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Counts of small businesses in Canada, all industries, by incorporation status and rural and small town area and urban area, 2019 to 2021

Rural and small town area, 2019 Urban area, 2019 All areas, 2019 Rural and small town area, 2020 Urban area, 2020 All areas, 2020 Rural and small town area, 2021 Urban area, 2021 All areas, 2021 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 counts of businesses Unincorporated businessesUnincorporated businesses Incorporated businessesIncorporated businesses
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"All industries" refers to all industries except finance and insurance, and public administration.
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Counts of small businesses in Canada, all industries, by incorporation status and rural and small town area and urban area, 2019 to 2021, counts of businesses
  Unincorporated businesses Incorporated businesses
Rural and small town area, 2019 114,481 197,971
Urban area, 2019 651,572 1,067,081
All areas, 2019 766,053 1,265,052
Rural and small town area, 2020 104,058 195,475
Urban area, 2020 569,816 1,065,240
All areas, 2020 673,874 1,260,715
Rural and small town area, 2021 116,153 199,068
Urban area, 2021 648,985 1,095,968
All areas, 2021 765,138 1,295,036
Note(s):
"All industries" refers to all industries except finance and insurance, and public administration.
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