2023
| International Property Rights Index

Canada

Region

North America

Global Rank

16/125

Regional Rank

2/2

Score

7.420

Canada’s IPRI score decreased by -0.053 to 7.42 placing it 2nd in the North America region and 16th in the world. Canada is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as High income country.

 

Canada’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.271 to 8.161 with scores of 9.17 in Judicial Independence, 8.254 in Rule of Law, 6.928 in Political Stability, and 8.292 in Control of Corruption.

 

Canada’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.036 to 7.184 with scores of 7.719 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.816 in Registering Process, and 6.016 in Access to Financing.

 

Canada’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.466 to 6.915 with scores of 7.45 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.583 in Patent Protection, 6.486 in Copyright Protection, and 6.142 in Trademark Protection.

 

Canada is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • OECD
  • USMCA
  • TPP-11

Canada - IPRI Overall Score

Canada - IPRI Overall Score

  • 1: IPRI
  • 2: Legal and Political Subindex
  • 3. Judicial Independence
  • 4. Rule of Law
  • 5. Control of Corruption
  • 6. Political Stability
  • 7. Physical Property Rights Subindex
  • 8. Property Rights Protection
  • 9. Registering Property
  • 10. Ease of Access to Loans
  • 11. Intellectual Property Rights Subindex
  • 12. Intellectual Property Rights
  • 13. Patent Protection
  • 14. Copyright Protection
  • 15. Trademark Protection

Canada - IPRI Overall Score

Canada - Legal and Political Environment

Canada - Physical Property Rights

Canada - Intellectual Property Rights