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Professor: P. Cheng
Introduction
This research project report is a part of my MGMT 630 course at NYIT Vancouver. I made
an online research, went through different articles and websites to know more about the
economies of two countries India and Canada. In this report I have compared the Canadian
and Indian economies on the basis of global, ethical, political, physical and societal (GEPPS)
indicators. The impact of internet on the two economies has also been studied and explained
in this report. This paper also explains how these nations define capitalism and how it has
affected their economies during the past few years. It also focuses on the economic growth
and personal freedom in these two nations and how they should work for the betterment of
I chose India and Canada for the comparison as I was born and brought up in India and have
worked with different MNCs there, and currently I am living in Canada so this made me keen
to know more about the economies of these two countries in various aspects.
Undoubtedly, India and Canada are two different countries with almost everything different
between them, but they do have some similarities if we talk about these two nations. Talking
about the history of these two nations both India and Canada were once ruled by British many
years ago. This constitutes to a major similarity between both the nations. Britishers took the
control of trade in both the countries and invaded them for their influence on world’s trade
during those times. In Canada it was for fur and in India it was for spices. Coming to the
second similarity between these two nations is that both have experienced nationalist’s
movement at some point in their histories. We can find two groups of people in these
countries. In Canada it is the English Canadians and the French Canadians. Whereas, in India
it is the Hindus and the Muslims, this led to conflicts and resulted in formation of a complete
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different country what we call ‘Pakistan’ today. The only difference is that Pakistan became a
Cultural Comparison
If we compare the cultures of India and Canada,they are diametrically opposite to each other.
As a coin has two sides, both cultures all have some merits and demerits. Indian culture is on
one side a mix of diversities in customs, rituals, traditions, language, etc., and it varies from
region to region within the country. It is one of the oldest and a combination of various
On the other hand, Canadian culture is quite advanced and open as compared to the Indian
culture. The norms, beliefs, values, traditions, customs and practices are greatly inspired by
cultures of this world as Canada has a very high number of immigrants living in here.
Moreover, the Canadian culture is a mixture of all the different cultures from all the countries
The following are the major differences between Indian and Canadian Culture
1. Indian Culture has a variety of religions like Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity,
2. In Indian Culture, joint families are common. Conversely, In Canadian Culture, small
3. The traditional Indian outfit is worn in Indian Culture. In contrast to Canadian culture,
4. A variety of Folk, Classical music is preferred in Indian Culture. On the other hand,
Canadian Culture promotes Hip-Hop, Jazz, Blues, Rap, Heavy Metal and Rock music.
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5. Hindi is mainly spoken in Indian Culture but in the case of Canadian Culture, English
however in Canadian Culture, society does not take part in the life of an Individual.
Internet is widely used all over the world today, talking about its usage in India and
Canada and its impact on their economies I found that in India it has grown over the past few
years. Indian population adapted internet at a faster pace today it has approximately more
than 500 million internet users. Also for Facebook and LinkedIn India is the second largest
market in the world. The government has implemented the initiative of National Optic Fibre
Network and increased the internet users even in rural India. It is estimated that internet will
grow India’s GDP over 4 percent by 2020. E-commerce will generate over 17 billion USD by
2018. As we know a major concern in India is safety of woman. They have developed apps
like WithU for this concern. We can see positive internet impacts today in India like more
online activities replacing the traditional offline procedures, better outreach, improved
decision making and improved standard of living. When making buying decisions people
look for information online and buy it online at a cheaper price. We can see online shopping
increasing at a rapid rate in India. Overall internet has impacted India and its economy in a
positive way.
In contrast, internet is also widely used in Canada since decades. No doubt, the technology
and the devices are much easier to use now than it was few years ago. More than 84% of the
population in Canada owns a smartphone today. According to a survey, the use of devices
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and internet has increased to 69% among the senior age group. Majority of the Canadians
Capitalism
Under Capitalism the wealth and ownership of the means of production is into
fewer hands. In Canada small producers, farmers and traders are left with no choice from
bigger capitalist firms. Capitalism creates more private wealth but also leads to poverty and
unemployment. The modern capitalism in Canada is suffering from crisis. There are cycles of
boom, crisis, depression and recovery. The capitalist system has become derogatory now and
Conclusion
Both Indian Culture and Canadian Culture are right at their places. There is a lot to
learn from both the cultures. For last few decades, Indian culture has been influenced by the
Canadian culture as well .We can see many immigrants coming from India to Canada for
their education and jobs. Indians are adopting the merits of the Canadian culture like
cleanliness, equal rights for both men and women, open mindedness etc. which helped in
removing the shortcomings of Indian culture. Similarly, Canadian culture is also getting an