Credit Conditions Survey – 2013

The Credit Conditions Survey was conducted between January and March of 2014. The questions were fact-based and focused on financing sought by small enterprises (1 to 99 employees) during the 2013 calendar year.

A total of 2,545 small businesses completed the questionnaire, which included 25 questions. This is the second largest Canadian survey on small business financing. The margin of error is 1.9% for questions addressed to all respondents. R.A. Malatest & Associates administratered the survey for Industry Canada.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:36 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:36 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2014-09-24 00:00:00
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title_fr	Enquête sur les conditions de crédit – 2013
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