Description: Official language minority (OLM) enterprises – Northern Ontario
In 2021, 14.4% of enterprises in Northern 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
North-East (incl. Muskoka)
12170
11,030
20.1%
18.0%
North-West
730
590
3.7%
3.0%
Northern Ontario (total)
12,910
11,620
16.0%
14.4%
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
65.2%
61.6%
Incorporated enterprises
34.8%
38.4%
1 or no employee
22.5%
24.8%
More than 1 but less than 5 employees
6.1%
6.6%
5 or more employees
6.2%
6.9%
Similar proportions of OLM enterprises and other enterprises were located in a rural region or were majority-owned by women+.
Table 3
Table summary This table displays the results of Table 3 , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
The shares of total employment and total payroll 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
14.8%
13.3%
Share of employment
13.0%
11.7%
Share of total payroll
13.2%
12.2%
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
19.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing
16.5%
Sectors with the smallest proportions of OLM enterprises
Health care and social assistance
11.5%
Professional, scientific and technical services
11.4%
Accommodation and food services
9.7%
Source: Statistics Canada, Business Linkable File Environment (B-LFE).
