I. Introduction 1
Foreign Investment in the United States and Canada: The Setting 1
II. The Federal Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment 23
The Canadian Federal Government's Policy Towards Foreign Direct Investment 23
The U.S. Federal Government's Policy Towards Foreign Direct Investment 29
Canada-U.S. Foreign Investment Regulation: Transparency Versus Diffusion 47
III. Foreign Investment Restrictions and Incentives: State and Provincial Perspectives 63
Theoretical and Real Investment Restrictions and Incentives in the Province of Quebec 63
The Investment Policies of Georgia 69
IV. Extraterritoriality and Antitrust Dimensions of Foreign Direct Investment 77
Extraterritoriality and Antitrust Considerations: The Canadian Perspective 77
Extraterritoriality and Antitrust Considerations: The U.S. Perspective 89
V. Acquisition and Merger Strategies for Foreign Investors in North America 105
Taking the Fear Out of FIRA: Legal Considerations for Investing in Canada 105
Strategies for Foreign Investment in the United States: Some Tax Considerations 133
VI. The Changing Environment for Foreign Investment: Future Directions 147
Canadian Attitudes Towards Foreign Investment 147
The Future of U.S. Direct Investment in Canada 165
The Future of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States 177
Index 191