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Number of Businesses & Employment by Industry

Last updated on March 28, 2025

Number of Businesses

Business Locations including: 

  • Business Locations by Regional District (RD) and Economic Region (DR)
  • Business Locations by Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA)
  • Business Locations by Census Subdivision (municipalities and non-incorporated areas)

Businesses by Employee Size:

  • Small Business Counts

Employment by Industry

  • View Annual Employment by Detailed Industry (NAICs) on the BC Data Catalogue
  • View Annual Employment and Unemployment Rates by Industry (NAICs) and Economic Region on the BC Data Catalogue

Data Tables Available from Statistics Canada

  • Canadian Business Patterns (various tables)
  • Employment by Industry (following datasets from Labour Force Survey)
    • Provinces (29 industries)
    • Provinces (other cross-tabulated industry tables)
    • Economic Regions
    • Census Metropolitan Areas
    • Urban/Rural areas

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