Table 1 
Number and proportion of business owners, by sex and racial profile, 2018 

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Number and proportion of business owners, by sex and racial profile, 2018
  Men Women Total
  numbernumbernumber
White people 1,475,880 861,470 2,337,350
Black people 47,075 19,805 66,880
Other racialized groups 471,945 254,920 726,865
Total 1,994,900 1,136,190 3,131,090
  %%%
White people 74.0 75.8 74.6
Black people 2.4 1.7 2.1
Other racialized groups 23.7 22.4 23.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Note(s):
Proportions of business owners by racial profile similar to those presented in Table 1 are obtained from a sample restricted to individuals aged 25 years and older. People aged 15 to 24 years represent about 3.5% of business owners. Numbers may not add up to total due to rounding.
Source(s):
CEEDD (2018) (5228), Census of Population (2001, 2006, 2016) (3901) and National Household Survey (2011) (5178).
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