"To reduce costs and remain competitive, many Canadian companies are turning to outsourcing—using an outside supplier to provide goods or services—and offshoring—purchasing foreign-produced goods or services. Both these practices raise concerns about Canadian job losses, particularly in manufacturing and in service industries, such as Information Technology (IT), engineering, and accounting. Between 2007 and 2009, about 1.9% of all Canadian companies and 5.2% of manufacturers offshored a business activity. In 2012, Canadian companies outsourced an estimated $15 billion of IT services. What Do You Think? Suppose you are the managing partner in a public accounting firm with 30 full-time staff. You've heard that some of your competitors have begun to outsource basic tax return preparation work to India. Should you do the same? If you did, you estimate you would have to lay off six staff members.".

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