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Canadian business patterns data provide counts of active establishments by industry classification and employment size categories. The data are compiled from the Business Register, which is a repository of information on the Canadian business population.

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For further information on "establishments" and "locations", see Page 8 of this Statistics Canada guide.

Statistics Canada advises users not to use these data as a time series.

Take note that the file Dec14CDCSD_est.ivt uses the numeric geographic code as the default Label for the Geography dimension.  You can change the label to view the name of the geographies by selecting the 'Next Label' button at the top of the screen while the Geography dimension is selected.

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2014
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Canadian business patterns, establishment and location counts, employment size and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), December 2014
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