Number of Businesses

This dataset contains the business counts in British Columbia. Business location counts details are available by size and industry, as well as sub-provincial geographies. Geographic delimitations available are Regional District (RD) and Economic Region (DR), Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA), and Census Subdivision (municipalities and non-incorporated areas). Data is available annually. Data by industry is available according to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) categories.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:01 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:01 (UTC)
contact_email	bcdsbsts@victoria1.gov.bc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "BC Stats", "fr": "BC Stats"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["society"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2024-11-26 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["CA", "CMA", "Census Agglomeration", "Census Metropolitan Area", "Census Subdivision", "Economic Region", "NAICS", "Regional District", "business counts", "business locations", "counts by industry", "counts by size", "municipalities and non-incorporated areas"], "fr-t-en": ["CALIFORNIE", "CMA", "Agglomération de recensement", "Région métropolitaine de recensement", "Subdivision de recensement", "Région économique", "SCIAN", "District régional", "les affaires comptent", "sites commerciaux", "chiffres par secteur", "comptes par taille", "municipalités et zones non incorporées"]}
open_canada_subject	["society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	P1Y