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  • 1. Response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0177-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that implemented specific changes in response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific changes include change in quality of goods or services (products), adoption of new technology or a new process, change in marketing expenditures or marketing strategy, introduction or acceleration of the introduction of new goods or services (products), change in prices of goods or services (products), and take other actions.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 2. Business Dynamics measures, by industry
    Table: 33-10-0164-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 2736 series, with data starting from 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Business dynamics measure (16 items: Number of active employer businesses in the private sector; Number of entrants; Number of incumbents; Number of exits; ...) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (19 items: Private sector; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; Utilities; ...) Firm size (9 items: Private sector; From 0 to less than 100 employees; From 0 to less than 50 employees; Less than 5 employees; ...).

    Release date: 2024-04-25
  • 3. Canadian Survey on Business Conditions first quarter 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202405723725
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 4. Business's use of Generative AI, first quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0784-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Business's use of Generative AI, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, first quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 5. Innovations developed to respond to the challenges or opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0720-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that developed product or business process innovations to respond to the challenges or opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and certain provinces.
    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 6. Extent to which a reduction or elimination of various obstacles would affect the business's or organization's willingness to purchase or sell goods or services across provincial and territorial borders, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0699-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Extent to which a reduction or elimination of various obstacles would affect the business's or organization's willingness to purchase or sell goods or services across provincial and territorial borders, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 7. Environmental practices businesses or organizations plan to implement over the next 12 months, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0701-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Environmental practices businesses or organizations plan to implement over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 8. Barriers businesses or organizations may face in adopting more green practices over the next 12 months, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0702-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Barriers businesses or organizations may face in adopting more green practices over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 9. Payment methods currently accepted or planned to be accepted over the next 12 months by businesses or organizations, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0703-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Payment methods currently accepted or planned to be accepted over the next 12 months by businesses or organizations, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 10. Business' or organization's plans to take any new or additional cybersecurity actions over the next 12 months, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0707-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Business' or organization's plans to take any new or additional cybersecurity actions over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
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  • 1. Response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0177-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that implemented specific changes in response to change in competition in the main geographical market, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Specific changes include change in quality of goods or services (products), adoption of new technology or a new process, change in marketing expenditures or marketing strategy, introduction or acceleration of the introduction of new goods or services (products), change in prices of goods or services (products), and take other actions.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 2. Business Dynamics measures, by industry
    Table: 33-10-0164-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table contains 2736 series, with data starting from 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Business dynamics measure (16 items: Number of active employer businesses in the private sector; Number of entrants; Number of incumbents; Number of exits; ...) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (19 items: Private sector; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; Utilities; ...) Firm size (9 items: Private sector; From 0 to less than 100 employees; From 0 to less than 50 employees; Less than 5 employees; ...).

    Release date: 2024-04-25
  • 3. Business's use of Generative AI, first quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0784-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Business's use of Generative AI, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, first quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 4. Innovations developed to respond to the challenges or opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0720-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that developed product or business process innovations to respond to the challenges or opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and certain provinces.
    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 5. Extent to which a reduction or elimination of various obstacles would affect the business's or organization's willingness to purchase or sell goods or services across provincial and territorial borders, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0699-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Extent to which a reduction or elimination of various obstacles would affect the business's or organization's willingness to purchase or sell goods or services across provincial and territorial borders, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 6. Environmental practices businesses or organizations plan to implement over the next 12 months, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0701-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Environmental practices businesses or organizations plan to implement over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 7. Barriers businesses or organizations may face in adopting more green practices over the next 12 months, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0702-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Barriers businesses or organizations may face in adopting more green practices over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 8. Payment methods currently accepted or planned to be accepted over the next 12 months by businesses or organizations, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0703-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Payment methods currently accepted or planned to be accepted over the next 12 months by businesses or organizations, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 9. Business' or organization's plans to take any new or additional cybersecurity actions over the next 12 months, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0707-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Business' or organization's plans to take any new or additional cybersecurity actions over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 10. Actions taken by businesses or organizations to reduce the impact of misinformation or disinformation on operations, third quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0710-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Actions taken by businesses or organizations to reduce the impact of misinformation or disinformation on operations, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
Analysis (52)

Analysis (52) (0 to 10 of 52 results)

  • 1. Canadian Survey on Business Conditions first quarter 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202405723725
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 2. Return to life after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: A look at culture, arts, entertainment and recreation services in 2022
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023013
    Description: Using data from the goods and services tax (GST) sales and payroll deduction (PD7) files, this study looks at preliminary revenue and salary and wage expense estimates for the culture, arts, entertainment and recreational services sectors in 2022. These sectors comprise businesses operating in the motion picture, sound recording, publishing, performing arts, spectator sports and related industries, as well as the amusement and recreation industries. This study provides information by industry on the return to life after the pandemic shutdowns in 2020 and partial closures and restrictions in 2021.
    Release date: 2023-08-22
  • 3. Exporters in Canada: Expected obstacles and perceived competitiveness in international markets, second quarter of 2023
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023010
    Description: Canada is a modern, industrialized nation with abundant resources and a small domestic market, making international trade an important component of its economy. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses faced tremendous challenges, ranging from interrupted production and supply chain disruptions to rapid shifts in demand and elevated commodity prices.

    From the beginning of April to early May 2023, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business. Data were collected from exporters in Canada on the obstacles they expect to face over the next three months as well as perceptions of their competitiveness when exporting to various regions. The findings are presented in this article.
    Release date: 2023-06-20
  • 4. An analysis of Canadian business support programs in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic
    Articles and reports: 13-605-X202300100001
    Description: With the emergence of COVID-19, Canadian governments at all levels adopted policy initiatives to address the financial challenges faced by businesses. The policies were broad in both scope and variety and altogether represented billions of dollars in support.

    This article examines these programs including the characteristics of recipients using preliminary data from the Canadian COVID-19 Business Support Measures Database (CCBSM), a standardized set of data covering government support programs for businesses.

    Release date: 2023-01-19
  • 5. Changes in the e-commerce strategies of Canadian businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100012
    Description:

    The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic motivated many Canadian businesses to change their business models in order to adapt to economic restrictions and greater demand for online goods and services. Using data from the 2019 and 2021 Survey of Digital Technology and Internet Use, this article examines selected changes in the e-commerce strategies of Canadian businesses during the pandemic.

    Release date: 2022-11-29
  • 6. Employer responses to labour shortages
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200700001
    Description:

    As the labour market recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to assess which strategies Canadian employers plan to use over the next few months to cope with labour scarcity. This study documents the strategies that private sector businesses expecting labour shortages at the beginning of 2022 plan to use during that year to deal with personnel recruitment, retention and training. The study also investigates the degree to which businesses’ plans to offer telework and flexible scheduling varies across industries.

    Release date: 2022-07-27
  • 7. Adjusting to life in a pandemic: Embracing culture, arts and other leisure services in 2021
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2022014
    Description:

    With the easing of pandemic restrictions and consumers embracing leisure activities, a recovery took place in the culture, arts, entertainment and recreation sectors. This study looks at preliminary operating revenue estimates and labour-related expenses for those sectors in 2021.

    Release date: 2022-07-27
  • 8. Study: 2021 flash estimates for culture, arts, entertainment and recreation industries
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202220835684
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-07-27
  • 9. Adapting to a new reality: Trends in businesses' needs for personal protective equipment since December 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100014
    Description:

    This study examines businesses' demand for personal protective equipment, and concerns about lack of supply, using new data for February 2021 from the Personal Protective Equipment Survey.

    Release date: 2021-04-19
  • 10. Changes in employment by businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic: New insights on the experimental series of monthly business openings and closures
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100300002
    Description: Using the newly developed experimental series on monthly business openings and closures, this article examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment in the Canadian business sector and—in particular—the extent to which businesses that were active in February 2020 increased or decreased their employment since February. It also examines these impacts by business size.
    Release date: 2021-03-24
Reference (5)

Reference (5) ((5 results))

  • 1. Prairie Farmers Have Always Found a Way to Adapt Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004012
    Geography: Geographical region of Canada
    Description:

    This activity is designed to show students some of the changes affecting Prairie agriculture over the past 100 years, and how Prairie farmers have adapted to them.

    Release date: 2004-08-30
  • 2. Survey of Growing Innovative Firms
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2936
    Description: This survey was sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
  • 3. Survey of Knowledge Management Practices
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5001
    Description: This survey is being conducted to measure the extent to which knowledge management practices are used or will be used by Canadian businesses.
  • 4. Survey of Business Incubation
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5095
    Description: The survey mandate is to collect and benchmark vital information on the business incubator sector of the Canadian economy. The information is critical in assessing the business incubator sector and in developing programs to support them.
  • 5. Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5171
    Description: Statistics Canada has undertaken this survey to provide statistical information on the strategic decisions, innovation activities and operational tactics used by Canadian enterprises. The survey also collects information on the involvement of enterprises in global value chains.
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