Table 1 
Number of Canadian public sector entities by industry, 2017 

Number of Canadian public sector entities by industry, 2017
  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba
  number of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entities
Utilities 2 2 8 10 31 69 2
Transportation and warehousing 3 1 7 5 31 51 2
Information and cultural industries 1 0 8 0 2 6 0
Finance and insurance 5 6 7 7 11 13 5
Real estate and rental and leasing 1 5 3 0 11 6 5
Professional, scientific and technical services 3 0 3 3 8 5 1
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2 1 1 2 29 3 3
Educational services 5 5 20 17 105 153 49
Arts, entertainment and recreation 4 6 5 4 14 12 5
Public administration 304 86 91 136 1,398 543 175
All other industries 3 1 2 2 5 7 2
Total by province and territory 333 113 155 186 1,645 868 249
  Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Total by sector
  number of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entitiesnumber of entities
Utilities 6 71 75 1 1 1 279
Transportation and warehousing 5 13 9 1 0 0 128
Information and cultural industries 8 7 7 0 0 0 39
Finance and insurance 12 10 8 1 1 0 86
Real estate and rental and leasing 3 1 4 1 1 1 42
Professional, scientific and technical services 7 1 4 0 0 0 35
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2 29 2 0 0 1 75
Educational services 51 108 93 3 3 29 641
Arts, entertainment and recreation 8 3 3 2 1 1 68
Public administration 845 402 382 11 34 32 4,439
All other industries 3 2 5 1 1 2 36
Total by province and territory 950 647 592 21 42 67 5,868
Source(s):
Calculations are based on data from Catalogue number68-516-X.
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