In 2018, 271,678 private sector businesses in Canada were majority owned by women, which is approximately 100,000 more than in 2005. On the other hand, while the number of companies mainly owned by women has indeed increased in recent years, the increase in terms of proportion is not as great: there has been an increase of only two percentage points in the share of companies owned by women between 2005 and 2018.
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Number of private sector businesses owned by women in Canada from 2005 to 2018
Characteristic
Number of private sector businesses
2018
271,678
2017
273,051
2016
269,086
2015
263,499
2014
255,567
2013
250,630
2012
245,045
2011
237,875
2010
228,612
2009
217,898
2008
205,695
2007
194,454
2006
182,271
2005
171,741
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Women-owned businesses refer to those where total shares by female owners are greater than or equal to 51% .
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2005 to 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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