Table A-1
Counts of businesses per 1,000 residents by province/territory and industry
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| 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 |
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. not available for any reference period ... not applicable
Source: Authors’ computation based on January 2017 BR and 2011 Census of Population data. |
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