The World Economic Forum has released The Global Competitiveness
Report 2013-2014.  Canada has again ranked highest in the
category “Soundness of Banks”, the sixth consecutive time that
Canadian banks have ranked highest in this category.   The Forum
noted the following regarding Canada in the Country Profile
Highlights contained in the Report:  The country continues to
benefit from highly efficient markets (with its goods, labor,
and financial markets are ranked 17th, 7th, and 12th,
respectively), well-functioning and transparent institutions
(14th), and excellent infrastructure (12th). Canada is also
successfully nurturing its human resources compared with other
advanced economies (ranking 7th for health and primary education
and 16th for higher education and training), providing the
workforce with the skills needed to succeed in a competitive
economy. Canada’s competitiveness would be further enhanced by
improvements in its innovation ecosystem such as increased
company-level spending on R&D and government