| Business services, as their name implies, deliver services mainly to other businesses, rather than to individuals. These services are the most rapidly growing sector within commercial services, and include accountants, computer services and other kinds of consultants. Business services have the strongest relationship, of all the commercial sectors, to city size and high-income locations.
Geographical Description
On this map, the size of the circles is proportional to the population
of the cities, while the degree of specialization is shown by the
colour in the legend. The map of business-service specialization
closely resembles the distribution of financial services. In addition
to the pattern of specialization due to variations in the size of
external trade (market)
areas, the regional capitals are favoured, as are smaller cities
around the largest metropolitan areas. Many of the highest values
occur in cities near metropolitan areas. In eastern Canada, large
cities (for example, Montréal and Toronto) typically have
values close to zero because of their diversity. Rural areas (for
example, northern Ontario) are unlikely to specialize in business
services, but high-income cities near metropolitan regions often
have high values (for example, Red Deer and Airdrie, Alberta).
To properly interpret this map, please consult the text Data
and Mapping Notes.
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