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Table 19
Enterprises with one or more employee, by industry,
with percentage change from 2001 to 2006 and percentage
distribution, 2006
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Change from 2001 to 2006 | 2006 distribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | |||||||
| Total | 970,261 | 966,766 | 962,987 | 952,985 | 959,856 | 961,947 | -0.9 | 100 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 62,661 | 60,777 | 58,896 | 57,048 | 56,254 | 54,437 | -13.1 | 5.7 |
| Agriculture | 44,883 | 43,498 | 42,150 | 40,870 | 40,393 | 39,055 | -13.0 | 4.1 |
| Forestry and logging | 11,300 | 10,906 | 10,399 | 9,971 | 9,722 | 9,414 | -16.7 | 1.0 |
| Fishing, hunting and trapping | 6,478 | 6,373 | 6,347 | 6,207 | 6,139 | 5,968 | -7.9 | 0.6 |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction | 7,005 | 7,045 | 7,059 | 7,315 | 7,639 | 8,332 | 18.9 | 0.9 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 5,282 | 5,487 | 5,639 | 5,911 | 6,190 | 6,780 | 28.4 | 0.7 |
| Mining | 1,723 | 1,558 | 1,420 | 1,404 | 1,449 | 1,552 | -9.9 | 0.2 |
| Utilities | 3,244 | 3,227 | 3,215 | 3,162 | 3,248 | 3,423 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Electric power | 445 | 436 | 430 | 433 | 435 | 457 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Other utilities | 2,799 | 2,791 | 2,785 | 2,729 | 2,813 | 2,966 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Construction | 108,433 | 108,627 | 110,070 | 110,213 | 113,733 | 118,278 | 9.1 | 12.3 |
| Manufacturing | 59,249 | 57,708 | 56,331 | 54,669 | 53,885 | 53,273 | -10.1 | 5.5 |
| Food | 6,287 | 6,021 | 5,815 | 5,575 | 5,404 | 5,254 | -16.4 | 0.5 |
| Beverage and tobacco | 584 | 577 | 573 | 580 | 578 | 630 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| Textile | 1,884 | 1,774 | 1,712 | 1,625 | 1,563 | 1,477 | -21.6 | 0.2 |
| Wood products | 4,270 | 4,168 | 3,907 | 3,702 | 3,745 | 3,729 | -12.7 | 0.4 |
| Paper | 695 | 679 | 670 | 635 | 617 | 590 | -15.1 | 0.1 |
| Printing | 5,149 | 5,012 | 4,851 | 4,697 | 4,655 | 4,535 | -11.9 | 0.5 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 202 | 191 | 161 | 128 | 131 | 147 | -27.2 | 0.0 |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine | 266 | 266 | 262 | 262 | 268 | 267 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Other chemicals | 1,612 | 1,555 | 1,573 | 1,520 | 1,511 | 1,507 | -6.5 | 0.2 |
| Plastic products | 1,943 | 1,908 | 1,888 | 1,857 | 1,846 | 1,655 | -14.8 | 0.2 |
| Rubber products | 332 | 327 | 319 | 303 | 288 | 281 | -15.4 | 0.0 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 2,045 | 1,987 | 1,946 | 1,916 | 1,854 | 1,857 | -9.2 | 0.2 |
| Primary metal (ferrous) | 326 | 333 | 290 | 284 | 303 | 314 | -3.7 | 0.0 |
| Primary metal (non-ferrous) | 323 | 317 | 298 | 294 | 294 | 281 | -13.0 | 0.0 |
| Fabricated metal products | 8,472 | 8,361 | 8,224 | 8,000 | 7,947 | 7,974 | -5.9 | 0.8 |
| Machinery | 5,370 | 5,274 | 5,172 | 5,071 | 5,091 | 5,109 | -4.9 | 0.5 |
| Computer and peripheral equipment | 321 | 279 | 258 | 258 | 261 | 257 | -19.9 | 0.0 |
| Communications equipment | 304 | 287 | 282 | 290 | 297 | 296 | -2.6 | 0.0 |
| Semiconductor and other electronic components | 518 | 490 | 483 | 473 | 443 | 439 | -15.3 | 0.0 |
| Navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments | 916 | 854 | 825 | 808 | 766 | 769 | -16.0 | 0.1 |
| Other computer and electronic products | 235 | 210 | 211 | 191 | 183 | 191 | -18.7 | 0.0 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance and components | 1,195 | 1,150 | 1,100 | 1,078 | 1,085 | 1,085 | -9.2 | 0.1 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 1,342 | 1,345 | 1,325 | 1,301 | 1,298 | 1,308 | -2.5 | 0.1 |
| Aerospace products and parts | 292 | 285 | 224 | 212 | 218 | 221 | -24.3 | 0.0 |
| All other transportation equipment | 740 | 694 | 656 | 636 | 617 | 602 | -18.6 | 0.1 |
| Furniture and related products | 4,363 | 4,380 | 4,382 | 4,349 | 4,269 | 4,350 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Other manufacturing industries | 9,263 | 8,984 | 8,924 | 8,624 | 8,353 | 8,148 | -12.0 | 0.8 |
| Services | 729,669 | 729,382 | 727,416 | 720,578 | 725,097 | 724,204 | -0.7 | 75.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 54,684 | 54,451 | 53,663 | 51,951 | 51,789 | 52,281 | -4.4 | 5.4 |
| Retail trade | 110,670 | 109,648 | 108,105 | 107,511 | 106,531 | 104,737 | -5.4 | 10.9 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 42,913 | 42,689 | 42,601 | 42,481 | 43,157 | 44,528 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Information and cultural industries | 11,947 | 11,600 | 11,451 | 11,224 | 11,263 | 11,450 | -4.2 | 1.2 |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 65,616 | 65,746 | 64,889 | 64,095 | 69,398 | 63,414 | -3.4 | 6.6 |
| Architectural, engineering and related services | 17,682 | 17,435 | 17,271 | 17,228 | 17,675 | 18,576 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| Computer system design and related services | 20,665 | 20,754 | 20,822 | 20,709 | 21,610 | 23,174 | 12.1 | 2.4 |
| Management, scientific and technical consulting services | 25,336 | 26,471 | 27,036 | 27,019 | 27,483 | 27,045 | 6.7 | 2.8 |
| Scientific research and development services | 2,196 | 2,241 | 2,276 | 2,267 | 2,298 | 2,422 | 10.3 | 0.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 76,675 | 77,074 | 78,127 | 77,765 | 77,959 | 79,256 | 3.4 | 8.2 |
| All other services | 301,285 | 301,273 | 301,175 | 298,328 | 295,934 | 297,321 | -1.3 | 30.9 |
Note(s):
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Business Register, enterprises with one or more
employees, December 2000-2005.
