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Simplifying the Rule Book: a Proposal to Reform and Clarify Canada’s Policy on Inward Foreign Direct Investment
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| Citation | . 2015. "Simplifying the Rule Book: a Proposal to Reform and Clarify Canada’s Policy on Inward Foreign Direct Investment." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | Simplifying the Rule Book: a Proposal to Reform and Clarify Canada’s Policy on Inward Foreign Direct Investment – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | Simplifying the Rule Book: a Proposal to Reform and Clarify Canada’s Policy on Inward Foreign Direct Investment |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/simplifying-rule-book-proposal-reform-and-clarify-canadas-policy-inward/ |
| Published Date: | May 3, 2015 |
| Accessed Date: | January 14, 2026 |
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Ottawa should end the economic review of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Simplifying the Rule Book: a Proposal to Reform and Clarify Canada’s Policy on Inward Foreign Direct Investment,” author A.E. Safarian warns that Canada’s FDI regime needs reform, including scrapping the vague “net-benefit test.”