This Survey is published on the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD, which is charged with the examination of the economic situation of member countries.The economic situation and policies of Canada were reviewed by the Committee on 2 May 2012. The draft report was then revised in the light of the discussions and given final approval as the agreed report of the whole Committee on 24 May 2012.The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by Alexandra Bibbee, Calista Cheung and Shahrzad Mobasher-Fard under the supervision of Peter Jarrett. Research assistance was provided by Françoise Correia.The previous Survey of Canada was issued in September 2010.