Canada: number of women-owned companies

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In 2018, 271,678 private sector businesses in Canada were majority owned by women, which is approximately 100,000 more than in 2005. On the other hand, while the number of companies mainly owned by women has indeed increased in recent years, the increase in terms of proportion is not as great: there has been an increase of only two percentage points in the share of companies owned by women between 2005 and 2018.
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Number of private sector businesses owned by women in Canada from 2005 to 2018

Characteristic	Number of private sector businesses
2018	271,678
2017	273,051
2016	269,086
2015	263,499
2014	255,567
2013	250,630
2012	245,045
2011	237,875
2010	228,612
2009	217,898
2008	205,695
2007	194,454
2006	182,271
2005	171,741

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2005 to 2018

Supplementary notes

Women-owned businesses refer to those where total shares by female owners are greater than or equal to 51% . Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2005 to 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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