Table 6
Distribution of private incorporated businesses owned by immigrants and non-immigrants, by industry, 2010

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Table 6
Distribution of private incorporated businesses owned by immigrants and non-immigrants, by industry, 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of Distribution of private incorporated businesses owned by immigrants and non-immigrants Distribution, Businesses owned by immigrants and Businesses owned by non-immigrants, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Distribution
Businesses owned by immigrantsNote 1 Businesses owned by non-immigrantsNote 2
number percent number percent
IndustryNote 3  
Unknown 19,590 13.6 40,590 6.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,760 1.2 30,830 4.8
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 250 0.2 7,520 1.2
Utilities 50 0.0 410 0.1
Construction 10,560 7.3 90,190 14.0
Manufacturing 5,650 3.9 34,510 5.4
Wholesale trade 7,630 5.3 34,600 5.4
Retail trade 16,200 11.2 61,520 9.6
Transportation and warehousing 12,270 8.5 29,110 4.5
Information and cultural industries 1,380 1.0 8,530 1.3
Finance and insurance 2,100 1.5 20,940 3.3
Real estate and rental and leasing 3,630 2.5 26,140 4.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 20,630 14.3 88,430 13.8
Management of companies and enterprises 820 0.6 10,700 1.7
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 5,180 3.6 29,670 4.6
Educational services 1,520 1.1 6,010 0.9
Health care and social assistance 10,370 7.2 39,430 6.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation 810 0.6 9,190 1.4
Accommodation and food services 16,080 11.1 32,910 5.1
Other services (except public administration) 7,800 5.4 41,440 6.4
Public administration 40 0.0 170 0.0
All industries 144,350 100.0 642,840 100.0
Note 1.

Immigrants who have entered Canada since 1980.

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Note 2.

Canadian-born population, plus immigrants who entered Canada prior to 1980.

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Note 3.

Industry is defined by the 2-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 code.

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Note: The sum of the figures may not correspond to the totals shown because of rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database.
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