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This piece in the Globe and Mail (Canada No. 1 on least costly list makes me . . . well . . . uninspired. So Canada's low-cost among industrialized nations. Snip:
According to the report's details, salary and wage costs in Canada ranked second after Italy. Britain and France followed in third and fourth, respectively.As well, Canada offered the lowest electricity costs among all countries. The costs for statutory holidays -- as a percentage of payroll -- was the lowest in Canada.
The 2004 study measured 27 costs -- including labour, taxes and utilities -- applied to business operations in 11 counties. The research included an analysis of those costs in 98 cities around the globe.