As of June 2022, there were 1.3 million business locations with employees in Canada. The largest number was located in Ontario, with roughly 494 thousand locations. Quebec and British Colombia followed, with 275 thousand and 212 thousand units, respectively.
Number of business locations with employees in Canada as of 2022, by province or territory
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StatCan. (August 18, 2022). Number of business locations with employees in Canada as of 2022, by province or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751453/canadian-business-counts-with-employees-by-province-or-territory/
StatCan. "Number of business locations with employees in Canada as of 2022, by province or territory." Chart. August 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751453/canadian-business-counts-with-employees-by-province-or-territory/
StatCan. (2022). Number of business locations with employees in Canada as of 2022, by province or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751453/canadian-business-counts-with-employees-by-province-or-territory/
StatCan. "Number of Business Locations with Employees in Canada as of 2022, by Province or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751453/canadian-business-counts-with-employees-by-province-or-territory/
StatCan, Number of business locations with employees in Canada as of 2022, by province or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751453/canadian-business-counts-with-employees-by-province-or-territory/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Number of business locations with employees in Canada as of 2022, by province or territory [Graph], StatCan, August 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751453/canadian-business-counts-with-employees-by-province-or-territory/