Under the authority of the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is hereby requesting the following information, which will be used solely for statistical and research purposes and will be protected in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics Act and any other applicable law. This is a mandatory request for data.
- Business dynamics
- Business Performance and Ownership
- Financial statements and performance
- Other content related to Business performance and ownership
Business dynamics
Corporate insolvency microdata
What information is being requested?
Information on corporations (legal names, trade names and addresses) that have filed for corporate insolvency is being requested.
What personal information is included in this request?
This request does not include personal information.
What years of data will be requested?
Monthly data beginning in 2006 (ongoing)
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy.
Why is this information being requested?
Statistics Canada is requesting the Corporate Insolvency Microdata to help provide timely statistics on permanent firm closures. The COVID-19 pandemic has led the Government of Canada to introduce a number of measures such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Business Account and the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program to support businesses and limit the number of business failures during the pandemic. Timely measures of permanent business closures will provide information on whether the objectives of these support programs are being met. The success of these programs will directly impact Canadians, as the survival of businesses during the pandemic directly affects the employment opportunities available to Canadians.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
As part of its mandate, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy is responsible for administration of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. As such, it maintains up-to-data data on corporate bankruptcies in Canada.
When will this information be requested?
November 2020 and onward (monthly)
When was this request published?
October 28, 2020
Business Performance and Ownership
Business ownership
What information is being requested?
Statistics Canada is requesting information on active co-operatives in Canada. A non-financial co-operative is a corporation that is legally incorporated under specific federal, provincial or territorial co-operative acts and that is owned by an association of people seeking to satisfy common needs, such as access to products or services, sale of products or services, or employment.
Information included in this request includes: business information such as the name and contact of the co-operatives, information to identify the area of activity of the co-operative, and a list of closures, dissolutions, amalgamations or name changes that may have taken place.
What personal information is included in this request?
This request does not contain any personal identifiers.
What years of data will be requested?
Data for all active co-operatives, as of December 31, 2020.
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from information services, business support services and other provincial and territorial public administration.
Why is this information being requested?
Statistics Canada requires this information in order to produce custom tabulations as part of a joint project with Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada. The produced tabulations will replace ISED's longstanding survey on co-operatives in Canada.
Co-operative businesses have an important economic role to play in generating jobs and growth in communities across Canada. Existing in every sector of the economy, co-operatives provide needed infrastructure, goods and services to over 8 million members and jobs to more than 95,000 Canadians. This project offers Canadians, policymakers, researchers and industry stakeholders an accurate depiction of the size and makeup of this sector.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
The organizations manage and maintain the provincial co-operative registry for their respective provinces. The data providers are an entity of the provincial government, and the only source of the required data. In collaboration with Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada, the data are used to replace a longstanding ISED survey with more timely, accurate and cost effective statistics.
When will this information be requested?
February 2022 and onward (annually)
When was this request published?
February 21, 2022
Financial statements and performance
Financial sector data
What information is being requested?
The desired information includes financial information from federally regulated financial institutions, including assets and debts aggregated by institution, with counterparty information broken out where available, and loan level data containing associated characteristics such as type of loan and borrowing terms. The counterparty information will specify how much lending goes to each of the other sectors in the economy.
What personal information is included in this request?
This request does not contain any personal information.
What years of data will be requested?
All current data holdings, historical (as available), and on an ongoing basis.
From whom will the information be requested?
This information is being requested from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)
Why is this information being requested?
Statistics Canada is requesting this information to develop and publish statistics on financial activity and lender/borrower relationships in the Canadian economy. The National Economic Accounts, including the Financial and Wealth Accounts (FWA), contain estimates on financial services with related incomes, assets, and liabilities (i.e. debt) broken down by various levels of sector and instrument detail. The additional information will help validate and complement currently available data holdings.
As Canada's banking industry regulator, OSFI already collects this data. This acquisition will avoid duplication of efforts and prevent increased burden for respondents.
The overall result of acquiring these new data will be an increased level of quality and detail of national financial statistics. This means policymakers, researchers, and other data users will have a more precise and detailed portrait of the financial system in Canada.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
OSFI is the national regulator for the financial sector in Canada and thus has the legal authority to collect this type of detailed financial data.
When will this information be requested?
This information is being requested in September 2021.
What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?
When was this request published?
August 18, 2021
Summary of Changes
February 2024 – Inclusion of additional details on requested loan level information.
Other content related to Business performance and ownership
Business financing and supporting programs data
What information is being requested?
The data requested are the name of the enterprises, business numbers, addresses of the enterprises, program data (projects, agreements), the value, date and type of support to the enterprise and the name of the program stream.
What personal information is included in this request?
This request does not contain any personal information.
What years of data will be requested?
Annual data from January 2018 to latest year available.
From whom will the information be requested?
This information will be requested from:
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Export Development Canada
- Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie du Québec
- Institut de la statistique du Québec
- Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec
- Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du numérique du Québec
- Conseil de l'innovation du Québec
- Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
- Canadian Commercial Corporation
Why is this information being requested?
Statistics Canada has been acquiring on an annual basis data on federal support to innovation and growth from all departments through the Business Innovation and Growth Support (BIGS) program since 2018. To complete this portrait and better understand business innovation in Canada, data from provincial and crown corporations are required.
Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on innovation and growth support to businesses in Canada. These statistics will help provide a more accurate picture on which to design and optimize programs for the benefit of Canadians and will be used by policy makers, researchers, industry stakeholders to demonstrate the extent to which governments are supporting Canadian businesses and the economy. Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.
Why were these organizations selected as data providers?
These organizations have been identified as having detailed information on business innovation and growth which will contribute to fill out the current data gaps. As for the provincial organizations, a pilot project is being conducted for this next cycle with the addition of data from Ontario and Québec. Future cycles will most likely include other provinces.
When will this information be requested?
September 2024.
What Statistics Canada programs will primarily use these data?
When was this request published?
June 14, 2024