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Distribution of new firms across industries, 2005 to 2013, by majority ownership

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Educational services Health care and social assistance Arts, entertainment and recreation Other services (except public administration) Retail trade Accommodation and food services Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services Real estate, rental and leasing Finance and insurance Professional, scientific and technical services Information and cultural services Management of companies and enterprises Wholesale trade Manufacturing Utilities Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Transporation and warehousing Construction Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 0 50 100 150 percent Majority Women OwnedMajority Women Owned Majority Men OwnedMajority Men Owned Equally OwnedEqually Owned
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' compilation based on data from the National Accounts Longitudinal Micro File (NALMF) and the Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database (CEEDD).

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Distribution of new firms across industries, 2005 to 2013, by majority ownership, percent
  Majority Women Owned Majority Men Owned Equally Owned
Educational services 36 43 21
Health care and social assistance 33 47 20
Arts, entertainment and recreation 29 54 17
Other services (except public administration) 24 57 19
Retail trade 24 56 20
Accommodation and food services 23 56 21
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 21 60 19
Real estate, rental and leasing 20 57 23
Finance and insurance 20 60 20
Professional, scientific and technical services 20 59 21
Information and cultural services 19 69 12
Management of companies and enterprises 17 61 22
Wholesale trade 16 67 17
Manufacturing 14 70 16
Utilities 11 72 18
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 9 64 26
Transporation and warehousing 8 78 14
Construction 7 76 17
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 7 66 27
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' compilation based on data from the National Accounts Longitudinal Micro File (NALMF) and the Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database (CEEDD).
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