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Financing research reports
These reports identify access to financing issues and pose future research questions that need to be adresses. The information for these profiles is drawn from national surveys administered by Statistics Canada on small and medium-sized enterprises (Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises) and financial providers (Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing). Industry Canada supplements these surveys with additional research into niche areas of SME financing.
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Surveys and data tables
Statistics Canada administers two key surveys that measure the demand for and supply of financing for SMEs: Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (demand) and Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing (Supply side). Occasionally, Industry Canada has conducted supplementary surveys to measure changing conditions in the marketplace, such as the Credit Conditions Surveys.
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Financing Statistics
These are special editions of the Key Small Business Statistics. It responds to some of the most commonly asked questions related to the state of SME financing in Canada (request rates, approval rates, amounts requested, amounts authorized, amounts outstanding by suppliers, loss rates, etc.). The report analyzes all types of financing (debt, leasing, risk capital) by sector, size of business, region and stage of business development. It is a key resource document for stakeholders and academics on financing activity of SMEs.
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Venture Capital Monitor
This is a quarterly publication on the venture capital (VC) industry in Canada. The goal of this series is to provide current information about this key enabling industry. To this end, the series will track trends in investment activity, report on topical VC-related research and look at key technology clusters where VC investment is taking place.