Business performance and ownership

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

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This table contains 354 series, with data starting from 1978 (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);  Claims and deposits (2 items: Claims; Deposits);  Type of non-resident (3 items: Total, non-residents; Non-residents of which: banks; Non-residents of which: non-local);  Country of non-resident (59 items: Total, booked; United States; Austria; Belgium; ...).

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The interactive tool presents information on activities of multinational enterprises at the international and national level. At the international level, users can see the importance of foreign multinationals on the Canadian economy as well as the similar role of Canadian multinationals in foreign economies, by country. At the national level, information on activities of multinational enterprises in Canada are included, by type of multinationals, province and industry. Activities include a number of selected variables such as number of enterprises, number of jobs, assets, revenues, merchandise trade and value added.

Description: This table contains 110 series, with data starting from 1946 (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 ...), Assets and liabilities (110 items: Total assets; Total; Canadian dollar assets; Total of foregoing assets; Total; foreign currency assets ...).

Description: This table contains 75 series, with data starting from 1926 (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 ...), Currency outside banks and chartered bank deposits (75 items: Total; currency and deposits; Currency outside banks; coin; Currency outside banks; notes; Currency outside banks ...).

Description: This table contains 66 series, with data starting from 1953 (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 ...), Assets, liabilities and monetary aggregates (66 items: Chartered bank deposits; personal (excluding personal; chequable; demand); Currency outside banks and Canadian dollar chartered bank deposits; total; Currency outside banks and chartered bank deposits; held by general public; Chartered bank deposits; demand (excluding private sector float) ...).

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Data on the activities of Canadian and foreign multinational enterprises in Canada, for example the number of jobs, assets, operating revenues, international merchandise trade or gross domestic product, as a share of the Canadian economy.

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Data on the activities of foreign multinational enterprises in Canada, for example the number of jobs, assets, operating revenues, international merchandise trade or gross domestic product, by immediate and ultimate investor country.

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Data on the activities of foreign multinational enterprises in Canada, for example the number of jobs, assets, operating revenues, international merchandise trade or gross domestic product, by ultimate investor country and industry.

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Data on the activities of Canadian and foreign multinational enterprises in Canada, for example the number of jobs, assets, operating revenues, international merchandise trade or gross domestic product, by sector and industry.

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

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The following study provides a financial picture of this group of independent owner operators over a period of eight years and includes comparisons with for-hire carriers of the same size involved in the same activities. It also describes the survey's constraints and the difficulty of measuring a group of workers as large and volatile as owner operators.

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This table contains 8 series, with data for years 1995 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2001-10-04. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada ), Transit type (2 items: Urban transit; Passenger bus), Operating statistics (5 items: Total establishments reporting; Operating revenues; Passengers carried; Operating expenses; Revenue vehicle kilometres).

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This issue of the Bulletin presents financial and operating statistics for the cable, direct-to-home satellite and wireless cable television industries for the 1997 to 2000 period.

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This issue of the Bulletin presents financial and operating statistics for the television broadcasting industry for the 1997 to 2000 period.

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Section 1 described results for small for-hire carriers whose operating revenues were between $30,000 and $1,000,000. Section 2 contains data for all owner operators included in the Annual Motor Carriers of Freight Survey of Small For-hire Carriers and Owner Operators including some firms whose operating revenues exceeded $1,000,000. Section 3 provides a general discussion of the Annual Motor Carriers of Freight Survey of Small For-hire Carriers and Owner Operators methodology and data quality.

Description: This table contains 168 series, with data for years 1981 - 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2001-06-05. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (12 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island ...), Bankruptcies (2 items: Business bankruptcies; Value of liabilities ...), Standard Industrial Classification, 1980 (SIC) (7 items: Primary industries; Construction industries; Transportation; communication and other utility industries; Manufacturing industries ...).

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For most of the post-war period, Canada and the United States have utilized an open regime to govern trade relations between the two countries. Such has not always been the case for transborder air services, however. In 1966, the two countries signed an air services accord (ASA) that governed commercial air services between the two. The 1966 accord was quite restrictive, limiting entry and price competition in transborder markets. This restrictive agreement governed Canada-U.S. air service for almost 30 years, finally being replaced in 1995 with a new ASA that has granted entry and pricing freedom in transborder markets.

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This online publication presents annual, detailed financial statistics on the Canadian telephone industry by province. Also included are operational data such as wire mileage, number of telephone calls and number of access lines in service. There is a textual analysis of the data with comments on methodology, a data quality and a glossary of terms.

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The Survey of Usage by Businesses of the Social Insurance Number was conducted during June and July 2000 on behalf of Human Resources Development Canada. The survey asked companies with two or more employees how they used the Social Insurance Number of their employees, contract workers and clients, and how they used the SIN card. This electronic publication presents 7 selected detailed tables in support of The daily (cat. no. 11-001-XIE) release February 15, along with methods and concepts pertaining to the release.

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 iteration of the survey focuses on business expectations and business conditions in Canada. In addition, the questionnaire for the first quarter of 2024 includes a component specifically for non-profit organizations (NPOs). The intent of this set of questions is to address a present data gap and to provide a better understanding of the non-profit sector. This infographic presents key results from this.

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

Description: This study examined the impact of federal business innovation and growth support (BIGS) programs on firm financial performance measured using revenue, profit and employment metrics. Using Statistics Canada’s Business Linkable File Environment data, the study observed the effects of BIGS on exporting versus non-exporting firms and Canadian- versus U.S.-owned firms from 2015 to 2020. Unlike previous studies that relied mainly on survey data, one significant aspect of this research was the use of a new dataset, enabling panel data structures and models to be employed. To assess the impact of BIGS and research and development spending on three interrelated measures of firm financial performance, the CDM (Crépon et al., 1998) framework was adopted.

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.

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

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

Description: The following presentation provides an overview of Canada’s integration into global supply chains, the steps being taking to fill knowledge gaps, and questions left to be resolved.

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.

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.

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.

Description: Rural Canada Non-Profits (RCNP) is a database that provides estimates of Non-Profit Organization (NPO) counts, total revenue and total employment in Canada. This document presents the data sources, methods and classification concepts used in the production of the RCNP.

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The North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) is the departmental standard for the classification of products (goods and services). The classification is a joint project of the national statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. NAPCS is used to produce product statistics on a variety of topics, including the value of outputs of industries, the consumption by businesses and households, the value of imports and exports, and the movement of industrial and raw material prices. NAPCS Canada comprises definitions for all categories that include a descriptive text, as well as illustrative examples, inclusions and exclusions where appropriate.

Email: statcan.csds-standardsproducts-cnsd-normesproduits.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

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The mandate of the Analytical Studies Branch (ASB) is to provide high-quality, relevant and timely information on economic, health and social issues that are important to Canadians. The branch strategically makes use of expert knowledge and a large range of statistical sources to describe, draw inferences from, and make objective and scientifically supported deductions about the evolving nature of the Canadian economy and society. Research questions are addressed by applying leading-edge methods, including microsimulation and predictive analytics using a range of linked and integrated administrative and survey data. In supporting greater access to data, ASB linked data are made available to external researchers and policy makers to support evidence-based decision making. Research results are disseminated by the branch using a range of mediums (i.e., research papers, studies, infographics, videos, and blogs) to meet user needs. The branch also provides analytical support and training, feedback, and quality assurance to the wide range of programs within and outside Statistics Canada.

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The Chart of Accounts comprises a balance sheet, an income statement and selected other accounts. The balance sheet provides information on the financial position of a business. The income statement provides information on the performance of a business. The elements of the balance sheet are assets, liabilities and equity. The elements of the income statement are revenues; expenses; gains/losses, corporate taxes and other items; and extraordinary gains/losses, non-recurring items and adjustments.

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This paper provides an overview of the productivity program at Statistics Canada and a brief description of Canada's productivity performance. The paper defines productivity and the various measures that are used to investigate different aspects of productivity growth. It describes the difference between partial productivity measures (such as labour productivity) and a more complete measure (multifactor productivity) and the advantages and disadvantages of each. The paper explains why productivity is important. It outlines how productivity growth fits into the growth accounting framework and how this framework is used to examine the various sources of economic growth. The paper briefly discusses the challenges that face statisticians in measuring productivity growth. It also provides an overview of Canada's long-term productivity performance and compares Canada to the United States - both in terms of productivity levels and productivity growth rates.

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This newsletter is a brief description of projects within the Business and Labour Market Analysis Division of Statistics Canada. The research covers a wide range of topics including labour market issues, low income, immigration, business firm dynamics, pensions, productivity, technology and innovation, as well as economic geography.

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This product contains presentations done at Statistics Canada's annual Economic Conference which provides a forum for the exchange of empirical research among the business, government, research and labour communities. The conference is also a means to promote economic and socio-economic analysis while subjecting existing data to critical assessment as part of an ongoing process of statistical development and review.

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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.

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This paper discusses the approach that Statistics Canada has taken to improve the quality of annual business surveys through their integration in the Unified Enterprise Survey (UES). The primary objective of the UES is to measure the final annual sales of goods and services accurately by province, in sufficient detail and in a timely manner.

This paper describes the methodological approaches that the UES has used to improve financial and commodity data quality in four broad areas. These include improved coherence of the data collected from different levels of the enterprise, better coverage of industries, better depth of information (in the sense of more content detail and estimates for more detailed domains) and better consistency of the concepts and methods across industries.

The approach, in achieving quality, has been to (a) establish a base measure of the quality of the business survey program prior to the UES, (b) measure the annual data quality of the UES, and (c) carry out specific studies to better understand the quality of UES data and methods.

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The purpose of this paper is to provide some general background and describe the methodology of the pilot year Unified Enterprise Survey (UES). It also illustrates the role of the Unified Enterprise Survey Program (UESP) within The Project to Improve Provincial Economic Statistics (PIPES) program. This information package is targeted toward external clients, for example the Provincial Focal Points, enabling them to assess future data releases planned by industry sector. The scope of this information package will be expanded as subsequent data releases over the next six months or so provide more industry specific details for the seven new pilot industries included in the 1997 UES. This document is approximately twenty-two pages in length and is to be offered at no charge to callers requesting information on the UES.