As of the last quarter of 2022, less than one in five private sector businesses in Canada were majority owned by women. This proportion was higher in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, where slightly more than one-quarter of private sector companies were majority owned by women, but much lower in the province of Manitoba.
More data on companies in Canada can be found here.
Share of private sector businesses majority-owned by women in Canada in the fourth quarter of 2022, by province or territory
Majority ownership is defined at 51% or more. Majority-ownership was self-reported for private sector businesses only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, Q4 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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