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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table 5a. Employment by firm size in Canada, 1983 to 2003
Year Firm size1 Total
0 to 19 employees 20 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 employees and over
thousands
1983
2,017.4
1,459.6
1,262.2
4,931.1
9,670.2
1984
2,158.2
1,620.1
1,366.4
5,040.3
10,184.9
1985
2,222.9
1,691.3
1,414.4
5,142.9
10,471.5
1986
2,393.4
1,847.2
1,523.5
5,434.9
11,199.0
1987
2,472.1
1,955.5
1,582.4
5,524.3
11,534.2
1988
2,522.5
2,035.4
1,638.8
5,570.6
11,767.4
1989
2,453.8
2,004.8
1,613.4
5,403.5
11,475.5
1990
2,428.3
1,939.9
1,548.8
5,275.3
11,192.3
1991
2,477.2
2,109.2
1,656.8
5,089.8
11,333.0
1992
2,469.8
2,037.0
1,571.2
4,972.4
11,050.5
1993
2,503.9
2,076.9
1,585.6
4,912.5
11,078.9
1994
2,541.6
2,115.7
1,643.4
4,945.5
11,246.2
1995
2,583.2
2,184.8
1,718.1
4,993.5
11,479.5
1996
2,620.0
2,229.2
1,721.3
5,023.2
11,593.7
1997
2,684.3
2,336.9
1,816.0
5,249.8
12,087.1
1998
2,716.7
2,380.2
1,856.7
5,397.4
12,350.9
1999
2,733.8
2,402.2
1,905.8
5,321.1
12,363.0
2000
2,765.8
2,514.0
2,036.2
5,574.1
12,890.1
2001
2,821.8
2,581.0
2,098.4
5,694.3
13,195.6
2002
2,902.4
2,663.1
2,135.8
5,754.9
13,456.1
2003
2,950.4
2,706.5
2,157.1
5,940.1
13,754.1
1. Size categories used above refer to number of employees (e.g., 0 to 19 employees).
Note: Data prior to 1991 were backcasted based on the Standards Industrial Classification (SIC) based data.
Data source: Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program (LEAP) 1991 to 2003, Business and Labour Market Analysis Division.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Business Dynamics in Canada, catalogue number 61-534-XWE2006001.