Innovations in Foreign Direct Investment Attraction

3.2.3  Invest Canada – Subnational Investment Promotion

The importance of subnational investment promotion 

The capability of regions and cities within a country to promote and facilitate foreign 

investment is very important to the success of the country in attracting FDI as well 

as to embed foreign investors into the local economy to deliver the strongest possible 

economic development benefits from FDI. There are three key reasons why the sub-

national level is important for FDI and investment promotion: