Appendix 2 (continued)
Selected SIBS tables (continued)
| Symbol | Meaning | Coefficient of variationFootnote p | Standard error (SE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Very reliable | ≤ 5 % | ≤ 2.5 |
| B | Reliable | > 5 % and ≤ 15 % | > 2.5 and ≤7.5 |
| E | Use with caution | > 15 % and ≤ 30 % | > 7.5 and ≤15 |
| F | Too unreliable to be published | > 30 % | > 15 |
| X | Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | ||
| ... | Not applicable | ||
| By industry | Had business activities outside of Canada | Relocated business activities outside of CanadaFootnote q | Outsourced business activities outside of CanadaFootnote q | Relocated business activities from another country into Canada | Exported or attempted to export | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | |
| All surveyed industries | 24.7 | A | 7.8 | B | 16.8 | B | 1.8 | A | 21.8 | A |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | F | X | X | 0 | A | F | ||||
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 34.3 | B | 8.5 | B | 18.1 | E | 2.1 | A | 21.5 | B |
| Utilities | 21.1 | B | 14.1 | B | 21.8 | B | 1.8 | A | 18.1 | B |
| Construction | 8.1 | E | X | X | 0 | A | 0 | A | ||
| Manufacturing | 47.5 | A | 11 | A | 21.2 | A | 5 | A | 53.7 | A |
| Food | 34.3 | B | 6.3 | A | 7.8 | A | 1.7 | A | 40.7 | B |
| Beverage and tobacco product | 29.1 | B | 26.6 | E | 4.4 | A | 5.6 | A | 36.8 | B |
| Textile mills | 69.1 | B | 12.5 | B | 25.3 | B | 10.5 | A | 75.7 | B |
| Textile product mills | 46.2 | B | 23.8 | B | 23.8 | B | 8 | B | 49.4 | B |
| Clothing | 48.1 | B | 13.1 | B | 29.5 | B | 0.9 | A | 42.6 | B |
| Leather and allied product | 40.6 | B | 19.7 | B | 32.2 | B | 2.3 | A | 68.9 | B |
| Wood product | 28 | B | 1.1 | A | 13.3 | B | 0.5 | A | 44.8 | B |
| Paper | 56.9 | B | 9.4 | A | 16.3 | B | 6.4 | A | 64.6 | B |
| Printing and related support activities | 31.5 | B | 1.7 | A | 11.8 | B | 2.8 | A | 40.1 | B |
| Petroleum and coal product | 53.7 | B | 7.1 | B | 21.4 | B | 11.5 | B | 61.6 | B |
| Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical | 58.6 | B | 12.8 | B | 18.2 | B | 7 | A | 60.3 | B |
| Pharmaceutical | 59.6 | B | 13.4 | B | 37 | B | 12.7 | B | 70.9 | B |
| Plastics and rubber products | 53.4 | B | 13.4 | B | 17.2 | B | 7.7 | A | 71 | B |
| Motor vehicle plastic parts | 62.6 | B | 30.3 | B | 47.2 | E | 7.1 | B | 69 | B |
| Non-metallic mineral product | 32.9 | B | 20.5 | B | 20.9 | B | 0.5 | A | 34.8 | B |
| Primary metal | 52.4 | B | 17.2 | B | 23.4 | B | 5 | A | 64.8 | B |
| Fabricated metal product | 45.4 | B | 5.7 | A | 18.4 | B | 3.5 | A | 44.2 | B |
| Machinery | 65.2 | B | 15.1 | B | 28.3 | B | 7.9 | A | 69.3 | B |
| Computer and electronic product | 64.5 | B | 9.8 | A | 22 | B | 10.7 | A | 76.3 | B |
| Electrical equipment, appliance and component | 62.6 | B | 21.1 | B | 24.9 | B | 6.5 | A | 74.2 | B |
| Transportation equipment | 54.8 | A | 14.7 | A | 29.1 | A | 8.2 | A | 63.9 | A |
| Motor vehicle | 66.7 | B | 0 | A | 41.7 | E | 11.1 | B | 44.4 | B |
| Motor vehicle body and trailer | 49.2 | B | 6.9 | B | 21.1 | B | 2.4 | A | 55.5 | B |
| Motor vehicle parts | 53.5 | B | 19.1 | B | 28.7 | B | 10.2 | A | 72.7 | B |
| Aerospace product and parts | 63.5 | B | 18.3 | B | 45.2 | B | 13.8 | B | 75 | B |
| Furniture and related product | 43 | B | 7.6 | B | 24.8 | B | 1.7 | A | 51.4 | B |
| Miscellaneous | 55.2 | B | 11.8 | B | 28.2 | B | 13 | B | 50.6 | B |
| All surveyed industries except manufacturing | 19.5 | B | 6.1 | B | 14.3 | B | 1.0 | A | 14.5 | A |
| Wholesale Trade | 32.8 | E | 9.9 | E | 19.8 | E | 0.0 | A | 28.0 | E |
| Retail Trade | 0.7 | A | X | X | 0.0 | A | 0.0 | A | ||
| Transportation and warehousing | 31.7 | B | 1.1 | A | 14.4 | B | 1.0 | A | 11.8 | B |
| Information and cultural industries | 37.4 | B | 7.7 | B | 22.9 | B | 2.6 | A | 24.5 | B |
| Finance and insurance | 12.9 | B | 14.3 | E | 32.5 | E | 0.0 | A | 6.8 | A |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 30.1 | E | X | X | 0 | A | 0 | A | ||
| Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services | 34.2 | B | 6.0 | A | 22.6 | B | 2.8 | A | 31.2 | B |
| Scientific research and development services | 53.0 | B | 6.8 | B | 27.3 | B | 5.1 | A | 43.8 | B |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.0 | A | ... | ... | 0.0 | A | F | |||
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | F | F | F | 5.6 | E | 35.1 | E | |||
| By firm size | Had business activities outside of Canada | Relocated business activities outside of CanadaFootnote r | Outsourced business activities outside of CanadaFootnote r | Relocated business activities from another country into Canada | Exported or attempted to export | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | ||
| All industries | Large Enterprises | F | F | F | 4.3 | A | 27.0 | E | |||
| Medium Enterprises | 35.5 | E | 6.8 | A | 14.4 | B | 7.2 | B | 31.5 | B | |
| Small Enterprises | 21.4 | A | 5.7 | A | 15.7 | B | 0.8 | A | 19.9 | A | |
| Manufacturing | Large Enterprises | 69.7 | A | 25.2 | A | 27.4 | A | 12.1 | A | 69.8 | A |
| Medium Enterprises | 60 | A | 15.7 | A | 25.8 | A | 9.1 | A | 71.3 | A | |
| Small Enterprises | 42.9 | A | 7.3 | A | 19 | A | 3.5 | A | 48.8 | A | |
| All Except Manufacturing | Large Enterprises | F | F | F | 1.6 | A | 12.3 | B | |||
| Medium Enterprises | 28.8 | E | 1.6 | A | 8 | B | 6.6 | B | 20.6 | E | |
| Small Enterprises | 16.8 | A | 4.8 | B | 13.9 | B | 0.2 | A | 13.8 | A | |
| By industry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-5 | 6-10 | 11-20 | +20 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | |
| All surveyed industries | 3.1 | A | 5.8 | B | 13 | A | 12.5 | A | 27.9 | B | 16 | B | 21.8 | B |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0 | A | 0 | A | F | 0 | A | 0 | A | F | F | |||
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2 | A | 3.6 | A | 3.2 | A | 13.2 | B | 23.4 | B | 11.5 | B | 43.1 | B |
| Utilities | 14.8 | B | 16.9 | B | 7.6 | B | 17.5 | B | 9.2 | A | 11.7 | B | 22.3 | B |
| Construction | 8.1 | E | 8.1 | E | 10.6 | E | 3.2 | A | 4.8 | A | 40.7 | E | 24.4 | E |
| Manufacturing | 3.9 | A | 4.9 | A | 9 | A | 24.4 | A | 23.2 | A | 9.8 | A | 24.8 | A |
| Food | 2.6 | A | 6 | A | 10.6 | A | 22.5 | B | 23.7 | B | 13.4 | A | 21.3 | B |
| Beverage and tobacco product | 7.8 | B | 3.1 | A | 19.6 | B | 15.6 | B | 13.1 | B | 1.3 | A | 39.5 | E |
| Textile mills | 6.7 | A | 5.2 | A | 15.7 | B | 22.6 | B | 32.5 | B | 8.6 | A | 8.6 | A |
| Textile product mills | 5 | A | 17.2 | B | 13.2 | B | 25.2 | B | 24.2 | B | 8.1 | B | 7.1 | B |
| Clothing | 5.2 | B | 5 | B | 5.2 | A | 14.5 | B | 25.1 | B | 6.3 | B | 38.7 | B |
| Leather and allied product | 0 | A | 5.7 | A | 14.2 | A | 27.7 | B | 16.7 | A | 2.8 | A | 32.9 | B |
| Wood product | 3.3 | A | 1.4 | A | 8.7 | B | 17.5 | B | 23.4 | B | 13.9 | B | 31.7 | B |
| Paper | 1.3 | A | 7.1 | A | 9.4 | A | 24.3 | B | 27.9 | B | 13 | B | 17.1 | B |
| Printing and related support activities | 2.5 | A | 0.3 | A | 7.7 | B | 12.8 | B | 23.1 | B | 10.3 | B | 43.2 | B |
| Petroleum and coal product | 0 | A | 3.8 | A | 15.5 | B | 30.8 | B | 19.2 | B | 3.8 | A | 26.9 | B |
| Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical | 4.8 | A | 6.9 | A | 12.3 | A | 34.4 | B | 20.5 | B | 5.9 | A | 15.2 | B |
| Pharmaceutical | 10.5 | B | 6.6 | B | 8 | B | 13.9 | B | 33.9 | B | 6.1 | A | 21.1 | B |
| Plastics and rubber products | 5.4 | A | 7 | A | 5.9 | A | 32.4 | B | 16.6 | B | 16.8 | B | 16 | B |
| Motor vehicle plastic parts | 9.1 | B | 0 | A | 12 | B | 27.4 | B | 13.4 | B | 9.1 | B | 28.9 | B |
| Non-metallic mineral product | 4.6 | A | 12.2 | B | 12 | B | 16.1 | B | 33 | B | 6.7 | A | 15.3 | B |
| Primary metal | 5.2 | A | 6.1 | A | 10.3 | A | 26.7 | B | 31.3 | B | 4.8 | A | 15.6 | A |
| Fabricated metal product | 5 | A | 3.7 | A | 7.6 | A | 27.1 | B | 20.1 | B | 10.8 | A | 25.6 | B |
| Machinery | 0.6 | A | 4.1 | A | 7.4 | A | 30.5 | B | 23.3 | B | 5 | A | 29.2 | B |
| Computer and electronic product | 6.2 | A | 5.1 | A | 12.6 | B | 27.4 | B | 20.9 | B | 4.6 | A | 23.1 | B |
| Electrical equipment, appliance and component | 4.6 | A | 7.2 | A | 14.9 | A | 27.7 | B | 24 | B | 7.5 | A | 14.1 | A |
| Transportation equipment | 11.5 | A | 5.8 | A | 10.2 | A | 25.8 | A | 25.3 | A | 8.4 | A | 13.1 | A |
| Motor vehicle | 0 | A | 5.6 | B | 11.1 | B | 16.7 | B | 44.4 | B | 22.2 | B | 0 | A |
| Motor vehicle body and trailer | 8 | B | 6.2 | A | 1.7 | A | 26.1 | B | 38 | B | 13.2 | B | 6.8 | A |
| Motor vehicle parts | 12.6 | B | 7.6 | A | 13.3 | A | 26.8 | B | 19.1 | B | 2.7 | A | 18 | B |
| Aerospace product and parts | 16 | B | 4.7 | A | 9.7 | A | 20.4 | B | 16.7 | B | 14.2 | A | 18.3 | B |
| Furniture and related product | 0.3 | A | 1.9 | A | 4 | A | 20.4 | B | 23.4 | B | 10.8 | B | 39.3 | B |
| Miscellaneous | 2.9 | A | 5.4 | B | 10.9 | B | 23.6 | B | 27.3 | B | 8.7 | A | 21.2 | B |
| All surveyed industries except manufacturing | 2.9 | A | 6.1 | B | 13.9 | A | 9.8 | A | 28.9 | B | 17.4 | B | 21.1 | B |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | A | 0.0 | A | 1.1 | A | 20.6 | B | 42.2 | E | 13.0 | B | 22.0 | B |
| Retail Trade | 0.0 | A | 12.5 | E | 0.0 | A | 0.0 | A | F | 12.5 | E | 6.4 | A | |
| Transportation and warehousing | 8.2 | A | 10.3 | A | 3.4 | A | 12.6 | B | 18.3 | B | 6.5 | A | 40.8 | B |
| Information and cultural industries | 7.7 | B | 4.5 | B | 5.5 | A | 23.7 | B | 20.8 | B | 4.8 | A | 33.0 | B |
| Finance and insurance | 4.5 | A | 0.0 | A | 8.6 | A | 8.8 | B | 16.8 | B | 17.1 | B | 44.1 | B |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.0 | A | 1.7 | E | 0.0 | A | 57.1 | E | 6.3 | E | 27.0 | E | 8.0 | E |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services | 1.9 | A | 5.2 | B | 4.5 | A | 19.9 | B | 19.4 | B | 14.9 | B | 34.1 | B |
| Scientific research and development services | 23.0 | B | 10.5 | B | 11.5 | B | 25.6 | B | 12.9 | B | 5.7 | B | 10.8 | B |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.0 | A | 0.0 | A | F | 0.0 | A | 0.0 | A | F | F | |||
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 0.0 | A | 0.0 | A | 62.1 | E | 3.2 | E | 5.6 | E | 8.9 | E | F | |
| By firm size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-5 | 6-10 | 11-20 | +20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | % | QI | ||
| All industries | Large Enterprises | 4.4 | B | 2.8 | B | 11.4 | E | 19.1 | E | 26.9 | E | F | 24 | E | |
| Medium Enterprises | 1.7 | A | 1.9 | A | 6.6 | A | 13.1 | B | 32.2 | E | 8.2 | B | 36.3 | E | |
| Small Enterprises | 3.2 | A | 6.7 | B | 14 | A | 11.9 | A | 27.3 | B | 17.4 | B | 19.5 | A | |
| Manufacturing | Large Enterprises | 4.7 | A | 3.6 | A | 8.2 | A | 26 | A | 28.9 | A | 10.4 | A | 18.1 | A |
| Medium Enterprises | 2.4 | A | 4.3 | A | 10.9 | A | 30.1 | A | 22.2 | A | 9.4 | A | 20.7 | A | |
| Small Enterprises | 4.1 | A | 5.2 | A | 8.7 | A | 23.2 | A | 22.8 | A | 9.8 | A | 26.3 | A | |
| All Except Manufacturing | Large Enterprises | 4.3 | B | 2.5 | B | F | F | 26.2 | E | F | F | ||||
| Medium Enterprises | 1.5 | A | 1.2 | A | 5.4 | A | 8.4 | B | 35 | E | 7.9 | B | 40.6 | E | |
| Small Enterprises | 3 | A | 7 | B | 15.2 | A | 9.5 | A | 28.2 | B | 19.1 | B | 18 | B | |
| By industry | % | QI |
|---|---|---|
| All surveyed industries | 50.2 | B |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | F | |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 80.1 | B |
| Utilities | 41.7 | B |
| Construction | 33.3 | E |
| Manufacturing | 66.9 | A |
| Food | 66.5 | B |
| Beverage and tobacco product | 81.8 | B |
| Textile mills | 74.6 | B |
| Textile product mills | 61.4 | B |
| Clothing | 63.3 | B |
| Leather and allied product | 66.1 | B |
| Wood product | 48.2 | B |
| Paper | 80.8 | B |
| Printing and related support activities | 62.0 | B |
| Petroleum and coal product | 69.2 | B |
| Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical | 81.4 | B |
| Pharmaceutical | 82.3 | B |
| Plastics and rubber products | 69.2 | B |
| Motor vehicle plastic parts | 81.8 | B |
| Non-metallic mineral product | 66.1 | B |
| Primary metal | 65.0 | B |
| Fabricated metal product | 63.4 | B |
| Machinery | 75.5 | B |
| Computer and electronic product | 78.4 | B |
| Electrical equipment, appliance and component | 82.0 | B |
| Transportation equipment | 67.7 | A |
| Motor vehicle | 88.9 | B |
| Motor vehicle body and trailer | 53.4 | B |
| Motor vehicle parts | 79.2 | B |
| Aerospace product and parts | 65.9 | B |
| Furniture and related product | 63.1 | B |
| Miscellaneous | 60.0 | B |
| All surveyed industries except manufacturing | 46.4 | B |
| Wholesale Trade | 63.1 | E |
| Retail Trade | F | |
| Transportation and warehousing | 48.9 | B |
| Information and cultural industries | 63.6 | B |
| Finance and insurance | 61.7 | B |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | F | |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services | 68.2 | B |
| Scientific research and development services | 53.9 | B |
| Management of companies and enterprises | F | |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | F |
| By firm size | % | QI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | Large Enterprises | F | |
| Medium Enterprises | 62 | E | |
| Small Enterprises | 46.8 | B | |
| Manufacturing | Large Enterprises | 85.1 | A |
| Medium Enterprises | 74.1 | A | |
| Small Enterprises | 63.7 | A | |
| All Except Manufacturing | Large Enterprises | F | |
| Medium Enterprises | 58.7 | E | |
| Small Enterprises | 43.2 | B | |