SMEs at a glance: Innovative enterprises
2025-11-26
This report analyzes data from the 2023 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SFGSME) to examine the characteristics, financing behaviour, growth performance, and innovation activities of innovative SMEs in Canada.
SME Profile: Innovation in Canada
2025-11-26
This report analyzes data from the 2023 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SFGSME) to examine the characteristics, financing behaviour, growth performance, and innovation activities of innovative SMEs in Canada.
Credit Conditions Survey (2024)
2025-11-17
Small Business Branch monitors small businesses' access to financing based on the Credit Conditions Survey (CCS) and the Small Business Credit Condition Trends incorporates data from the 2024 CCS.
Small Business Credit Condition Trends, 2014-2024
2025-11-17
Small Business Branch monitors small businesses' access to financing based on the Credit Conditions Survey (CCS) and the Small Business Credit Condition Trends incorporates data from the 2024 CCS.
SMEs at a glance: Interprovincial trade
2025-11-17
This infographic presents findings from Statistics Canada's Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises 2023 on businesses involved in interprovincial trade, that is, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that made sales to customers located in another province or territory.
SME Profile: Interprovincial trade
2025-11-17
This report presents findings from Statistics Canada's Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises 2023 on businesses involved in interprovincial trade, that is, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that made sales to customers located in another province or territory.
Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing — Data analysis, second half 2024
2025-09-04
This document presents data on business lending activities gathered from the Statistics Canada Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing, the Bank of Canada Senior Loan Officer Survey and Business Outlook Survey, and the PayNet Canadian Business Lending Index.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on business startups and entrepreneurial activities in Canada
2025-08-08
This report analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on entrepreneurship and the dynamics of business startups in Canada based on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey.
The impact of Venture Capital Action Plan on business performance
2025-08-06
This study examines the business performance of the VCAP-backed firms across short, medium, and long terms, recognizing that the impact of venture capital funding may differ across various time frames.
2025-07-30
This paper uses data from Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises to study the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm productivity, as well as the impact of competition against non-CSR firms on the productivity of CSR firms.
Infographic: SMEs at a glance: Canadian exporters
2025-07-11
The infographic provides some characteristics on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) exporters using data from the 2023 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SFGSME), a survey conducted by Statistics Canada on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Infographic: Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises 2023
2025-03-21
The Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises collects information on the types of financing used by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and on recent attempts by SMEs to obtain new financing. In addition, the survey gathers data on SMEs' growth, on activities related to growth, and on business owner characteristics.
Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises
2025-03-21
The Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises collects information on the types of financing used by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and on recent attempts by SMEs to obtain new financing. In addition, the survey gathers data on SMEs' growth, on activities related to growth, and on business owner characteristics.
Key Small Business Statistics 2024
2025-03-05
Key Small Business Statistics 2024 edition includes data on the number of businesses in Canada, private sector employment by business size, firm birth and survival rate, the share of high-growth firms, exports of goods by small and medium-sized enterprises and the contribution by business size to the gross domestic product.
2025-02-05
This research uses the recently developed Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database (CEEDD), which contains the universe of firms that filed corporate income taxes in Canada, to study the time until new firms hire their first employee.
Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing — Data analysis, first half of 2024
2025-01-29
This document presents data on business lending activities gathered from the Statistics Canada Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing, the Bank of Canada Senior Loan Officer Survey and Business Outlook Survey, and the PayNet Canadian Business Lending Index.