Small Business Statistics

The Small Business Statistics program provides data on small and medium enterprises in Canada.

Summary

Topics included in these records are:

• Small Business Profiles;
• Small and medium enterprises, financing;
• Employment dynamics.

Small Business Statistics program

This program provides information on small businesses by making use of administrative taxation records. It provides an array of statistics on the small and medium enterprises and their financing activities.

• Small Business Profiles present the following items at the national, regional, provincial and territorial levels and by industry (based on the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), 1997 or 2002 North American Industrial Classifications System (NAICS)) for unincorporated and incorporated businesses. Data are available for 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, and 2002.
  • Selected expenses
  • Net profit/loss
  • Balance sheet items
  • Selected financial ratios
• Financing of Small and Medium enterprises statistics presents results from the 2000 and 2001 surveys on SME owner characteristics, start-up firms, type of financing (debt, leasing and equity) requested by SME's; approval rates and conditions offered by suppliers of loans.
• Employment Dynamics show the following items by business size at the national and provincial and territorial levels. Data are available for 1983 to 1999 on the 1980 SIC in a CD ROM format. More recent 2000 and 2001 data are available upon request.
  • Number of businesses
  • Payrolls
  • Labour units
  • Newly identified firms
  • Firms no longer reporting

Costs

Costs may be applicable in obtaining statistics from the Small Business Profiles and Employment Dynamics. The online catalogue of products and services is available on the Statistics Canada's Web site or contact:

Small Business and Special Surveys Division
10th Floor, Section C-7 Jean Talon Building
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Toll-free Number: 1-877-679-2746
Toll-free Fax Number: 1-877-792-9270

Quebec Contact(s):
National Capital Region
Statistical Reference Centre
Statistics Canada
Room 1500
Main Building
Holland Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

Advisory Services
Statistical Reference Centre
Statistics Canada
4th Floor
East Tower, Guy Favreau Complex
200 René-Lévesque Boulevard West
Montréal, Quebec  H2Z 1X4
Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

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National Contact(s):
Statistical Reference Centre
Statistics Canada
Room 1500
Main Building
Holland Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Fax: 1-877-287-4369
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1136
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-267-6677
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-363-7629
E-mail: infostats@statcan.ca
Web site: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html