This issue covers venture capital (VC) investment and fundraising activity in Canada during the second quarter of 2012. It also describes recent federal government activity in the VC market.
The 2011 data of the Statistics Canada Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing.
This eighteenth edition updates data found in previous editions.
This issue covers venture capital (VC) investment and fundraising activity in Canada during the first quarter of 2012. It also describes recent federal and provincial government budget announcements in support of VC.
This year-end issue of the Venture Capital Monitor covers venture capital (VC) activity from January 2011 to December 2011, which experienced its highest level of investments in over four years.
This issue discusses venture capital (VC) in Canada during the third quarter of 2011. It also describes recent government activity by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and provincial governments in support of VC.
Fast facts
In 2022, there are 1.22 million SMEs in Canada that have employees.
Source: Key Small Business Statistics
97.8% of businesses in Canada have fewer than 100 employees.
Source: Key Small Business Statistics
Between 2016 and 2020, on average, 101,921 businesses were created every year and 96,548 disappeared.
Source: Key Small Business Statistics
In 2022, private sector SMEs employ around 8 million people in Canada.
Source: Key Small Business Statistics
22% of SMEs operate in goods-producing industries and 78% of SMEs operate in service industries.
Source: Key Small Business Statistics
SMEs were responsible for $293 billion (40.8%) of Canada's total value of goods exports in 2022.
Source: Key Small Business Statistics
2.6% of firms with 10 employees or more were high-growth firms in 2020.
Source: Key Small Business Statistics
SMEs contributed 49% of Canada's GDP in 2020.
Source: Key Small Business Statistics
12.1% of SMEs exported goods and services in 2020.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
The likelihood of exporting increases with business size.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
The primary decision maker of 47% of SMEs is between 50 and 64 years old.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
16.8% of SMEs were majority-women owned in 2020.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
25% of SMEs are operated by individuals with a bachelor's degree, while 15% are operated by individuals with a master's degree or above.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
28% of SMEs innovated between 2018 and 2020.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
16% of SMEs held intellectual property in 2020.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
82% of SMEs requested external financing in 2020.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
92% of the amount of debt financing requested by SMEs was authorized.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
2% of SMEs imported services from outside Canada.
Source: 2020 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises