QuadranacA North American Statistical Almanac

Home › All tables › Economy & Labour

Business openings and closures by province and territory

Active businesses in the business sector, and businesses opening and closing in the latest month, with opening and closing rates as a share of active businesses (derived by Quadranac), from Statistics Canada's experimental monthly estimates (seasonally adjusted).

Reference period
July 2026 (monthly, seasonally adjusted)
Licence
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 33-10-0270-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Download CSVSource: Statistics Canada (opens in a new tab)

Business openings and closures by province and territory: Opening rate (% of active, derived)12 areas ranked by Opening rate (% of active, derived). Highest: Alberta (5.5); lowest: Quebec (3.5); national value 4.9.AlbertaAlberta: 5.55.5OntarioOntario: 5.35.3Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island: 5.25.2British ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 5.05.0YukonYukon: 4.94.9Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador: 4.84.8Nova ScotiaNova Scotia: 4.64.6ManitobaManitoba: 4.54.5SaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 4.44.4New BrunswickNew Brunswick: 4.24.2Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest Territories: 3.83.8QuebecQuebec: 3.53.5National 4.9
Business openings and closures by province and territory: Opening rate (% of active, derived)12 areas ranked by Opening rate (% of active, derived). Highest: Alberta (5.5); lowest: Quebec (3.5); national value 4.9.AlbertaAlberta: 5.55.5OntarioOntario: 5.35.3Prince Edward Isl…Prince Edward Island: 5.25.2British ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 5.05.0YukonYukon: 4.94.9Newfoundland and …Newfoundland and Labrador: 4.84.8Nova ScotiaNova Scotia: 4.64.6ManitobaManitoba: 4.54.5SaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 4.44.4New BrunswickNew Brunswick: 4.24.2Northwest Territo…Northwest Territories: 3.83.8QuebecQuebec: 3.53.5National 4.9
Opening rate (% of active, derived), July 2026 (monthly, seasonally adjusted), sorted high to low. 12 areas ranked by Opening rate (% of active, derived). Highest: Alberta (5.5); lowest: Quebec (3.5); national value 4.9. Not shown (no value in the source): Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.

Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.

Canada4.95937,82145,87446,823
Newfoundland and Labrador4.85.212,569604658
Prince Edward Island5.25.44,182217226
Nova Scotia4.64.821,4119931,024
New Brunswick4.24.417,702750778
Quebec3.53.5201,8787,0597,160
Ontario5.35.4357,27318,89419,229
Manitoba4.54.729,1221,3251,375
Saskatchewan4.44.425,2141,1031,110
Alberta5.55.5124,1186,7756,831
British Columbia55.1155,7927,8397,931
Yukon4.95.41,4737279
Northwest Territories3.85.51,0003855
Nunavut376

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 33-10-0270-01: Experimental estimates for business openings and closures for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted. Reference period: July 2026 (monthly, seasonally adjusted).

Cite this table

Source agency
Statistics Canada
Dataset
Table 33-10-0270-01
Table
Business openings and closures by province and territory
Data last updated
2026-11-04
Page
https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-business-openings/

Business openings and closures by province and territory (Canada, July 2026 (monthly, seasonally adjusted)). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 33-10-0270-01. Retrieved 2026-11-04 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-business-openings/