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  • 41. 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
  • 42. Experimental estimates for business openings and closures by employment size for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted
    Table: 33-10-0722-01
    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 employment size and two-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) with some common aggregations, including one for the total business sector.
    Release date: 2024-08-26
  • 43. Quarterly balance sheet, income statement and selected financial ratios, by total all industries, non seasonally adjusted
    Table: 33-10-0224-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Selected quarterly aggregate balance sheet and income statement items representing incorporated enterprises operating in Canada, presented in millions of dollars.

    Release date: 2024-08-23
  • 44. Quarterly balance sheet, income statement and selected financial ratios, by non-financial industries, non seasonally adjusted
    Table: 33-10-0225-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Selected quarterly aggregate balance sheet and income statement items representing incorporated enterprises operating in Canada, presented in millions of dollars.

    Release date: 2024-08-23
  • 45. Quarterly balance sheet and income statement, by industry, seasonally adjusted
    Table: 33-10-0226-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Selected quarterly aggregate balance sheet and income statement items representing incorporated enterprises operating in Canada, for all industries, presented in millions of dollars.
    Release date: 2024-08-23
  • 46. Quarterly balance sheet, income statement and selected financial ratios, by financial industries, non seasonally adjusted
    Table: 33-10-0227-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Selected quarterly aggregate balance sheet and income statement items representing incorporated enterprises operating in Canada, presented in millions of dollars.
    Release date: 2024-08-23
  • 47. Real-time Local Business Condition Index (RTLBCI)
    Table: 33-10-0398-01
    Geography: Population centre
    Frequency: Weekly
    Description:

    The RT-LBCI is released as an experimental statistic. It is intended to provide a real-time signal on business activities following the disruptions brought about by the pandemic and through the recovery phase.

    Release date: 2024-08-23
  • 48. Financial market statistics, as at Wednesday, Bank of Canada
    Table: 10-10-0145-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Weekly
    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; ...).
    Release date: 2024-08-23
  • 49. Quarterly Survey of Financial Statistics: Visualization Tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021010
    Description: This tool includes information collected as part of the Quarterly Financial Statistics for Enterprises program, which provides data used to measure the financial position and performance of incorporated businesses by industry aggregations.
    Release date: 2024-08-23
  • 50. Real-time Local Business Conditions Index
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021017
    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.
    Release date: 2024-08-23
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  • 1,171. The Canadian passenger bus and urban transit industries, 2001 Archived
    Table: 50-002-X20040026892
    Description:

    To provide data users with a more complete picture of passengers bus and urban transit activities.

    Release date: 2004-04-30
  • 1,172. Business bankruptcies and liabilities, by type of industry, Annual Archived
    Table: 33-10-0125-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: This table contains 532 series, with data for years 1990 - 2003 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2004-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): - Geography (14 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Bankruptcies (2 items: Business bankruptcies; Value of liabilities ...), Standard Industrial Classification, 1980 (SIC) (19 items: Total industries ...).
    Release date: 2004-02-18
  • 1,173. Business bankruptcies and liabilities, by type of industry, monthly [1981 - 2003] Archived
    Table: 33-10-0126-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: This table contains 532 series, with data for years 1981 - 2003 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2004-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (14 items: Prince Edward Island; Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia ...), Bankruptcies (2 items: Business bankruptcies; Value of liabilities ...), Standard Industrial Classification, 1980 (SIC) (19 items: Total industries ...).
    Release date: 2004-02-18
  • 1,174. Annual Survey of Water Carriers, 2001. Archived
    Table: 50-002-X20040018641
    Description:

    To provide data users with financial and operational data from Canadian-domiciled water carriers whose principle activity is marine transport.

    Release date: 2004-02-09
  • 1,175. Cable, satellite and multipoint distribution systems, 2002 Archived
    Table: 56-001-X20030037812
    Description:

    This issue of the Bulletin presents financial and operating statistics for the cable, direct-to-home satellite and wireless cable television industries for the 1999 to 2002 period.

    Release date: 2003-10-28
  • 1,176. Results of the Annual Motor Carriers of Freight Survey of Small For-hire Carriers and Owner Operators, 2000. Archived
    Table: 50-002-X20030018636
    Description:

    To provide users with a complete picture of the financial and operational activities associated with Small For-hire Motor Carriers of Freight and Owner Operators in Canada.

    Release date: 2003-09-26
  • 1,177. Private radio broadcasting, 2002 [Service Bulletin] Archived
    Table: 56-001-X20030027813
    Description:

    This issue of the Bulletin presents financial and operating statistics for the private radio industry for the 1999 to 2002 period.

    Release date: 2003-07-03
  • 1,178. Television broadcasting, 2002 [Service Bulletin] Archived
    Table: 56-001-X20030017814
    Description:

    This issue of the Bulletin presents financial and operating statistics for the television broadcasting industry for the 1999 to 2002 period.

    Release date: 2003-06-18
  • 1,179. Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Statistics Archived
    Table: 53-215-X
    Description:

    Investment, operating revenues, expenses, and other statistics on urban transit system, intercity, charter, sightseeing and shuttle services are outlined in this on-line publication. Also included are data analysis, methodologies, a glossary and an excerpt on data quality. Beginning in 1997 immediately following the presentation of data is a special analytical study.

    Release date: 2002-07-22
  • 1,180. Results of the Annual Motor Carriers of Freight Survey of Small For-hire Carriers and Owner Operators: Financial and operating statistics of owner operators, 1999. Archived
    Table: 50-002-X20020028634
    Description:

    To provide users with a complete picture of the financial and operational activities associated with Owner Operators in Canada.

    Release date: 2002-06-21
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  • 21. Innovation in Canadian businesses, 2020 to 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024013
    Description: This infographic focuses on product and business process innovation introduced by Canadian businesses during the 2020-2022 period, based on data from the 2022 Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy. It presents the rate of innovation among Canadian businesses, the most common obstacles to innovation reported by businesses, the prevalent types of intellectual property (IP) protection filed by innovation businesses that developed new products, and the role of government support for innovation.
    Release date: 2024-03-12
  • 22. Analysis on majority women-owned businesses, first quarter of 2024
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2024001
    Description: Businesses in Canada continue to face a variety of challenges in the new year. Business outcomes and challenges expected also vary across businesses owned by different populations. This article focuses on the expectations of one of these populations: majority women-owned businesses. It involves an examination of the data produced by the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
    Release date: 2024-03-08
  • 23. Use of Government COVID-19 Liquidity Support Programs by Immigrant-owned Businesses and Those Owned by Canadian-born Individuals
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2024002
    Description: Immigrant-owned businesses were more likely to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than other businesses, as they were more concentrated in industries requiring in-person contact and were smaller in scale. To support businesses affected by the pandemic, the Government of Canada launched various COVID-19 liquidity support programs, including the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA), the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) and the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA). These programs were designed to help affected businesses by partially covering their main expenses, such as wages, rent and property expenses.
    Release date: 2024-03-06
  • 24. A portrait of official language minority owned businesses that received federal business innovation and growth support, 2020
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023017
    Description: This article provides a profile of official language minority owned businesses who received federal business innovation and growth support to better understand their demographics and business characteristics, including the age and gender of the owners, the business size and its revenues, the geography of operations, the level of support received, and the distribution of businesses across industries.
    Release date: 2024-02-29
  • 25. Business conditions in Canada, first quarter of 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024009
    Description: From January 2nd to February 5th, 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.
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 26. Investment Slowdown in Canada After the Mid-2000s: The Role of Competition and Intangibles
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2024001
    Description: This paper contributes to the understanding of the investment slowdown in Canada by focusing on the role of intangibles and competition. While this paper focuses on the role of intangibles and competition in the investment slowdown, it also examines several other firm-specific factors that may be related to investment and its slowdown. These factors include firm leverage, defined as the debt-to-asset ratio; the factors related to financial constraints, measured by the retained earnings-to-asset ratio and profit-to-asset ratio; and firm size.
    Release date: 2024-02-22
  • 27. Risks to Canada’s corporate sector as interest rates rise
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400100005
    Description: As interest rates rise to curb inflation, so too do risks associated with higher levels of debt. While much has been written about elevated levels of household debt, less attention has been paid to the growth in Canadian corporate debt and its implications for the business and financial sectors. This paper provides an overview of how Canadian corporate borrowing has evolved and what this may mean for risks going forward.
    Release date: 2024-01-24
  • 28. The expectations and economic outlook among businesses majority-owned by racialized individuals, fourth quarter of 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-621-M2023019
    Description: Racial minority business owners and entrepreneurs make invaluable contributions to the economy and communities across Canada and are essential. From the beginning of October to early November 2023, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (CSBC) to collect information on the environment businesses are currently operating in and their expectations moving forward. This article explores results from the survey by looking at the businesses majority-owned by racialized groups.
    Release date: 2023-12-21
  • 29. Business Conditions in Canada, fourth quarter of 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023061
    Description: From October 3rd to November 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: 2023-11-27
  • 30. Co-operatives in Canada, 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023065
    Description: This infographic uses administrative tax data to provide a visual representation of non-financial co-operatives in Canada in 2021. Presented data includes counts of co-operatives at the national and provincial levels, as well as financial and employment statistics.
    Release date: 2023-11-06
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Reference (105) (40 to 50 of 105 results)

  • 41. Credit Unions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2505
    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.
  • 42. Corporation Financial Statistics
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2506
    Description: This annual survey provided aggregate balance sheet, income and expense, profit and retained earnings information for corporations classified by 182 industries.
  • 43. Corporation Taxation Statistics
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2507
    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.
  • 44. Financial and Taxation Statistics for Enterprises
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2510
    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).
  • 45. Survey of Deposit-accepting Intermediaries: Chartered Banks, Trust Companies, Caisses Populaires and Credit Unions
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2513
    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.
  • 46. Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2514
    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.
  • 47. Quarterly Civil Aviation Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2712
    Description: This survey collects financial and operational data from the Canadian Level I and II air carriers.
  • 48. Annual Civil Aviation Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2713
    Description: This survey collects financial and operational data from the Canadian Level I, II, III and IV air carriers.
  • 49. Quarterly Survey of Telecommunications
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2721
    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.
  • 50. Annual Survey of Telecommunications
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2722
    Description: This survey collects financial and operating data for the statistical measurement and analysis of the telecommunications services sub-sector.

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