  
 EDM2-2-4 Approved Financial Institutions and Acceptable Bonding Companies
As it may not completely address your situation, you may wish to refer to the Act or its Regulations, or to contact any Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) tax services office for additional information.
The following financial institutions issue bonds that may be accepted as security by the Government of Canada.
Bonds issued by the following companies may be accepted as security by the Government of Canada, provided that the contract of suretyship is executed in a province in which the company is licensed to do business, as indicated in brackets.
www.cra-arc.gc.ca /E/pub/em/edm2-2-4/edm2-2-4-e.html   (665 words)

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