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Title: Small and medium sized enterprises in Canada (SME) 2001 -2006

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Principal investigator(s): Statistics Canada. Small Business and Special Surveys Division

Producer: Ottawa, Ont.: Statistics Canada. Small Business and Special Surveys Division

Date of creation: 2008-12

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Distributor: Ottawa, Ont.: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative

Date of distribution: 2009-04-02

Access conditions/restrictions: University of Toronto faculty, students and staff, for academic research and teaching purposes only. See DLI licence.

Summary: This product contains business demography statistics and business performance indicators for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Canada. Tables include business and employment counts; industry breakdown; legal status; business entry, exit and survival counts; and high growth measures.

The SME data warehouse is based on existing administrative data sources from Statistics Canada and Canada Revenue Agency. Currently, data are available for tax year 2001 to tax year 2006. They will be updated annually with the next available tax year.

Keywords: business and employment counts; industry breakdown; legal status; business entry, exit and survival counts; high growth measures

Geographic coverage: Canada, provinces and territories

Time period: 2001-2006

Periodicity: annual

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Universe: The SME Data Warehouse contains a complete, up to date and unduplicated list of all businesses in Canada based on Statistics Canada's Business Register for tax years 2001-2006. This product currently produces data for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are defined as enterprises with less than 250 employees and less than $50 million in total revenue.

Data type: aggregate statistics

Sample: This survey is a census with a longitudinal design. Data are collected for all units of the target population, therefore no sampling is done.

Unit of observation: varies

Mode of data collection: Data are extracted from administrative files and derived from other Statistics Canada surveys and/or other sources.

Extent of file: 14 data files (number of logical records varies; Excel format)

Citation: Statistics Canada. Small and medium sized enterprises in Canada (SME): Table 5: (Business Entry): Number of small- and medium-sized entries by employment size category in Canada for tax years 2001-2006 [computer file]. Ottawa, Ont.: Statistics Canada [producer]; Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative [distributor], 2009.

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Source: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Data Warehouse (SDDS 5157) December 2008

The SME Data Warehouse is based on several sources:

Standard output tables are produced at the national and provincial / territorial level. They include business and employment counts; industry breakdown; legal status; business entry, exit and survival counts; and high growth measures. Custom tabulations can be produced at the sub-provincial level on a cost recovery basis.

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    Data: [Restricted]
  • Table 1: Number of SMEs and number of employees by employment size category in Canada for tax years 2001-2006
  • Table 2: Number of SMEs and number of employees by legal type (incorporated / unincorporated / other) in Canada for tax years 2001-2006
  • Table 3: Number of SME employer businesses, number of employees, and number of SME non-employer businesses by NAICS (2) category in Canada for tax years 2001-2006
  • Table 4: Number of SMEs and number of employees by revenue size ranges in Canada for tax years 2001-2006
    Performance Indicators:
  • Table 5: (Business Entry) Number of small- and medium-sized entries by employment size category in Canada for tax years 2001-2006
  • Table 6: (Business Entry) Number of small- and medium-sized entries by NAICS (2) in Canada for tax years 2001-2006
  • Table 7: (Business Exit) Number of small- and medium-sized exits by employment size categories in Canada for tax years 2002-2006
  • Table 8: (Business Exit) Number of small- and medium-sized exits by NAICS (2) in Canada for tax years 2002-2006
  • Table 9: (Business Survival) Number of 2001 small- and medium-sized entries that survive by employment size categories in Canada for tax years 2002-2006
  • Table 10: (Business Survival) Number of small- and medium-sized entries that survive by NAICS (2) in Canada for tax years 2002-2006
  • Table 11: (High Growth SMEs) Number of high growth SMEs by employment size category in Canada for tax years 2004-2006
  • Table 12: (High Growth SMEs) Number of high growth SMEs by NAICS (2) in Canada for tax years 2004-2006
  • Table 13: (Gazelles) Number of small- and medium-sized gazelles by employment size category in Canada for tax year 2006
  • Table 14: (Gazelles) Number of small- and medium-sized gazelles by NAICS (2) in Canada for tax year 2006

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