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Counts of small businesses in Canada, all industries, by incorporation status and rural and small town area or functional urban area, 2020 to 2023

Rural and small town area, 2020 Functional urban area, 2020 All areas, 2020 Rural and small town area, 2021 Functional urban area, 2021 All areas, 2021 Rural and small town area, 2022 Functional urban area, 2022 All areas, 2022 Rural and small town area, 2023 Functional urban area, 2023 All areas, 2023 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 counts of small 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 or functional urban area, 2020 to 2023, counts of small businesses
  Unincorporated businesses Incorporated businesses
Rural and small town area, 2020 104,058 195,475
Functional 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
Functional urban area, 2021 648,985 1,095,968
All areas, 2021 765,138 1,295,036
Rural and small town area, 2022 120,969 199,616
Functional urban area, 2022 720,602 1,149,877
All areas, 2022 841,571 1,349,493
Rural and small town area, 2023 124,891 204,760
Functional urban area, 2023 791,065 1,200,257
All areas, 2023 915,956 1,405,017
Note(s):
"All industries" refers to all industries except finance and insurance, and public administration.
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