Activities of Multinational Enterprises: Interactive Tool
Data
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Table 36-10-0445-01 Activities of foreign majority-owned affiliates in Canada, by immediate and ultimate investor country
- Table 36-10-0470-01 Activities of Canadian majority-owned affiliates abroad, by countries, annual
- Table 36-10-0582-01 Activities of foreign majority-owned affiliates in Canada, by ultimate investor country and industry
- Table 36-10-0620-01 Activities of multinational enterprises in Canada, Canadian and foreign multinationals, by province, sector and industry, establishment level
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Additional information
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, operating revenues, international merchandise trade and gross domestic product.
Geospatial sources: ESRI, DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc., GADM
Tool Specifications
The “Canada” tab includes information for the corporate sector only. This excludes organizations operating in the institutional sectors of general government, households and non-profit institutions serving households.
On the “International” tab, the affiliates of Canadian multinationals outside of Canada also include those who are ultimately controlled by foreign enterprises.
Number of enterprises is only available for select countries.
When multiple countries are selected and one or more of the data points are suppressed or missing, only countries for which data are available are included in the results. Therefore, use caution when interpreting these results.
Definitions
A foreign multinational is an enterprise operating in Canada that is majority owned by a foreign enterprise. On this tool, the country of ownership is measured on an ultimate basis, the country where final ownership resides.
Canada (round-tripping) refers to enterprises operating in Canada which have an immediate foreign parent, but are ultimately controlled by a Canadian enterprise.
A Canadian multinational is an enterprise based in Canada that majority owns at least one foreign enterprise. The “International” tab presents data on their activities outside Canada. The “Canada” tab presents their activities within Canada.
The multinational concept includes both the multinational enterprise itself, as well as any majority owned subsidiaries that it controls.
Gross domestic product (GDP) is measured at basic prices. GDP is also known as value added.
Symbol legend
.. : data are not available for a specific reference period
x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
For more information related to Canadian multinational enterprises outside of Canada, see survey number 1539. For definitions, data sources and methods related to multinational enterprises in Canada, see survey number 5230.
How to use
How to use this application
The interactive dashboard is separated into two pages, International and Canada. Users can navigate between the pages using the buttons at the top of the dashboard. By default, both pages present data for the most recent reference year. The year can be changed using the “Year” drop-down menu at the top-right.
The International tab provides data on the activities of foreign multinationals operating in Canada and the activities of Canadian multinationals abroad, by country. The default selection is all countries. Users can filter for a specific country by using the “Country” drop-down menu at the top-right, or by clicking the country on the interactive map. Data are also available by hovering over a country on the map. Users are able to switch between variables of interest using the blue tabs immediately above the tables.
The Canada tab allows users to view data on the activities of foreign and Canadian multinationals in Canada, by region. Users can select a province/territory from the drop-down menu or by clicking on the interactive map. The variables of interest can be toggled using the blue tabs immediately above the map. The pie chart on the centre-right shows the share of that variable, by type of multinational. The bar chart on the bottom-right shows the top five industry totals, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. Users can hover over the charts to view specific values. The table in the bottom-left also provides full data for all variables.
Please note:
- The selected reference year, province/territory or country will be applied to all variables and graphics.
- The International tab presents data at the enterprise level while the Canada tab presents data at the establishment level.
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