This dataset is a custom tabulation of the Canadian Business Counts product from the Business Register, that includes: establishment counts by dissemination area, 6-digit NAICS and employment size range. Datasets are available for December 2007-2022 and June 2013-2022. This product was formerly known as
Canadian Business Patterns. The data is broken down to a much more detailed geographic level than the standard version of Canadian Business Counts. It shows establishment counts by Dissemination Area (DA), rather than Census Subdivision (city) level. A DA is smaller than a Census Tract, and typically includes between 400-700 people. To view DA boundaries, use Statcan's
GeoSearch tool.
This custom tabulation was paid for by the University of Toronto's Map & Data Library, and has been generously made available to all.
A
CBP Reference Table is available which indicates the type (and level) of industry codes, and the geographic levels, available for each year from 1988-2014.