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Table 4.2 Employer businesses, by firm size and by province and territory, 2005 to 2009

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Table 4.2  Employer businesses, by firm size and by province and territory, 2005 to 2009
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
  1 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 or more employees 1 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 or more employees 1 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 or more employees 1 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 or more employees 1 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 or more employees
  number
Canada 1,026,683 22,628 3,047 1,040,959 23,021 3,149 1,053,598 20,545 2,904 1,057,819 20,123 3,026 1,076,197 19,935 2,985
Newfoundland and Labrador 16,474 282 56 16,242 266 58 17,679 258 52 16,867 254 50 16,918 247 47
Prince Edward Island 1,481 112 13 5,981 103 10 6,041 96 11 5,784 86 11 5,818 83 14
Nova Scotia 29,471 646 85 12,481 635 84 29,954 571 78 29,439 572 72 29,520 573 76
New Brunswick 25,396 456 58 25,415 439 57 25,461 422 58 25,034 419 66 25,135 406 69
Quebec 234,204 4,130 630 232,547 3,856 616 232,565 4,309 647 231,295 4,193 669 234,407 4,167 667
Ontario 339,473 9,453 1,280 345,629 9,560 1 304 356,224 8,256 1,169 362,173 8,102 1,258 371,344 8,041 1,216
Manitoba 34,311 817 108 34,712 830 121 34,184 729 116 32,805 736 119 34,673 708 120
Saskatchewan 15,972 594 75 37,920 614 88 36,211 539 87 36,206 506 76 37,029 516 77
Alberta 139,660 3,129 369 144,818 3,569 414 146,010 2,719 326 147,010 2,607 349 149,736 2,570 356
British Columbia 159,454 2,912 366 164,397 3,058 390 165,563 2,555 355 166,521 2,551 350 167,961 2,520 334
Yukon 1,528 25 2 1,550 25 3 1,543 29 2 1,517 33 3 1,551 34 5
Northwest Territories 1,680 53 4 1,632 48 3 1,570 43 2 1,502 45 2 1,536 50 3
Nunavut 611 19 1 613 18 1 593 19 1 564 19 1 569 20 1
Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register.
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