Table A-1
Counts of businesses per 1,000 residents by province/territory and industry


Table A - 1
Counts of businesses per 1,000 residents by province/territory and industry
Table summary
This table displays the results of Counts of businesses per 1. The information is grouped by Industry (appearing as row headers), First Nations, Inuit, Non-Indigenous Comparison Group, Non-Employer and Employer, calculated using counts of businesses per 1,000 residents units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Industry First Nations Inuit Non-Indigenous Comparison Group
Non-Employer Employer Non-Employer Employer Non-Employer Employer
counts of businesses per 1,000 residents
Newfoundland and Labrador
Goods (non-resource) Note ...: not applicable 0.3 1.1 1.1 4.3 4.4
Goods (resource) 3.8 0.6 19.1 0.4 40.8 1.5
Service 1.9 1.3 8.8 6.1 38.2 12.9
All industries 8.2 3.8 32.9 8.4 87.8 24.6
Prince Edward Island
Goods (non-resource) Note .: not available for any reference period 3.9 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 10.1 7.1
Goods (resource) 35.0 Note .: not available for any reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 57.2 9.6
Service 3.9 5.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 89.8 16.3
All industries 40.9 9.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 167.2 34.6
Nova Scotia
Goods (non-resource) 2.0 0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 5.3 4.0
Goods (resource) 1.4 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 15.7 5.9
Service 11.2 4.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 55.9 16.7
All industries 16.8 6.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 83.3 28.2
New Brunswick
Goods (non-resource) 0.6 1.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 8.2 5.3
Goods (resource) 3.2 2.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 16.1 6.9
Service 10.2 4.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 60.7 15.4
All industries 16.9 10.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 90.5 28.9
Quebec
Goods (non-resource) 1.6 1.4 0.7 1.0 10.8 7.0
Goods (resource) 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 35.3 7.5
Service 13.5 5.9 28.9 6.5 113.2 16.8
All industries 20.2 9.5 32.1 7.7 170.4 32.6
Ontario
Goods (non-resource) 2.5 1.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 14.5 6.0
Goods (resource) 1.4 0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 29.3 2.9
Service 14.4 3.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 101.8 15.3
All industries 20.5 5.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 154.4 25.3
Manitoba
Goods (non-resource) 0.7 0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 17.3 6.2
Goods (resource) 6.4 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100.7 11.0
Service 3.8 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 138.1 19.2
All industries 11.5 1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 269.9 37.7
Saskatchewan
Goods (non-resource) 1.8 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 17.1 5.3
Goods (resource) 10.5 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 136.4 14.2
Service 12.1 1.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 146.6 17.7
All industries 25.9 3.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 315.4 38.7
Alberta
Goods (non-resource) 2.8 1.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 18.5 7.7
Goods (resource) 8.6 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 92.8 11.6
Service 15.8 3.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 130.2 25.6
All industries 29.0 6.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 254.8 46.8
British Columbia
Goods (non-resource) 8.7 3.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 22.8 7.2
Goods (resource) 10.0 2.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 28.5 5.4
Service 68.8 13.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 137.2 20.8
All industries 95.5 20.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 197.4 34.9
Yukon
Goods (non-resource) 14.4 2.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 15.6 5.7
Goods (resource) 9.1 1.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 22.2 3.4
Service 50.5 15.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 88.5 20.7
All industries 79.3 20.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 133.4 30.9
Northwest Territories
Goods (non-resource) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.8 1.2 4.3 3.6
Goods (resource) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.6 Note ...: not applicable 1.6 0.4
Service Note ...: not applicable 10.3 12.5 11.3 44.0 13.9
All industries Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 16.1 12.5 53.6 18.7
Nunavut
Goods (non-resource) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.9 1.9 .Table A Note † .Table A Note †
Goods (resource) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.5 0.1 .Table A Note † Note .: not available for any reference period
Service Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 27.8 9.1 .Table A Note † .Table A Note †
All industries Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 36.1 11.6 .Table A Note † .Table A Note †
Canada
Goods (non-resource) 3.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 13.1 6.3
Goods (resource) 6.6 0.9 3.5 0.1 53.6 7.8
Service 23.9 5.3 26.5 8.3 109.3 17.5
All industries 37.1 8.4 34.2 10.5 186.5 33.3
. not available for any reference period
... not applicable
Note †

Small Non-Indigenous CSD population in Nunavut implies meaningful values cannot be calculated.

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Note: Businesses in the Unassigned industry category are not shown separately but are included in the All industries total for each geography.
Source: Authors’ computation based on January 2017 BR and 2011 Census of Population data.
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