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  • 1. Analysis on expected use of artificial intelligence by businesses in Canada, third quarter of 2024
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2024013
    Description: This article explores how businesses plan to use AI over the next 12 months and the types of AI they intend to use when producing goods or delivering services. It also explores how businesses expect AI to affect their employment levels, what operational changes they anticipate over the next 12 months and why some are choosing not to use AI. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 2. Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act Data Portal
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022008
    Description: The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) Data Portal is a collaboration between Statistics Canada and Natural Resources Canada, which administers the ESTMA. The ESTMA helps the Government of Canada deter corruption in the extractive sector by requiring extractive entities that are active in Canada to publicly disclose, on an annual basis, certain types of payments made to governments in Canada and abroad. The goal of the data portal is to increase the accessibility and utility of the payment information collected under the ESTMA by bringing together all available ESTMA data in one online location, and further enriching the payment data with analytical functions that help users to leverage the complete ESTMA dataset. The database has also been designed with mobility in mind to ensure that users and stakeholders have mobile access to ESTMA data.
    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 3. Business Ownership Diversity Dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024026
    Description: The Business Ownership Diversity Dashboard allows users to examine the distribution of businesses in Canada by equity and diversity indicators and by business variable dimensions. Equity and diversity indicators include visible minority status, age, immigrant status, Indigenous group, and gender. Business variable dimensions include the location of business operations, revenue size, business size (number of employees), and industry sector.
    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 4. Financial market statistics, as at Tuesday, Bank of Canada
    Table: 10-10-0144-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Weekly
    Description: This table contains 8 series, with data starting from 1992 (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), Rates (8 items: Bank rate; Treasury bill auction - average yields: 3 month; Treasury bill auction - average yields: 6 month; Treasury bill auction - average yields: 1 year; ...).
    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 5. Daily average foreign exchange rates in Canadian dollars, Bank of Canada
    Table: 33-10-0036-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Daily
    Description:

    This table contains 27 series, with data starting from 1981 (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); Type of currency (27 items: Australian dollar, daily average; Brazilian real, daily average; Chinese renminbi, daily average; European euro, daily average; ...).

    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 6. Financial market summary
    Table: 36-10-0579-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    This financial market summary table presents quarterly Financial Flow Accounts data, unadjusted, by category.

    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 7. Assets and liabilities of other financial corporations by sector, market value, quarterly
    Table: 36-10-0668-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Quarterly balance sheet of the other financial corporations sector presented on a modified whom-to whom basis at market value according to the Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus (SDDS plus).

    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 8. Number of enterprises in Canada, by geography and visible minority status of owner
    Table: 33-10-0838-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual counts of enterprises by visible minority status of owner (South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, etc.) for Canada, provinces and the territories.
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 9. Number of enterprises in Canada, by geography and age of owner
    Table: 33-10-0839-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual counts of enterprises by age of owner (younger than 30 years, 30 to 39 years, 40 to 49 years, etc.) for Canada, provinces and the territories.
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 10. Number of enterprises in Canada, by geography and immigrant status of owner
    Table: 33-10-0840-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual counts of enterprises by immigrant status of owner (admitted less than 5 years ago, admitted 5 to 9 years ago, etc.) for Canada, provinces and the territories.
    Release date: 2024-09-10
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  • 1. Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act Data Portal
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022008
    Description: The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) Data Portal is a collaboration between Statistics Canada and Natural Resources Canada, which administers the ESTMA. The ESTMA helps the Government of Canada deter corruption in the extractive sector by requiring extractive entities that are active in Canada to publicly disclose, on an annual basis, certain types of payments made to governments in Canada and abroad. The goal of the data portal is to increase the accessibility and utility of the payment information collected under the ESTMA by bringing together all available ESTMA data in one online location, and further enriching the payment data with analytical functions that help users to leverage the complete ESTMA dataset. The database has also been designed with mobility in mind to ensure that users and stakeholders have mobile access to ESTMA data.
    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 2. Business Ownership Diversity Dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024026
    Description: The Business Ownership Diversity Dashboard allows users to examine the distribution of businesses in Canada by equity and diversity indicators and by business variable dimensions. Equity and diversity indicators include visible minority status, age, immigrant status, Indigenous group, and gender. Business variable dimensions include the location of business operations, revenue size, business size (number of employees), and industry sector.
    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 3. Financial market statistics, as at Tuesday, Bank of Canada
    Table: 10-10-0144-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Weekly
    Description: This table contains 8 series, with data starting from 1992 (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), Rates (8 items: Bank rate; Treasury bill auction - average yields: 3 month; Treasury bill auction - average yields: 6 month; Treasury bill auction - average yields: 1 year; ...).
    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 4. Daily average foreign exchange rates in Canadian dollars, Bank of Canada
    Table: 33-10-0036-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Daily
    Description:

    This table contains 27 series, with data starting from 1981 (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); Type of currency (27 items: Australian dollar, daily average; Brazilian real, daily average; Chinese renminbi, daily average; European euro, daily average; ...).

    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 5. Financial market summary
    Table: 36-10-0579-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    This financial market summary table presents quarterly Financial Flow Accounts data, unadjusted, by category.

    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 6. Assets and liabilities of other financial corporations by sector, market value, quarterly
    Table: 36-10-0668-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Quarterly balance sheet of the other financial corporations sector presented on a modified whom-to whom basis at market value according to the Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus (SDDS plus).

    Release date: 2024-09-12
  • 7. Number of enterprises in Canada, by geography and visible minority status of owner
    Table: 33-10-0838-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual counts of enterprises by visible minority status of owner (South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, etc.) for Canada, provinces and the territories.
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 8. Number of enterprises in Canada, by geography and age of owner
    Table: 33-10-0839-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual counts of enterprises by age of owner (younger than 30 years, 30 to 39 years, 40 to 49 years, etc.) for Canada, provinces and the territories.
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 9. Number of enterprises in Canada, by geography and immigrant status of owner
    Table: 33-10-0840-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual counts of enterprises by immigrant status of owner (admitted less than 5 years ago, admitted 5 to 9 years ago, etc.) for Canada, provinces and the territories.
    Release date: 2024-09-10
  • 10. Number of enterprises in Canada, by geography and Indigenous group of owner
    Table: 33-10-0841-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual counts of enterprises by Indigenous group (Indigenous, Non-Indigenous) of owner for Canada, provinces and the territories.
    Release date: 2024-09-10
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  • 51. Representation of persons with disabilities in executive positions 2016 to 2019
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202309436784
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-04-04
  • 52. Co-operatives in Canada, 2020
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022026
    Description: This infographic uses administrative tax data to provide a visual representation of non-financial co-operatives in Canada in 2020. Presented data includes counts of co-operatives at the national and provincial levels, as well as financial and employment statistics.
    Release date: 2023-03-31
  • 53. Experimental Environmental, Social and Governance Dashboard
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202308734343
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-03-28
  • 54. 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
  • 55. Zombie firms in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300300003
    Description: In Canada and other advanced economies, the share of zombie firms, defined as businesses that perform poorly over a long period of time without exiting, has been rising over the past few decades. Recent studies have shown that the share of zombie firms in Canada could potentially be the highest in the world. However, these studies for Canada are based only on publicly traded Canadian firms. This paper presents new evidence on zombification using not only publicly traded firms but also Canadian controlled private corporations, which make up a large proportion of businesses in Canada.
    Release date: 2023-03-22
  • 56. Characteristics of official language minority businesses and owners: Regional infographics
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023007
    Description: A series of infographics produced for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), presenting statistics on the number and characteristics of official language minority businesses and owners, for the regions represented by each of Canada's Regional Development Agencies (RDA).
    Release date: 2023-03-21
  • 57. Analysis on businesses majority-owned by women, first quarter of 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-621-M2023005
    Description: Canadian businesses face many different obstacles in their day-to-day operations. Several factors such as size, industry of operation and region of operation can cause businesses to experience different obstacles affecting their ability to sell to their markets. The obstacles experienced by businesses owned by different segments of the population can also vary. The challenges of businesses majority-owned by women are illustrated within this article. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2023-03-16
  • 58. Analysis on supply chain challenges and conditions in Canada, first quarter of 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-621-M2023004
    Description: Many businesses have not yet fully recovered from the prior tightening and closing of borders, restrictions on the movement of people and goods, and lockdowns. As a result, the status of supply chains and the impact they have on their respective economies are of great interest. This article provides insights on the topic of supply chain challenges and the impacts of these issues on businesses in Canada. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2023-03-09
  • 59. Business Conditions in Canada, first quarter of 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023015
    Description: From January 3rd to February 6th, 2023, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions. The purpose of this survey is to collect information on businesses in Canada related to emerging issues. This infographic presents key results from this.
    Release date: 2023-02-27
  • 60. Patenting activity of women-owned businesses in Canada
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300200003
    Description: This article examines the patenting activity of women-owned businesses and compares it to that of men- and equally-owned businesses, and businesses where gender of ownership cannot be determined. It adds to the literature on the gender gap in patenting, as most of it has focused on women as researchers or inventors, and not as business owners.
    Release date: 2023-02-22
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Reference (105) (10 to 20 of 105 results)

  • 11. Business and Trade Statistics Field Research Papers Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 61F0041M
    Description:

    These papers consist of research related to business and trade statistics.

    Release date: 1999-09-01
  • 12. 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
  • 13. Business Register
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 1105
    Description: The Business Register (BR) is Statistics Canada's continuously-maintained central repository of baseline information on businesses and institutions operating in Canada. As a statistical register, it provides listings of units and related attributes required for survey sampling frames, data integration, stratification and business demographic statistics. The BR is a major pillar of the agency's business statistics programs, including the Census of Agriculture.
  • 14. Electric Utility Financial Report Annual
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2001
    Description: The survey collects financial data from electric utilities in Canada. The information is used as input to the Canadian System of National Accounts. Federal (National Energy Board) and provincial agencies are also provided with data on a regular basis.
  • 15. Contract Drilling and Services to Oil and Gas Extraction Industry
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2014
    Description: This annual survey collects information on Canadian companies involved in the contract drilling and other services to the oil and gas extraction industry. The survey collects financial and operating statistics.
  • 16. Annual Oil and Gas Extraction Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2178
    Description: This annual survey collects information on Canadian companies involved in the oil and gas exploration, development and production industry. The survey collects financial, income and balance sheet information as well as operating statistics.
  • 17. Oil Pipeline Annual
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2179
    Description: This annual survey collects data on the general position of Canadian companies primarily engaged in the gathering and transportation of crude oil and other petroleum products.
  • 18. Natural Gas Transport and Distribution Annual
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2180
    Description: This annual survey collects data on the general position of Canadian companies primarily engaged in the transportation and distribution of natural gas.
  • 19. Annual Survey of Service Industries: Software Development and Computer Services
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2410
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.
  • 20. Survey of Service Industries: Film, Television and Video Production
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2413
    Description: This survey collects the financial and operating data needed to develop national and regional economic policies and programs.

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