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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Number of non-employer businesses in Canada 2022, by province
As of June 2022, nearly *** active businesses without employees were operating in Canada. Ontario recorded the highest number, with over * businesses, followed by Quebec with *** thousand. In particular, data refer to enterprises with revenues greater than * Canadian dollars.
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