Region
North America
Global Rank
16/125
Regional Rank
2/2
Score
7.406
Canada’s IPRI score decreased by -0.014 to 7.406 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 decreased by -0.138 to 8.023 with scores of 9.096 in Judicial Independence, 8.132 in Rule of Law, 6.546 in Political Stability, and 8.317 in Control of Corruption.
Canada’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.007 to 7.191 with scores of 7.719 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.838 in Registering Property, and 6.016 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Canada’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.0899999999999999 to 7.005 with scores of 7.45 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.583 in Patent Protection, 6.843 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
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.400 | 14 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.400 | 14 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.908 | 14 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.013 | 13 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 10 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 9 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 9 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.000 | 9 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.929 | 9 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.015 | 10 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.179 | 11 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.294 | 10 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.264 | 11 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.046 | 14 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.748 | 14 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.473 | 14 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.420 | 16 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.406 | 16 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 7.711 | 12 | 1 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 7.700 | 12 | 1 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 8.287 | 12 | 1 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 8.380 | 13 | 1 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 8.400 | 8 | 1 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 8.400 | 8 | 1 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 8.400 | 9 | 1 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 8.475 | 7 | 1 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 8.219 | 10 | 1 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 8.360 | 9 | 1 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 8.368 | 9 | 1 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 8.477 | 7 | 1 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 8.402 | 8 | 1 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 8.072 | 12 | 1 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 8.001 | 12 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 7.890 | 13 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 8.161 | 10 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 8.023 | 11 | 1 | 2024 |
| Physical | 6.963 | 17 | 2 | 2007 |
| Physical | 7.000 | 16 | 2 | 2008 |
| Physical | 7.478 | 17 | 2 | 2009 |
| Physical | 7.754 | 16 | 2 | 2010 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 16 | 1 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 17 | 1 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.600 | 15 | 1 | 2013 |
| Physical | 7.533 | 13 | 2 | 2014 |
| Physical | 7.457 | 12 | 1 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.465 | 13 | 1 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.906 | 17 | 2 | 2017 |
| Physical | 8.256 | 11 | 2 | 2018 |
| Physical | 8.270 | 8 | 2 | 2019 |
| Physical | 8.037 | 15 | 2 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.863 | 20 | 2 | 2021 |
| Physical | 7.148 | 19 | 2 | 2022 |
| Physical | 7.184 | 17 | 2 | 2023 |
| Physical | 7.191 | 17 | 2 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 7.527 | 17 | 2 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 7.500 | 18 | 2 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 7.958 | 13 | 2 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 7.906 | 14 | 2 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 11 | 2 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 9 | 2 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 8.100 | 12 | 2 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 8.500 | 5 | 1 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 8.111 | 8 | 2 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 8.219 | 12 | 2 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 8.262 | 13 | 2 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 8.150 | 14 | 2 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 8.121 | 15 | 2 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 8.028 | 15 | 2 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 7.381 | 8 | 2 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 7.381 | 8 | 2 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 6.915 | 19 | 2 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 7.005 | 16 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Canada - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.711 | 12 | 1 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 12 | 1 | 2008 |
| Overall | 8.287 | 12 | 1 | 2009 |
| Overall | 8.380 | 13 | 1 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 8 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 8 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.400 | 9 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.475 | 7 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.219 | 10 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.360 | 9 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.368 | 9 | 1 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.477 | 7 | 1 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.402 | 8 | 1 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.072 | 12 | 1 | 2020 |
| Overall | 8.001 | 12 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.890 | 13 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overall | 8.161 | 10 | 1 | 2023 |
| Overall | 8.023 | 11 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.912 | 16 | 1 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.900 | 16 | 1 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.333 | 12 | 1 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.783 | 9 | 1 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.900 | 10 | 1 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 7 | 1 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.000 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.800 | 7 | 1 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.588 | 9 | 1 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.669 | 11 | 1 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.544 | 13 | 1 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.648 | 9 | 1 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 8.704 | 6 | 1 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.742 | 15 | 1 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.742 | 15 | 1 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.742 | 15 | 1 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.170 | 5 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 9.096 | 5 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 8.720 | 9 | 1 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 8.612 | 10 | 1 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 8.600 | 7 | 1 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 8.600 | 7 | 1 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 8.500 | 10 | 1 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 8.500 | 10 | 1 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 8.480 | 12 | 1 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 8.785 | 12 | 1 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 8.671 | 11 | 1 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 8.670 | 8 | 1 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 8.602 | 10 | 1 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 8.542 | 12 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 8.520 | 12 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 8.310 | 12 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 8.254 | 13 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 8.132 | 12 | 1 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 6.820 | 11 | 1 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 6.800 | 12 | 1 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 7.040 | 13 | 1 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 7.068 | 18 | 1 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 7.000 | 13 | 1 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 6.800 | 20 | 1 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 7.100 | 17 | 1 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 7.200 | 12 | 1 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 7.062 | 15 | 1 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 7.352 | 8 | 1 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 7.549 | 5 | 1 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 7.625 | 7 | 1 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 7.455 | 10 | 1 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 7.258 | 14 | 1 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 7.209 | 14 | 1 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 7.311 | 8 | 1 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 6.928 | 18 | 1 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 6.546 | 21 | 1 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.400 | 12 | 1 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.400 | 12 | 1 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.053 | 10 | 1 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.055 | 10 | 1 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.100 | 8 | 1 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.100 | 8 | 1 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 9.000 | 10 | 1 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.800 | 11 | 1 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.749 | 11 | 1 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.636 | 13 | 1 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.709 | 13 | 1 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.965 | 10 | 1 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.848 | 9 | 1 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.747 | 11 | 1 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.534 | 13 | 1 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.195 | 16 | 1 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.292 | 15 | 1 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 8.317 | 13 | 1 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Canada - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.963 | 17 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.000 | 16 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.478 | 17 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.754 | 16 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 16 | 1 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 17 | 1 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.600 | 15 | 1 | 2013 |
| Overall | 7.533 | 13 | 2 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.457 | 12 | 1 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.465 | 13 | 1 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.906 | 17 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.256 | 11 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.270 | 8 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.037 | 15 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.863 | 20 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.148 | 19 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 7.184 | 17 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.191 | 17 | 2 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.156 | 17 | 1 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.200 | 18 | 1 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.500 | 16 | 1 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 9.050 | 8 | 1 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.700 | 8 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.600 | 7 | 1 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.600 | 8 | 1 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.600 | 6 | 1 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.315 | 9 | 1 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.341 | 11 | 1 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.171 | 14 | 1 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.380 | 11 | 1 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 8.424 | 8 | 1 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.719 | 19 | 1 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.719 | 19 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.719 | 19 | 1 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.719 | 18 | 1 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.719 | 18 | 1 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 7.588 | 16 | 2 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 7.600 | 16 | 2 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 8.434 | 29 | 2 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 8.595 | 34 | 2 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 44 | 2 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 47 | 2 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 8.700 | 47 | 2 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.600 | 37 | 2 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.436 | 41 | 2 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.434 | 44 | 2 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.410 | 33 | 2 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.849 | 13 | 1 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.849 | 12 | 1 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.853 | 13 | 1 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.853 | 13 | 1 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 7.709 | 12 | 1 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 7.816 | 11 | 1 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 7.838 | 12 | 1 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 5.145 | 25 | 2 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 5.100 | 25 | 2 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 5.500 | 29 | 2 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 5.617 | 25 | 2 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 5.200 | 21 | 1 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 5.300 | 22 | 1 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 5.400 | 20 | 1 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 5.100 | 20 | 2 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 4.620 | 18 | 2 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 4.620 | 18 | 2 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 6.136 | 24 | 2 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 6.538 | 18 | 2 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 6.538 | 18 | 2 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 6.538 | 18 | 2 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 6.016 | 26 | 2 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 6.016 | 26 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 6.016 | 25 | 2 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 6.016 | 25 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Canada - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.527 | 17 | 2 | 2007 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 18 | 2 | 2008 |
| Overall | 7.958 | 13 | 2 | 2009 |
| Overall | 7.906 | 14 | 2 | 2010 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 11 | 2 | 2011 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 9 | 2 | 2012 |
| Overall | 8.100 | 12 | 2 | 2013 |
| Overall | 8.500 | 5 | 1 | 2014 |
| Overall | 8.111 | 8 | 2 | 2015 |
| Overall | 8.219 | 12 | 2 | 2016 |
| Overall | 8.262 | 13 | 2 | 2017 |
| Overall | 8.150 | 14 | 2 | 2018 |
| Overall | 8.121 | 15 | 2 | 2019 |
| Overall | 8.028 | 15 | 2 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.381 | 8 | 2 | 2021 |
| Overall | 7.381 | 8 | 2 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.915 | 19 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overall | 7.005 | 16 | 2 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.784 | 13 | 1 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.800 | 14 | 1 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.833 | 15 | 1 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.583 | 18 | 2 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.000 | 13 | 1 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.800 | 16 | 1 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.800 | 16 | 1 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.000 | 11 | 1 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.750 | 11 | 1 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.072 | 12 | 1 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.104 | 15 | 1 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 8.018 | 17 | 2 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.731 | 18 | 2 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.450 | 24 | 2 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.450 | 24 | 2 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.450 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.450 | 23 | 2 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.450 | 23 | 2 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 8.095 | 14 | 2 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 8.100 | 15 | 2 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 9.340 | 6 | 2 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 9.333 | 3 | 2 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 3 | 2 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 3 | 2 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 9.300 | 3 | 2 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 9.100 | 12 | 2 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 12 | 2 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 12 | 2 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 9.083 | 12 | 2 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 13 | 2 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 16 | 2 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 8.833 | 16 | 2 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 8.133 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 8.133 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 7.583 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 7.583 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.389 | 2 | 1 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.400 | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.700 | 16 | 2 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.800 | 18 | 2 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.100 | 17 | 2 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.200 | 14 | 2 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.300 | 15 | 2 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.300 | 14 | 2 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 14 | 2 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.500 | 14 | 2 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 14 | 2 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.600 | 14 | 2 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 16 | 2 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 16 | 2 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 14 | 2 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 7.800 | 16 | 2 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.486 | 16 | 2 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.843 | 15 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Trademark Protection | 6.142 | 40 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.142 | 40 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.142 | 40 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.142 | 40 | 2 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |