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Tuesday, August 19, 2008


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June 2008 

The CD-ROM Canadian Business Patterns provides counts of active establishments by various geography levels, industry classification and employment size.

Canadian Business Patterns (CBP) is compiled from the Business Register, which is a repository of information on the Canadian business population.

Nationally, there were 2,386,313 active establishments recorded for June 2008. Data from the CBP are available on CD-ROM. They are presented by the 2006 Standard Geographical Classification, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2007), and by employment categories.

The Standard Geographical Classification has changed from the 2001 version to the 2006 version.

The June 2008 edition of the CD-ROM Canadian Business Patterns (61F0040XCB) is now available. The cost varies between $150 and $2,000 depending on the number of tables or cells.

For more information, contact Todd Hahn (613-951-6705; BRDinfoDRE@statcan.gc.ca) or Alex Côté (613-951-0829), Business Register Division.