1 The Business Register contains stratification, collection and response information for Canadian businesses. The Business Register maintains a complete, up to date and unduplicated list of all active businesses in Canada that have a corporate income tax (T2) account, are an employer or have a GST account. Industry breakdowns are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 The SEPH covers employer businesses and reports on number of payroll employees and average weekly earnings.

Self-employed persons who are not on payroll are not included in the SEPH data. Also not included are employees in agriculture, fishing and trapping industries, private household services, religious organizations, and military personnel of defence services.

Number of Businesses % of Total

Small Businesses (0-49 Employees) 147,688 98.9%Non-employer Businesses 105,974 70.9%

Medium Businesses (50-499 Employees) 1,626 1.1%Large Businesses (500+ Employees) 77 0.1%

Total Businesses 149,391 100.0%

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3 In 2015, the Canadian Business Patterns was changed to Canadian Business Counts. There are now two classification categories namely: Unclassified-new category for businesses which have not received a NAICS code; Classified- existing category for businesses with a NAICS code. Counts of businesses without employees now cover all enterprises which meet one of the following criteria: is incorporated; shows a minimum of $30,000 in revenue (non-taxable and/or taxable). 4 Changes in business count do not necessarily indicate the true number of new or discontinued businesses. Some businesses may move between size categories as they reduce or increase staff, adding to the count in the new category, and reducing the count in the old category.

% 2018-2019 % 2009-2019Non-Employer -2.0% 90.9%Small (1-49) 0.9% 10.0%

Medium (50-499) 2.3% 16.4%Large (500+) -8.3% 8.5%Total all Small Business(0-49) -1.2% 58.1%

5 The agriculture sector includes agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, as well as related support activities.

Share Share

2019 2009

Micro (0-4) 6.4% 6.6% -0.3%

Small (0-49) 30.7% 32.3% -1.6%

Medium (50-499) 21.3% 20.6% 0.7%

Large (500+) 48.0% 47.1% 0.9%

Changes in

Share

chg % chg chg % chg

2009 2018 2019 2018-19 2018-19 2009-19 2009-19

All Sizes 432,754 470,797 477,118 6,321 1.3% 44,364 10.3%

Small (0-49) 139,672 145,760 146,521 761 0.5% 6,849 4.9%

Medium (50-499) 89,276 102,178 101,801 -377 -0.4% 12,525 14.0%

Large (500+) 203,807 222,859 228,796 5,937 2.7% 24,989 12.3%

6 This sector includes establishments not classified to any other sector, primarily engaged in repairing, or performing general or routine maintenance, on motor vehicles, machinery, equipment and other products to ensure that they work efficiently; providing personal care services, funeral services, laundry services and other services to individuals, such as pet care services and photo finishing services; organizing and promoting religious activities; supporting various causes through grant-making, advocating (promoting) various social and political causes, and promoting and defending the interests of their members. Private households are also included.

7 Self-employed businesses can be operated as an unincorporated or incorporated entity. Each of these categories can be further classified as operating with paid help or without paid help. Another category of self-employed workers is unpaid members of family businesses. This produces five categories of self-employed workers in the province.

Age Group 2018-19 2009-19 2018-19 2009-19

15+ 0.1% -0.3% 1.8% 10.4%

15-24 -20.0% -30.0% 1.7% -14.6%

25-34 0.0% 0.7% -0.7% 25.0%

35-44 0.0% 18.3% 6.3% 26.4%

45-54 0.0% -28.3% -1.0% -16.3%

55-64 0.8% 10.4% 2.0% 27.8%

65+ 2.6% 23.6% 4.9% 65.9%

Self-Employment (% chg) Total Employment (% chg)

8 B.C. Stats has developed a method to determine the contribution of small businesses to GDP, using the income-based approach of the System of National Accounts. B.C. Stats’ definition of “small business” covers businesses with fewer than 50 employees, plus those operated by the self-employed.

9 The total number of businesses in the province is 149,391. However, in this business revenue section, the business numbers add up to 147,185 businesses in the province. This is due some unclassified businesses in the total number.

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$100,000-$499,999

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$500,000 -$1,999,999

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$2,000,000 -$9,999,999

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$10,000,000 -$49,999,999

1.3%

$50,000,000+0.3%