Key risks areas facing corporate Canada - https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/catastrophes/what-are-canadas-major-business-risks-for-2023-1004229705/ Adopting of ESG and Sustainability Reporting - https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/today-s-issues/environmental-social-and-governance/net-zero/preparing-for-esg-assurance.html Meeting the competitive challenges - https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/publication/meeting-the-competitive-challenge/ Canada GDP continues to face many challenges - https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/canadian-economy-unlikely-to-dodge-a-downturn-despite-early-2023-resilience/ Canada needs to look at ways to develop its mining sector in a sustainable way - https://www.thesudburystar.com/opinion/columnists/column-the-critical-and-urgent-case-for-developing-critical-minerals-in-canada Canada forest sector continues to be world class – https://www.todayville.com/calgary/12-facts-showing-canada-world-class-forestry-sector/ Canada energy sector is had some of the toughest ethical and environmental rules in the world. More needs to be done to promote the oil and gas sector as part of the overall energy solution for world electricity power requirements. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/varcoe-canadian-lng-projects-status

1. What is happening with Corporate Canada
Presenter – Senior Data and AI
Specialist – Paul Young CPA CGA
Date: March 19, 2023

2. Paul Young – Senior Data
and AI Specialist
Contact information email: paul.young_cga@outlook.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
CPA, CGA (1996)
Academia (PF1,
FA4, FN2, MU1.
and MS2)
SME – Customer
Success
Management
SME – Risk
Management
SME – Close,
Consolidate and
Reporting
SME – Public
Policy
SME – Emerging
Technology
SME – Business
Process Change
SME – Financial
Solutions
SME –
Macro/Micro
Indicators
SME – Supply
Chain
Management
SME – Data, AI,
Security, and
Platform
SME – Internal
Controls and
Auditing

3. Agenda
• Financial Results
• Stock Market Performance
• Key Ratios
• Interest coverage
• GDP Growth
• Industry 4.0 Adoption
• ESG and Sustainability
• Data Strategy including AI and Machine Learning Adoption

4. Financial Results Source – Stats Canada

5. Stock Market Source – BMO Economics

6. Canada Corporate Debt Source: TD Economics

7. Canada Corporate Debt by
Sector
Source – TD Economics

8. Interest Coverage Source – TD Economics

9. GDP
Growth
Forecast

10. Industry 4.0
Adoption
Blog - Industry 4.0 - How developing the
right Data and AI Strategy can drive Industry
4.0 Adoption -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-
055632b_how-ai-serves-as-a-cornerstone-of-
industry-activity-7040966031330217984-
K4fb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mem
ber_desktop

11. ESG and
Sustainability
Blog - What is the regulatory outlook for ESG in 2023 -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-055632b_what-is-
the-regulatory-outlook-for-esg-in-activity-
7042116331017564160-
5mRn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

12. Data Strategy
including AI
and Machine
Learning
Adoption Blog - Data and AI driving External Data for External Reporting -
I will add that you need to have holistic data strategy as part of dealing external
data including how best to manage your various database. Ingestion of data and AI
to be trusted and reliable the data sources need to be sync with solving the
business problem for any organization.
Blog – Trusted AI and its Principles - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-
055632b_white-house-blueprint-is-the-starting-point-activity-
7024108278271918080-
ca1P?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

13. Summary
• Corporate Canada will continue to look at different ways to address
the challenges they are facing for both near and long-term
Blog – Key Challenges facing Corporate Canada
Key risks areas facing corporate Canada - https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/catastrophes/what-are-
canadas-major-business-risks-for-2023-1004229705/
Adopting of ESG and Sustainability Reporting - https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/today-s-
issues/environmental-social-and-governance/net-zero/preparing-for-esg-assurance.html
Meeting the competitive challenges - https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/publication/meeting-the-
competitive-challenge/
Canada GDP continues to face many challenges - https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/canadian-
economy-unlikely-to-dodge-a-downturn-despite-early-2023-resilience/
Canada needs to look at ways to develop its mining sector in a sustainable way -
https://www.thesudburystar.com/opinion/columnists/column-the-critical-and-urgent-case-for-
developing-critical-minerals-in-canada
Canada forest sector continues to be world class – https://www.todayville.com/calgary/12-facts-
showing-canada-world-class-forestry-sector/
Canada energy sector is had some of the toughest ethical and environmental rules in the world. More
needs to be done to promote the oil and gas sector as part of the overall energy solution for world
electricity power requirements. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/varcoe-canadian-lng-
projects-status