Industry WIKI

Business-to-government (B2G), also referred to as business-to-public-administration (B2PA) or business-to-public-sector (B2PS), describes commercial transactions in which businesses supply goods or services to government entities acting as customers. Where governments contract directly with each other, the term government-to-government (G2G) is also used.

Foreign ownership refers to the ownership of a portion of a country's assets (businesses, natural resources, property, bonds, equity, etc.) by individuals who are not citizens of that country or by companies whose headquarters are not in that country.

Foreign ownership of companies of Canada pertains to the majority-ownership of Canadian-based assets (including businesses and subsidiaries) by non-Canadian individuals or companies, as well as to companies that are effectively owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by non-Canadians. "Non-Canadian," for all intents and purposes, refers to entities based outside Canada and to those