1 ▁was ▁ ▁b n . ▁ ▁Canada ▁was ▁host ▁to ▁ ▁b n ▁in ▁state - owned ▁enter prise ▁invest ment ▁over ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁the ▁net ▁F DI ▁increased ▁by ▁ ▁b n , ▁so ▁that ▁SO E ▁F DI ▁was ▁almost ▁ 1 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁total . ▁ ▁Con vers ely , ▁Canadian ▁SO Es ▁limit ▁themselves ▁to ▁domestic ▁affairs . ▁ ▁The ▁SO E ▁of ▁Canada ▁are ▁not ▁ag gress ive ▁in ▁this ▁manner : ▁Canadian ▁SO Es ▁have ▁no ▁foreign ▁invest ments . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁government ▁is ▁planning ▁to ▁raise ▁to ▁ ▁b n ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁foreign ▁money ▁that ▁can ▁go ▁into ▁a ▁Canadian ▁company ▁before ▁the ▁invest ment ▁is ▁review ed . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁an ▁invest ment ▁or ▁take over ▁of ▁a ▁Canadian ▁business ▁by ▁a ▁W TO ▁invest or ▁worth ▁ ▁mn ▁or ▁more ▁triggers ▁a ▁federal ▁review ▁under ▁the ▁In vest ment ▁Canada ▁Act . ▁ ▁The ▁W TO ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁Canada ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Organ ization ▁Ag re ement ▁Im plementation ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁In nov ation , ▁Science ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Canada ▁provides ▁a ▁helpful ▁webpage ▁with ▁this ▁information ▁and ▁explains ▁that ▁W TO ▁members ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁ ▁mn ▁review - free ▁invest ment ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2