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Stewart McKelveyDoing Business in Atlantic CanadaPrefaceStewart McKelvey proudly celebrates over 19 years of innovative leadership as AtlanticCanada's first and largest regional law firm. With a distinguished heritage reaching back toCanada's Confederation, our firm has established an international reputation for generatingresults. More than 230 lawyers and 350 staff in our six locations have a single objective: thebest results for our clients.Stewart McKelvey offers professional services in all areas of the law for which there is demandin Atlantic Canada. Our commitment to excellence is enhanced by our understanding of each ofthe Atlantic Canadian centres we are in, its history, its traditions, and its values, as well as theneeds of our clients. Our goal is to always understand the business of, and the issues affecting,our clients - so that we can provide them with the best, most cost-effective solutions. We investin our people, our technology and our business and community relationships to guarantee thecontinued delivery of quality service that our clients have come to expect.Doing Business in Atlantic Canada is intended to provide a general introduction togeographic, economic and legal factors which affect the conduct of business in Atlantic Canada.Our guide does not purport to be an exhaustive study of all such factors. Business practicesand laws can change on short notice, with the result that the information contained in this guidemay not necessarily remain accurate. For reader convenience, electronic versions of this guidemay also contain links to third party sites. While these links were correct at the time ofpublication, internet sites (and information contained at those sites) change from time to time;and we cannot be responsible for the content of such sites.Readers are advised not to rely on this guide in planning any specific business or othertransactions. In such circumstances, the advice of qualified legal counsel should be obtained.AcknowledgmentsThe maps in Chapter One were taken from The Atlas of Canada, © 2005, Her Majesty theQueen in Right of Canada with permission of Natural Resources Canada.© Copyright Stewart McKelvey 2009. All rights reserved.