As of June 2022, there were 1.3 million businesses with employees in Canada. Over 1550 thousand enterprises were operating in the industry of professional, scientific and technical services, accounting for the largest group. The construction sector followed with 151 thousand businesses.

Canadian Business Counts, location counts with employees, by employment size ranges and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), census metropolitan areas and census subdivisions, December 2024.

New businesses registered (number) in Canada was reported at 60852 number in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - New businesses registered - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

As of June 2022, nearly three million active businesses without employees were operating in Canada. Ontario recorded the highest number, with over one million businesses, followed by Quebec with 628 thousand. In particular, data refer to enterprises with revenues greater than 30,000 Canadian dollars.

This table contains 2736 series, with data starting from 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Business dynamics measure (16 items: Number of active employer businesses in the private sector; Number of entrants; Number of incumbents; Number of exits; ...) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (19 items: Private sector; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; Utilities; ...) Firm size (9 items: Private sector; From 0 to less than 100 employees; From 0 to less than 50 employees; Less than 5 employees; ...).

As of December 2022, enterprises with one to four employees represented the largest group of businesses in Canada. Specifically, there were 757 thousand active businesses belonging to this group. Enterprises with five to nine employees amounted to 243 thousand, the second most numerous group.

Counts of Entrants, Incumbents, and Exits by North American Industry Classification System, for each province and territory from the Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program.

The “Businesses by Census Subdivision” is derived from the Statistics Canada’s Business Register. At the request of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Statistics Canada aggregated the number of businesses per NAICS classification and employment class for each Census Subdivision. The data includes the individual occurrences of a business in each census subdivision by indicating its NAICS classification and employment class. The name, location, and any other identifying information about the businesses has been suppressed by Statistics Canada.

The SME data warehouse is based on existing administrative data sources from Statistics Canada and Canada Revenue Agency. Data covers tax year 2001 to tax year 2006. The SME Data Warehouse contains a complete, up to date and unduplicated list of all businesses in Canada based on Statistics Canada's Business Register for tax years 2001-2006. This product currently produces data for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are defined as enterprises with less than 250 employees and less than $50 million in total revenue.

This driver measures the number of private-employer business establishments. Nonemployers are not included. Data is sourced from Statistics Canada (Canadian Business Patterns Database).

As of June 2022, there were 1.3 million business locations with employees in Canada. The largest number was located in Ontario, with roughly 494 thousand locations. Quebec and British Colombia followed, with 275 thousand and 212 thousand units, respectively.

Total value (x 1,000,000) of businesses’ sales, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).

This table includes total number of businesses and total revenue (all incorporated statuses); sales of goods and services, and other revenues (incorporated businesses only). Values are averages in current dollars unless otherwise stated.

Canada CA: Number of Listed Domestic Companies: Total data was reported at 3,534.000 Unit in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,455.000 Unit for 2021. Canada CA: Number of Listed Domestic Companies: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 1,834.500 Unit from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2022, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,922.000 Unit in 2020 and a record low of 1,124.000 Unit in 1980. Canada CA: Number of Listed Domestic Companies: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Financial Sector. Listed domestic companies, including foreign companies which are exclusively listed, are those which have shares listed on an exchange at the end of the year. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies, such as holding companies and investment companies, regardless of their legal status, are excluded. A company with several classes of shares is counted once. Only companies admitted to listing on the exchange are included.;World Federation of Exchanges database.;Sum;Stock market data were previously sourced from Standard & Poor's until they discontinued their 'Global Stock Markets Factbook' and database in April 2013. Time series have been replaced in December 2015 with data from the World Federation of Exchanges and may differ from the previous S&P definitions and methodology.

Canada CA: New Business Density: New Registrations per 1000 People Aged 15 to 64 data was reported at 9.834 Number in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.334 Number for 2021. Canada CA: New Business Density: New Registrations per 1000 People Aged 15 to 64 data is updated yearly, averaging 8.241 Number from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2022, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.334 Number in 2021 and a record low of 0.204 Number in 2017. Canada CA: New Business Density: New Registrations per 1000 People Aged 15 to 64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Businesses Registered Statistics. New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.;World Bank's Entrepreneurship Database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship).;Unweighted average;For cross-country comparability, only limited liability corporations that operate in the formal sector are included.

This statistic displays the number of employer businesses in the goods-producing and service-producing sectors in Canada as of December 2021, by firm size. In December 2021, Canada had 508 goods-producing companies with 500 employees or more.

As of June 2022, there were almost three million active businesses without employees in Canada. Enterprises active in the sector of real estate, rental, and leasing were 765,299, accounting for the largest sector. Professional, scientific, and technical services followed with 316 thousand.

This statistic displays the number of employer businesses by size and province in Canada as of December 2021. In December 2021, Saskatchewan had 39,884 small businesses with one to 99 employees.

Canadian business patterns, location counts without employees, by employment size and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Canada and provinces (number), semi-annual.

Canada CA: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data was reported at 2.000 Number in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.000 Number for 2018. Canada CA: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 2.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.000 Number in 2007 and a record low of 2.000 Number in 2019. Canada CA: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.;World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.