The data includes all active Canadian locations with employees. The Unclassified category is composed of units with employees which have not received a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
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 employer businesses in Canada 2022, by industry
As of June 2022, there were *** million businesses with employees in Canada. Over **** thousand enterprises were operating in the industry of professional, scientific and technical services, accounting for the largest group. The construction sector followed with *** thousand businesses.
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