LibGuides: Business Statistics: General

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Business Data Sources: A Guide for Data Users
20-page guide to business data available from Statistics Canada. Prepared by Statcan's Western Region and Northern Territories Office. (March 2017)

This guide lists selected sources of frequently-requested business statistics that are available to Kwantlen users.

Please also see the Statistics subject guide for more general sources.

Statista This link opens in a new window
A statistics portal that integrates data on over 60,000 topics from over 18,000 sources. It contains statistics, reports on industries, markets, surveys, toplists, and infographics.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes Industry Profiles, Market Research Reports, SWOT Analyses, and Country Reports.
Off campus access restricted to current KPU students and employees.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
American and Canadian market research industry reports.
Off campus access restricted to current KPU students and employees.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping and data-visualization application that allows users to create interactive maps, charts, and reports. It contains over 75,000 variables on business, socio-demographics, and economics that can be mapped to any geographic area of Canada. Map and analyze data on diverse topics like demographics, consumer spending, brand preference, employment, public health, etc.
Please note there is a limit of 5 simultaneous users.

Statistics Canada
Statcan gathers data on Canada's population (Census), industries, household spending, and many other topics.

Passport This link opens in a new window
Includes internationally standardized statistics and data; analysis of lifestyle, population, and socioeconomic factors worldwide; historical and forecast data; and market share, market size, and market environment data.

CivicInfoBC
Excellent tool to create tables from dozens of municipal and local-level data sources, ranging from 'Animal Control Fees', to 'Workforce Composition'.
List of BC Municipalities
Links to municipal websites which usually include extensive local business statistics. From the Union of BC Municipalities.
Metro Vancouver Regional Data and Statistics
Includes regional planning data, housing data, census bulletins, and Metro Vancouver growth projections.
Statistics Canada's Data Tables for Census Metropolitan Areas
Census Metropolitan Areas are urban regions defined by Statistics Canada. Use the filters on the left to select a subject.

BC STATS: Business
BC Environmental Scan
Economic and demographic highlights, with a particular focus on labour market conditions. Annual report from Service Canada.
2021 BC Small Business Profile
BC Financial & Economic Review
This annual review of the financial performance of the provincial government provides a status report on the BC economy.
BC Economic Accounts Data for 1981-2018

Major Economic Indicators
Statistics Canada. Updated daily.
Canada and the World Statistics Hub
Statistics Canada. "This product illustrates the nature and the extent of Canada's economic and financial relationship with the world using interactive graphs and tables."
SME Research & Statistics
Industry Canada. For small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Economic Accounts
Statistics Canada. "Provides up-to-date portraits of national, provincial, and territorial economies and their structures, based on an integrated, internationally recognized set of economic accounting concepts."
Key Small Business Statistics
Industry Canada. Semi-annual.
Statistics Canada: Statistics by Subject
Great way to browse through a vast collection of data tables, Census data, analytical reports, and more. Arranged in broad (to narrower) categories.
Economic Insights
Statistics Canada. "The Economic Insights series features concise examinations of economic events, trends, and important structural changes in the economy."
Business Data Lab (BDL)
BDL is a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce that offers regular monitoring of business conditions, expectations, obstacles and opportunities for growth.
Business Conditions Terminal (BCT)
The Business Conditions Terminal (BCT) from the Business Data Lab (BDL) allows users to find various insights and visualizations on business conditions in Canada.