Sunday, 1st April 2012

Canada: Economic Action Plan 2012

Source: Finance Canada

From the news release:

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today tabled Economic Action Plan 2012, a comprehensive agenda to bolster Canada’s long-term economic strengths and promote job growth.

“In this budget, our Government is looking ahead not only over the next few years but also over the next generation,” said Minister Flaherty. “The reforms we present today are substantial, responsible and necessary. They will ensure that all across government we are focused on enabling and sustaining Canada’s long-term economic growth.”

Economic Action Plan 2012 takes important steps to address the challenges and help take advantage of the opportunities of the global economy, while ensuring sustainable social programs and sound public finances for future generations.

+ Link to the full report (PDF; 4.7 MB) or HTML version

+ Link to the Budget in Brief (PDF; 538 KB) or HTML version

+ Link to Budget 2012 website for related documents

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• Business and economics (DocuTicker)
• Canada (DocuTicker)
• Government and politics (DocuTicker)
• Investments (DocuTicker)
• Labor (DocuTicker)
• North America (DocuTicker)

Source:

• Finance Canada

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By Peggy Garvin

Peggy Garvin, of Garvin Information Consulting, is the author of United States Government Internet Directory (Bernan Press) and Real World Research Skills, 2009 (TheCapitol.Net). In her 20 years in the information business, Peggy has managed electronic information products and services in a variety of environments, including commercial publishing, e-commerce, law firms, and the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. Peggy's work has been recognized with the 2011 SLA Dow Jones Leadership Award. She has a Masters of Library Science degree from Syracuse University School of Information Studies.

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