Growth Map of Canadian Firms - January 2010

Special edition of Key Small Business Statistic

Table of content

• Foreword
• Highlights
• Number of Businesses in Canada
  • When is a business "small"?
  • How many businesses are there in Canada?
• Growth Map of Canadian Firms
  By Chris Parsley and Sonja Djukic
  • A. Background
    • Industry Canada's Research on Growth Firms
    • Consensus Definition of Growth Firms
    • Growth Map
  • B. Data Sources and Methodology
  • C. Distribution of Firms in Canada by Growth Rate
    • Distribution of Firms by Growth Rate
    • Distribution of Firms' Growth Rates by Firm Size
    • Distribution of Firms' Growth Rates by Industry Sector
  • D. Employment Generation and Revenue Performance across the Growth Distribution
    • Job Creation by Firms at Different Stages of Growth
    • Revenue Performance by Firms at Different Stages of Growth
  • E. International Comparisons
    • Growth Performance of Canadian Firms Compared with Other Countries
  • F. Concluding Remarks