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.
Number of non-employer businesses in Canada as of 2022, by industry
The data includes all active Canadian locations without employees and with a business revenue greater than $30,000 or that are incorporated.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, June 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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