2025
| International Property Rights Index

Canada

Region

North America

Global Rank

6/126

Regional Rank

1/2

Score

7.756

Canada’s IPRI score increased by 0.35 to 7.756 placing it 1st in the North America region and 6th 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 0.023 to 8.046 with scores of 9.101 in Judicial Independence, 7.946 in Rule of Law, 6.792 in Political Stability, and 8.343 in Control of Corruption.

 

Canada’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 1.166 to 8.357 with scores of 10 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 7.67 in Registering Property, and 7.4 in Ease of Access to Loans.

 

Canada’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.139 to 6.866 with scores of 7.45 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.583 in Patent Protection, 6.843 in Copyright Protection, and 5.587 in Trademark Protection.

 

Canada is a member of the following regional integration agreements

  • OECD
  • USMCA
  • CPTPP

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