Impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in Canada, third quarter 2020 / by Stephanie Tam, Shivani Sood, and Chris Johnston.: CS45-28/1-2020-82E-PDF
"With small businesses making up 98.0% of all employer businesses in Canada, these businesses have an impact on the overall Canadian economy. From mid-September to late-October, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions to better understand the ongoing effects of the pandemic on businesses. Based on the results of the survey, while the majority of businesses in Canada were impacted, smaller businesses reported being more affected. Small businesses were more likely to experience a decrease in revenue and have less liquidity, and more likely to be unable to take on more debt and to be considering bankruptcy in the current economic environment. This article provides insights on the specific realities faced by small businesses during these unprecedented times"--Page [1].
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| Department/Agency | Statistics Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in Canada, third quarter 2020 / by Stephanie Tam, Shivani Sood, and Chris Johnston. |
| Series title | StatCan COVID-19 : data to insights for a better Canada |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Les répercussions de la COVID-19 sur les petites entreprises au Canada, troisième trimestre de 2020. Cover title. "Release date: November 17, 2020." Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2020. ©2020 |
| Author / Contributor | Tam, Stephanie, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 unnumbered pages) : colour graphs. |
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| Subject terms | Small business -- Canada -- Statistics. COVID-19 (Disease) -- Economic aspects -- Canada -- Statistics. COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- Canada -- Statistics. |