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Source-based figures about bc shopping & small-business literacy, with dates, definitions and links.
Explore measured business opening and closure rates, July industry shifts and pandemic reopening figures, with clear distinctions between British Columbia cohort data and Canada-wide indicators.
Statistics Canada’s October 2026 Labour Force Survey shows service employment levels and year-over-year and monthly changes across major British Columbia industries.
British Columbia had 170,512 small employer enterprises in December 2024 under the federal definition, while a separate location-based count recorded 572,294 locations without employees. These figures measure different populations; this article explains how to read them alongside employment bands, per-capita rates and export data.
A source-based guide to British Columbia weekly earnings, hourly wages, statutory minimum rates and 2023 tax-filer medians, with each figure kept in its original context.
Community Futures evaluations report historical survival comparisons for B.C. clients and non-clients. Canadian cohort data add context by duration, industry, and initial firm size.
Canadian business technology adoption ranges from cloud computing and e-commerce to AI, rural connectivity plans, cybersecurity practices, and SME online presence. These figures span distinct survey years and populations.
Canada’s 2026 machinery and equipment spending intentions edged down even as total non-residential capital plans rose. Recent real investment data show a sharp quarterly rebound following declines, with very different movements across equipment categories.
Statistics Canada household expenditure data show how spending was distributed across major categories in 2023, how store-bought food averages changed since 2021, and how real household spending and saving moved in 2025.
A guide to 2023 household consumption shares and 2025 CPI basket weights, with comparisons by income quintile, province and housing tenure.
A source-grounded look at Canadian household debt, including Q2 2026 debt-to-income measures, borrowing flows, age-group ratios, debt costs and household assets.
Canada imported Can$198.4 million across four measured metal office-furniture categories in 2024. Other metal office furniture was the largest category, while filing cabinets had the highest concentration among the top three importers.
Canadian retail e-commerce sales reached $5.649 billion in August 2026, up 1.1% from July. Here is how the monthly figures and 2024 annual revenue compare.
Canadian payment methods show distinct patterns across national transaction estimates, consumer surveys and business acceptance data, spanning 2022 to 2025.
A data-led guide to Canadian self-employment, from long-term rates and provincial patterns to incorporation, client access and business plans.
In 2024, Canadian small businesses employed 5,838.5 thousand private-sector workers. Explore how employment varied by firm size, province and industry, and compare observed job changes with later hiring expectations.
A data-led look at Canadian small business financing, from 2024 request and approval rates to SME credit sources, H1 2025 disbursements and CSBFP lending.
British Columbia’s all-items CPI rose 3.0% over the 12 months to September 2026 and fell 0.2% from August. Annual averages, rent readings and Canadian category data add context.
A category-by-category look at annual average household expenditures in British Columbia in 2023, including shelter, food, transportation, household operations and recreation.
British Columbia retail sales reached $9,970 million in August 2026, up 2.1% from July. See provincial, Vancouver and Canadian retail benchmarks.
See how reported GST/HST collections varied across Canadian jurisdictions, NAICS sectors, and legal entity types from 2020 to 2024, alongside a distinct federal GST revenue measure.