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  • 1. The Business and Community Newsletter
    Journals and periodicals: 11-632-X
    Description: The newsletter offers information aimed at three main groups, businesses (small to medium), communities and ethno-cultural groups/communities. Articles and outreach materials will assist their understanding of national and local data from the many relevant sources found on the Statistics Canada website.
    Release date: 2024-09-19
  • 2. Canadian Survey on Business Conditions third quarter 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202424023725
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-08-27
  • 3. Experimental estimates for business openings and closures for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted
    Table: 33-10-0270-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    This table presents experimental counts of businesses that open, close, or continue their operations each month for various levels of geographic and industry detail across Canada going back to January 2015. The data are available as series that are adjusted for seasonality. The level of geographic detail includes national, provincial and territorial, as well as census metropolitan areas (CMA). The data are also broken down by two-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) with some common aggregations, including one for the total business sector for national, provincial and territorial levels of geography.

    Release date: 2024-08-26
  • 4. Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2024
    Table: 33-10-0761-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Semi-annual
    Description: Canadian Business Counts, location counts with employees, by employment size ranges and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Canada and provinces, June 2024.
    Release date: 2024-08-15
  • 5. Canadian Business Counts, without employees, June 2024
    Table: 33-10-0762-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Semi-annual
    Description: Canadian Business Counts, location counts without employees, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Canada and provinces, June 2024.
    Release date: 2024-08-15
  • 6. Canadian Business Counts, with employees, census metropolitan areas and census subdivisions, June 2024
    Table: 33-10-0763-01
    Geography: Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Semi-annual
    Description: Canadian Business Counts, location counts with employees, by employment size ranges and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), census metropolitan areas and census subdivisions, June 2024.
    Release date: 2024-08-15
  • 7. Purchase of goods or services, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0121-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that purchased goods or services, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Goods or services include goods for use as intermediate input for domestic production, goods for resale “as-is,” distribution and logistics services, call and help centre services, marketing and sales services, information and communication technology (ICT) services, professional services, engineering and research and development (R&D) services, and other types of goods or services. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).

    Release date: 2024-07-31
  • 8. Importance of reasons for purchasing goods or services from unaffiliated foreign businesses, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0147-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which specific reasons for purchasing goods or services from unaffiliated foreign businesses were not at all important, somewhat important, important, very important or not applicable, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Reasons for purchasing goods or services from unaffiliated foreign businesses include reduced labour costs, reduced costs other than labour costs, better quality goods or services, no suppliers available in Canada, reduced delivery times, increased access to supply chains or regional trade networks, access to specialized knowledge or technologies, tax or other financial incentives, lack of available labour in Canada, and other reasons for purchasing goods or services from an unaffiliated business outside Canada. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).

    Release date: 2024-07-31
  • 9. Export of goods or services, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0150-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that exported and did not export goods or services outside Canada, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Enterprises that exported are broken down into exporters with unsuccessful attempts to export to additional markets, and exporters with unsuccessful attempts to export additional goods or services. Enterprises that did not export are broken down into non-exporters with unsuccessful attempts to export.

    Release date: 2024-07-31
  • 10. Sales of goods or services to another business inside Canada that then exported goods or services, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0151-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that sold goods or services to another business in Canada that then exported these goods or services "as-is", or used the goods as intermediate inputs in a final good that was then exported, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

    Release date: 2024-07-31
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  • 91. Private enterprises by ownership gender, province or region and enterprise size, inactive Archived
    Table: 33-10-0191-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    The total number and percentage of private enterprises by ownership gender, province or region and enterprise size.

    Release date: 2022-03-22
  • 92. Private enterprises by ownership gender, age group of primary owner and enterprise size, inactive Archived
    Table: 33-10-0192-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    The total number and percentage of private enterprises owned by men or women, by age group of primary owner and enterprise size.

    Release date: 2022-03-22
  • 93. Rural Canada Business Profiles, 2017 to 2019 Archived
    Table: 45-20-00042022001
    Description: Rural Canada Business Profiles is a database that provides financial profiles for small and medium-sized businesses in Canada with total annual revenues of $30,000 to $5,000,000 and $5,000,001 to $20,000,000 respectively. These data are available by industry, by province or territory, by legal status of businesses (incorporated and unincorporated) and the distinction of rural/urban location of businesses. This first issue is for the period 2017 to 2019.
    Release date: 2022-03-11
  • 94. External financing requests and reason for not seeking external financing of small and medium enterprises
    Table: 33-10-0429-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 3 years
    Description:

    Overall request rate and reason for not seeking for external financing made by small and medium enterprises in 2020 by region, CMA level, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), demographics, age of business, employment size, rate of growth, etc.

    Release date: 2022-03-02
  • 95. Provider of debt financing for small and medium enterprises
    Table: 33-10-0430-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 3 years
    Description:

    External debt financing provider (Domestic Chartered Bank, Credit Union, Government Institution, Crowdsourcing/Alternative lenders) to small and medium enterprises in 2020 by region, CMA level, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), demographics, age of business, employment size, rate of growth, etc.

    Release date: 2022-03-02
  • 96. Debt financing requests from small and medium enterprises
    Table: 33-10-0431-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 3 years
    Description:

    Outcome of debt financing requests made by small and medium enterprises in 2020 by region, CMA level, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), demographics, age of business, employment size, rate of growth, etc.

    Release date: 2022-03-02
  • 97. Debt financing requests by instrument type from small and medium enterprises
    Table: 33-10-0432-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 3 years
    Description:

    Type of debt financing instrument (mortgage, line of credit, term loan, credit card) requested and approval rate made by small and medium enterprises in 2020, by region, CMA level, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), demographics, age of business, employment size, rate of growth, etc.

    Release date: 2022-03-02
  • 98. Debt financing requests and amount authorized for small and medium enterprises
    Table: 33-10-0433-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 3 years
    Description:

    Amount of debt financing (mortgage, line of credit, term loan, credit card) requested and authorized for small and medium enterprises in 2020 by region, CMA level, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), demographics, age of business, employment size, rate of growth, etc.

    Release date: 2022-03-02
  • 99. Debt financing terms and conditions for small and medium enterprises
    Table: 33-10-0434-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 3 years
    Description:

    Debt financing (mortgage, line of credit, term loan, credit card) terms and conditions, average interest rates and average length of term for small and medium enterprises in 2020 by region, CMA level, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), demographics, age of business, employment size, rate of growth, etc.

    Release date: 2022-03-02
  • 100. Debt financing intended use for small and medium enterprises
    Table: 33-10-0435-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 3 years
    Description:

    Intended use of debt financing (mortgage, line of credit, term loan, credit card) for small and medium enterpries in 2020 by region, CMA level, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), demographics, age of business, employment size, rate of growth, etc.

    Release date: 2022-03-02
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Analysis (81) (0 to 10 of 81 results)

  • 1. The Business and Community Newsletter
    Journals and periodicals: 11-632-X
    Description: The newsletter offers information aimed at three main groups, businesses (small to medium), communities and ethno-cultural groups/communities. Articles and outreach materials will assist their understanding of national and local data from the many relevant sources found on the Statistics Canada website.
    Release date: 2024-09-19
  • 2. Canadian Survey on Business Conditions third quarter 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202424023725
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-08-27
  • 3. Analysis on small businesses in Canada, second quarter of 2024
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2024007
    Description: With the proportion of small businesses making up nearly all of the employer businesses in Canada, small businesses are an important role in employing Canadians and are a significant driver towards economic recovery. This article provides insights on the expectations of small businesses as well as the unique conditions faced by these businesses in the second quarter of 2024. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2024-06-13
  • 4. Women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises in Canada: Exporting story
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400400005
    Description: The participation of women-owned businesses in exports is important for policies aiming to ensure that the benefits of international trade reach all groups. Women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada are as likely to export as those owned by men, and their export intensity (exports as a share of total sales) was not significantly different. This article examines factors related to the exporting success of women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-04-24
  • 5. Analysis on small businesses in Canada, first quarter of 2023
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023003
    Description: With the proportion of small businesses making up nearly all of the employer businesses in Canada, small businesses are an important role in employing Canadians and are a significant driver towards economic recovery. This article provides insights on the expectations of small businesses as well as the unique conditions faced by these businesses in the first quarter of 2023. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2023-03-23
  • 6. A profile of businesses in rural Canada, 2020
    Articles and reports: 21-006-X2023001
    Description:

    This analysis is based on the Rural Canada Business Profiles (RCBP) which is a database built from business tax returns. With several breakdowns available along the theme of rural and urban areas, the RCBP version released by Statistics Canada on January 13, 2023, provides data for 2020. Future updates of the RCBP, expected to be produced on an annual basis, will add more recent years as fresh data become available. The RCBP could be a useful and timely analytical tool in efforts to gain insights on trends and transformations in the rural business environment just as the economy enters the post-pandemic period.

    Release date: 2023-01-13
  • 7. Exploring the business dynamics of self-employed child care service providers
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200800003
    Description:

    Child care in Canada is essential for supporting paid employment for parents, particularly women who do the majority of child care work. This paper examines the characteristics and evolution of the population of small home daycares and their operators that are ubiquitous throughout Canada. It fills an information gap in the current understanding of the child care market in Canada by providing information about the entrepreneurs that run home child cares, their families and their incomes.

    Release date: 2022-08-24
  • 8. A profile of businesses in rural Canada, 2017 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 21-006-X2022003
    Description:

    This article presents a profile of small and medium businesses in rural Canada, comparing them to their urban counterparts. The reference period for the article is the three years beginning in 2017 and ending in 2019. The characteristics discussed are business counts and average and total annual revenues. These are presented by rural and urban area, size of business, i.e., small or medium, industry, and geographic location (Canada, regions, provinces and territories).This analysis is based on data from the Rural Canada Business Profiles (RCBP) dataset, whose first version, covering 2017 to 2019, inclusive, was released by Statistics Canada on February 4, 2022.

    Release date: 2022-03-11
  • 9. Analysis on small businesses in Canada, first quarter of 2022
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2022004
    Description:

    With the proportion of small businesses making up nearly all of the employer businesses in Canada, small businesses are an important role in employing Canadians and are a significant driver towards economic recovery. This article provides insights on the expectations of small businesses as well as the unique conditions faced by these businesses in the first quarter of 2022. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.

    Release date: 2022-03-03
  • 10. Impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in Canada, fourth quarter of 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202100100043
    Description:

    With the proportion of small businesses making up nearly all of the employer businesses in Canada, small businesses are an important role in employing Canadians and are a significant driver towards economic recovery. This article provides insights on the expectations of small businesses as well as the specific realities faced by these businesses in the fourth quarter of 2021. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.

    Release date: 2022-01-06
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  • 1. Statistics Canada's Business Surveys Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 61F0019X19990025579
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Unified Enterprise Survey (UES) incorporates several annual business surveys into an integrated survey framework. It aims to ensure Statistics Canada receives consistent and integrated data from many types and sizes of businesses, with enough detail to produce accurate provincial statistics. This year, 17 industry surveys are included in the UES, as well as two cross-industry surveys of large enterprises.

    Release date: 1999-06-25
  • 2. Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2941
    Description: The survey is designed to find out what kinds of financing small and medium enterprises are using, and to collect information on recent attempts to obtain new financing. The survey also collects information on barriers to growth, the financial position of small and medium enterprises, the characteristics of ownership and the extent to which the enterprise is involved in innovation and intellectual property.
  • 3. Financial Performance Data
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5028
    Description: The Financial Performance Data present selected revenue, expense, profit and balance sheet items as well as financial ratios on small business in Canada.
  • 4. Survey of Regulatory Compliance Cost
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5093
    Description: This survey provides data on the current cost of regulatory compliance for small and medium-sized businesses in meeting key information obligations imposed by various levels of government.
  • 5. 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.
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