Description: Official language minority (OLM) enterprises – Southern Ontario
In 2021, 2.5% of enterprises in Southern Ontario were majority-owned by official language minority ownersNote 1Note 2Note 3
Table 1
Table summary This table displays the results of Table 1 Number of OLM enterprises, Percentage of enterprises, 2016, 2021, 2016 and 2021, calculated using units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Number of OLM enterprises
Percentage of enterprises
2016
2021
2016
2021
Ottawa
27,510
27,320
17.8%
16.1%
Toronto
11,540
11,840
1.2%
1.1%
Rest of the region
10,330
9,690
1.7%
1.5%
Southern Ontario (total)
49,380
48,850
2.9%
2.5%
OLM enterprises were somewhat more likely than other enterprises to be unincorporated.
Table 2
Table summary The information is grouped by Type of enterprise and number of employees (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Type of enterprise and number of employees
OLM enterprises
Other enterprises
Unincorporated enterprises
60.9%
56.6%
Incorporated enterprises
39.1%
43.4%
1 or no employee
28.8%
32.3%
More than 1 but less than 5 employees
5.6%
6.5%
5 or more employees
4.7%
4.6%
A larger proportion of OLM enterprises than other enterprises were located in a rural region. Similar proportions were majority-owned by women+.
Table 3
Table summary This table displays the results of Table 3 , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
The share of total employment represented by OLM enterprises decreased slightly from 2016 to 2021, among incorporated enterprises with more than 1 and less than 5000 employees.
Table 4
Table summary This table displays the results of Table 4 , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
2016
2021
Share of enterprises
2.7%
2.4%
Share of employment
2.7%
2.5%
Share of total payroll
2.4%
2.4%
Industry sectors with the largest and smallest proportions of OLM enterprises
Table 5
Table summary This table displays the results of Table 5 , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Proportion of enterprises that are OLM-owned
Sectors with the largest proportions of OLM enterprises
Natural resources and agriculture
3.2%
Health care and social assistance
2.9%
Construction
2.8%
Sectors with the smallest proportions of OLM enterprises
Manufacturing
2.2%
Accommodation and food services
1.6%
Transportation and warehousing
1.3%
Source: Statistics Canada, Business Linkable File Environment (B-LFE).
