Canada's SME Market

In 2001, there were more than 1.5 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada. The location of these enterprises is governed primarily by population density and by other factors such as sector concentration. The figure to the left compares the distribution of SMEs by region to the distribution of population by region in Canada in 2001. It shows that the distribution of SMEs is fairly proportional to the overall distribution of population, with 58 percent of business enterprises located in Ontario and Quebec. Source: Industry Canada