Business performance and ownership

Description: The need for alternative data sources is of growing importance for both supplementing Statistics Canada's data holdings and for nowcasting economic activity. In response to this need, Statistics Canada initiated the development of a Real-time Local Business Conditions Index (RT-LBCI). The index brings together data from a few different sources, including Google's Places API (containing data on temporary and permanent businesses closures), TomTom Real-time traffic API (road traffic data), as well as information from Statistics Canada data holdings (monthly retail and wholesale, Business Register, etc.). The project aims to compute a near real-time index of economic activity in Canadian major cities.

Description: This table contains 71 series, with data starting from 1934 (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 items: Canada ...), Rates (71 items: Bank rate; last Tuesday or last Thursday; Bank rate; Chartered bank administered interest rates - prime business; Chartered bank - consumer loan rate ...).

Description: This table contains 38 series, with data starting from 1957 (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 (38 items: Bank rate; Chartered bank administered interest rates - prime business; Chartered bank - consumer loan rate; Forward premium or discount (-), United States dollars in Canada: 1 month; ...).

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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; ...).

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Total value (x 1,000,000) of goods or services purchased, 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).

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Total value (x 1,000,000) of goods or services purchased from Canadian sources, foreign affiliates and unaffiliated foreign businesses, 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).

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Product innovators' average percentage of sales that came from products that were new to one of the business's markets, new only to the business, and unchanged or marginally modified in three years, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).

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Average expenditures (x 1,000) on specific innovation activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Innovation activities include research and experimental development; acquisition or development of advanced technology; design activities related to other organizations; employee training specifically for innovation projects; consultation activities with external experts or internal workgroups; activities related to the development and implementation of new marketing methods; market preparation activities directly linked to the introduction of new goods or services; and other innovation activities. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).

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The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel employed outside Canada by businesses that are not an affiliate of a foreign parent (in the United States of America, Mexico, other Latin American and Caribbean countries, Europe, China, other Asian countries or all other countries), by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).

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The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel employed inside Canada by business activity, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Business activities include production of goods, distribution and logistics, call and help centre, marketing and sales services, information and communication technology (ICT) services, professional services, engineering and research and development (R&D) services, general management, and all other business activities. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).

Description: Internet service providers, summary statistics, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), for Canada, from 1997 to 2006.

Description: This table contains 19 series, with data for years 1996 - 2007 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Major business segments (6 items: Total financial segments;Retail banking services;Corporate and institutional finance;Electronic financial services; ...); Financial variables (4 items: Value of services produced, current prices;Net interest income, current prices;Non-interest income, current prices;Provision for credit losses, current prices).

Description: This table contains 6762 series, with data for years 1988 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Financial and taxation components (142 items: Total assets;Cash and deposits;Accounts receivable and accrued revenue;Inventories; ...); Industry (68 items: Total all industries;Food, except retailing;Beverages;Tobacco; ...).

Description: This table contains 23278 series, with data for years 1972 - 1987 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Balance sheet, income and retained earnings (103 items: Number of corporations;Total assets;Total current assets;Cash; ...); Industry (226 items: Total, all industries;Total finance;Total deposit accepting institutions;Trust companies; ...).

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Summary statistics for translation and interpretation services (all establishments), by industry, annual.

Description: This table contains 375 series, with data for years 1998 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2008-09-19. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (15 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (5 items: Food services and drinking places; Special food services; Full-service restaurants; Limited-service eating places ...), Summary statistics (5 items: Operating revenue; Operating profit margin; Salaries; wages and benefits; Operating expenses ...).

Description: This table contains 360 series, with data for years 1992 - 2008 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (10 items: Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; ...), Manufacturers' opinions (21 items: Production difficulties, skilled labour shortage; Production difficulties, unskilled labour shortage; Production difficulties, raw material shortage; Production difficulties, working capital shortage; ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (1 item: Manufacturing), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted).

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This table contains 12 series, with data for years 1997/1998 - 2004/2005 (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) Financial control (3 items: Total Canadian and foreign control; Canadian control; Foreign control) Principal activity (4 items: Total film, video and audio-visual distribution and videocasette wholesaling companies; Film, video and audio-visual distribution and videocassette wholesaling companies; Film, video and audio-visual distribution companies; Videocassette wholesaling companies).

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This table contains 33 series, with data for years 1997/1998 - 2004/2005 (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) Financial control (3 items: Total Canadian and foreign control; Canadian control; Foreign control) Financial activity (11 items: Total revenue of film, video and audio-visual distribution and videocassettes wholesaling companies; Film, video and audio-visual distribution titles; Videocassettes wholesaling, revenue; Other revenue of film, video and audio-visual distribution and videocassettes wholesaling companies; ...).

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This table contains 10 series, with data for years 1997/1998 - 2004/2005 (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) Employment characteristics (10 items: Total employment, Canadian and foreign controlled companies; Full-time employment, Canadian and foreign controlled companies; Part-time employment, Canadian and foreign controlled companies; Working proprietors, Canadian and foreign controlled companies; ...).

Description: Intangible investments—investments that do not have a physical form—have been rising in importance in terms of use. From 1976 to 2016, the growth of intangible investments was faster than the growth of tangible investments. This study compares the performance of businesses owned by women (majority or equal ownership) that patent with that of majority men-owned businesses and businesses where gender of ownership cannot be assigned.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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.

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.

Description: The Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series provides for the circulation of research conducted by Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch staff and collaborators. The Series is intended to stimulate discussion on a variety of topics, such as labour, immigration, education and skills, income mobility, well-being, aging, firm dynamics, productivity, economic transitions, and economic geography. Readers of the Series are encouraged to contact the authors with their comments and suggestions. All the papers in the Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series go through institutional and peer review to ensure that they conform to Statistics Canada's mandate as a governmental statistical agency and adhere to generally accepted standards of good professional practice.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: From July 2nd to August 6th, 2024, 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.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Businesses have faced numerous challenges since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health restrictions on business and personal activities aimed at stopping the spread of the virus were associated with a slowing of economic activity. This article examines how new businesses that entered after the beginning of the pandemic fared compared with previous entry cohorts.

Description: This article explores results from the survey related to the use of AI in producing goods and delivering services. Furthermore, this article explains the specific types of AI being used, such as machine learning, virtual agents and voice recognition, as well as the impact of AI adoption on tasks performed by employees and on employment levels. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.

Description: Credit unions are surveyed by a central organization within each province such as the department responsible for the administration of the credit Unions Acts or the central credit unions. These organizations, in turn, provide Statistics Canada either directly or through the central statistical department with quarterly aggregates on the financial activities of local credit unions under their jurisdiction.

Description: This annual survey provided aggregate balance sheet, income and expense, profit and retained earnings information for corporations classified by 182 industries.

Description: This annual survey provided statistics on corporate taxation including the provincial allocation of taxable income, reconciliation of book profit to taxable income, federal and provincial income taxes and selected capital cost allowances.

Description: These statistics are used in two broad ways. First they provide a measure of financial position and performance of incorporated businesses by industry aggregations. Second, they are used as the benchmark for the quarterly estimates of corporate profits in the Canadian System of National Accounts (CSNA).

Description: The data from this survey are useful in identifying long-term, industry trends in retail banking, corporate and institutional finance, electronic financial services, treasury and investment banking, and fiduciary services.

Description: Statistics Canada is conducting this survey to collect and to report aggregate information on the financing of businesses in Canada. The survey aims to measure flows of capital to business by industry and product line, as well as to observe biannual changes in credit conditions.

Description: This survey collects financial and operational data from the Canadian Level I and II air carriers.

Description: This survey collects financial and operational data from the Canadian Level I, II, III and IV air carriers.

Description: This survey collects quarterly financial and operating data for the statistical measurement and analysis of the telecommunications sub-sector. These data will be aggregated to produce national estimates of activity by industry.

Description: This survey collects financial and operating data for the statistical measurement and analysis of the telecommunications services sub-sector.