Canada: private sector employer businesses by province

This statistic shows the number of active employer businesses in the private sector in Canada in 2020, distinguished by province and territories. In 2020, a total of 441,220 private sector employer businesses were active in Ontario.

Number of active employer businesses in the private sector in Canada in 2020, by province

Provinces and the territories	Number of active employer businesses
Ontario	441,220
Quebec	221,220
British Columbia	187,040
Alberta	172,510
Saskatchewan	39,720
Manitoba	38,460
Nova Scotia	26,830
New Brunswick	21,750
Newfoundland and Labrador	16,450
Prince Edward Island	6,370
Territories	3,690

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Release date

December 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

The private sector covers all industrial sectors except utilities, educational services, health care and social assistance, and public administration. It includes unclassified businesses. Unclassified businesses are those for which the industrial classification has yet to be determined.

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