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.
Number of non-employer businesses in Canada as of 2022, by province
The data includes all active Canadian locations without employees and with a business revenue greater than 30,000 Canadian dollars 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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