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Canada and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was founded in 1961 by several countries, with Canada and the United States being two of them.
  • In 1947 the OECD was formed to help administer Canadian and American aid under the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe after the Second World War.
  • Today, the OECD is comprised of 38 member countries with the goal of promoting economic growth to increase economic stability among its members.
  • Currently the members of the OECD make up 62.2% of the world economy, 61.2% of the world merchandise imports and 17.5% of the world's population.
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Economy
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International Leaders Forum