According to source, entrants is defined as businesses with employees in the current year but none in the previous year.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canada: new businesses in the private sector, by province 2018
This statistic shows the total number of new businesses in the private sector in Canada in 2018, distinguished by province. In 2018, 58,890 new businesses started in Ontario.
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