Business Location Counts by Employee Size, 2010-2019 (December)

Total Businesses - All Industries with Employees

# of Locations

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
British Columbia 175,913 173,589 175,950 183,667 190,384 192,260 195,980 198,624 201,928 206,532
(includes "Unknown Location")
Development Regions
Vancouver Island/Coast 28,974 28,604 28,611 29,433 29,496 29,510 30,007 30,412 30,779 31,446
Mainland/Southwest 104,638 102,912 104,662 109,987 115,174 117,038 119,785 122,109 124,531 127,660
Thompson/Okanagan 21,948 21,503 22,083 22,688 22,698 22,995 23,381 23,502 23,951 24,477
Kootenay 6,308 6,228 6,272 6,267 6,282 6,217 6,229 6,277 6,380 6,557
Cariboo 6,255 6,195 6,293 6,446 6,406 6,343 6,385 6,348 6,348 6,443
North Coast 1,935 1,903 1,902 1,901 1,931 1,902 1,921 1,957 1,972 2,016
Nechako 1,829 1,832 1,876 1,916 1,895 1,884 1,876 1,835 1,829 1,855
Northeast 3,862 3,805 4,022 4,204 4,458 4,542 4,401 4,183 4,131 4,159

Regional Districts
East Kootenay 2,708 2,662 2,697 2,657 2,726 2,661 2,643 2,686 2,755 2,798
Central Kootenay 2,408 2,381 2,394 2,434 2,383 2,383 2,406 2,437 2,449 2,551
Kootenay Boundary 1,192 1,185 1,181 1,176 1,173 1,173 1,180 1,154 1,176 1,208
Okanagan-Similkameen 3,537 3,513 3,578 3,678 3,662 3,661 3,739 3,750 3,801 3,896
Fraser Valley 9,506 9,463 9,719 10,187 10,288 10,534 10,790 11,133 11,414 11,815
Greater Vancouver 92,053 90,415 91,866 96,678 101,765 103,309 105,695 107,527 109,552 112,186
Capital 14,083 13,843 13,830 14,140 14,275 14,281 14,576 14,810 14,999 15,359
Cowichan Valley 2,791 2,758 2,843 2,879 2,827 2,797 2,913 2,928 2,965 3,040
Nanaimo 5,375 5,326 5,345 5,563 5,532 5,609 5,649 5,726 5,821 5,889
Alberni-Clayoquot 1,202 1,194 1,133 1,202 1,195 1,200 1,195 1,194 1,216 1,241
Comox-Strathcona 4,135 4,111 4,097 - - - - - - -
Strathcona - - - 1,838 1,880 1,841 1,845 1,877 1,871 1,905
Comox Valley - - - 2,410 2,392 2,415 2,432 2,501 2,570 2,627
Powel River 770 755 752 797 806 786 804 805 791 817
Sunshine Coast 1,203 1,186 1,184 1,264 1,230 1,223 1,232 1,247 1,274 1,319
Squamish-Lillooet 1,876 1,848 1,893 1,858 1,891 1,972 2,068 2,202 2,291 2,340
Thompson-Nicola 5,147 5,006 5,125 5,326 5,320 5,329 5,363 5,223 5,233 5,309
Central Okanagan 7,657 7,454 7,740 7,937 7,995 8,219 8,411 8,616 8,850 9,044
North Okanagan 3,394 3,377 3,437 3,462 3,494 3,548 3,573 3,600 3,603 3,697
Columbia-Shuswap 2,213 2,153 2,203 2,285 2,227 2,238 2,295 2,313 2,464 2,531
Cariboo 2,592 2,584 2,618 2,651 2,601 2,546 2,580 2,542 2,527 2,609
Mount Waddington 532 527 516 505 486 474 489 466 444 458
Central Coast 86 90 95 99 103 107 104 105 102 110
Skeena-Queen Charlotte 727 717 697 686 696 685 684 691 701 717
Kitimat-Stikine 1,208 1,186 1,205 1,215 1,235 1,217 1,237 1,266 1,271 1,299
Bulkley-Nechako 1,772 1,779 1,817 1,853 1,840 1,830 1,827 1,786 1,784 1,802
Fraser-Ft George 3,663 3,611 3,675 3,795 3,805 3,797 3,805 3,806 3,821 3,834
Peace River 3,469 3,411 3,599 3,775 4,046 4,150 4,039 3,872 3,829 3,871
Stikine 57 53 59 63 55 54 49 49 45 53
Northern Rockies 393 394 423 429 412 392 362 311 302 288

British Columbia x NAICS

Total, All Industries* 175,913 173,589 175,950 183,667 190,384 192,260 195,980 198,624 201,928 206,532
Agric., Forestry, Fishing & Hunt 6,610 6,932 7,300 7,448 6,893 6,513 6,429 6,353 6,382 6,396
Mining & Oil & Gas Extract. 1,132 1,045 1,198 1,318 1,409 1,369 1,325 1,247 1,237 1,183
Utilities 206 210 220 219 222 206 204 198 197 187
Construction 21,217 21,011 21,126 22,306 21,959 22,449 23,569 24,347 25,432 25,929
Manufacturing (31-33) 7,508 7,146 7,199 7,512 7,160 7,225 7,271 7,235 7,380 7,462
Wholesale Trade 9,742 9,305 9,425 9,569 9,267 9,133 9,115 8,925 8,922 8,765
Retail Trade (44-45) 20,510 20,657 20,647 21,272 20,613 20,668 20,798 20,443 20,806 20,878
Transp. & Warehousing (48-49) 7,384 7,276 7,510 8,170 8,112 8,145 8,158 8,112 8,165 8,368
Information & Cultural Indust. 2,379 2,354 2,611 2,760 2,696 2,650 2,681 3,097 3,194 3,159
Finance & Insurance 6,677 6,667 6,765 7,067 6,916 6,961 7,001 7,032 7,302 7,240
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 8,303 8,433 10,489 10,694 9,507 9,432 10,002 10,117 10,395 11,177
Profes'nl, Scientif. & Tech. Srv 19,833 19,584 19,915 21,106 20,892 21,409 22,429 22,370 23,023 23,236
Mgmt. of Companies & Enter. 2,655 2,537 2,509 2,473 2,317 2,088 987 1,108 1,191 1,125
Admin. & Sup'rt, Waste Mgmt. 8,713 8,523 8,364 8,692 8,633 8,692 8,791 8,786 8,961 9,155
Educational Services 2,336 2,289 2,289 2,548 2,576 2,589 2,712 2,736 2,831 2,970
Health Care & Social Assistance 15,762 15,793 15,946 17,237 17,078 17,388 17,950 18,224 18,888 19,473
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 2,822 2,810 2,868 2,897 2,867 2,959 3,070 3,125 3,223 3,356
Accom. & Food Services 11,988 11,831 12,198 12,845 12,322 12,607 12,952 12,990 13,023 13,287
Other Serv's (ex. Public Admin.) 19,235 18,288 16,478 16,650 15,998 15,609 15,568 15,356 15,946 16,348
Public Administration 901 898 893 884 887 894 900 888 890 888

Prepared by: BC Stats, March 2020

Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register (December data) Page 1 of 6 www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
 Business Location Counts by Employee Size, 2010-2019 (December)

Businesses with 1 to 19 Employees - All Industries

# of Locations

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
British Columbia 156,080 154,420 155,858 162,479 168,322 169,744 173,172 175,280 178,057 181,542
(includes "Unknown Location")
Development Regions
Vancouver Island/Coast 25,984 25,641 25,580 26,276 26,305 26,308 26,746 27,086 27,382 27,775
Mainland/Southwest 92,455 91,323 92,371 97,096 101,709 103,210 105,728 107,605 109,592 112,139
Thompson/Okanagan 19,519 19,180 19,643 20,131 20,089 20,296 20,638 20,714 21,119 21,489
Kootenay 5,681 5,631 5,652 5,634 5,653 5,590 5,592 5,615 5,704 5,840
Cariboo 5,505 5,476 5,538 5,657 5,592 5,510 5,568 5,527 5,533 5,584
North Coast 1,700 1,673 1,656 1,633 1,659 1,626 1,645 1,687 1,692 1,725
Nechako 1,634 1,626 1,656 1,697 1,675 1,664 1,660 1,618 1,606 1,640
Northeast 3,454 3,392 3,567 3,706 3,915 4,005 3,894 3,707 3,660 3,672

Regional Districts
East Kootenay 2,407 2,376 2,398 2,363 2,419 2,359 2,340 2,376 2,434 2,463
Central Kootenay 2,204 2,194 2,201 2,223 2,177 2,178 2,185 2,206 2,209 2,299
Kootenay Boundary 1,070 1,061 1,053 1,048 1,057 1,053 1,067 1,033 1,061 1,078
Okanagan-Similkameen 3,179 3,182 3,241 3,316 3,310 3,295 3,360 3,359 3,391 3,483
Fraser Valley 8,526 8,524 8,706 9,115 9,224 9,441 9,673 9,949 10,172 10,466
Greater Vancouver 81,190 80,094 80,950 85,223 89,760 90,972 93,156 94,621 96,295 98,459
Capital 12,496 12,290 12,245 12,500 12,617 12,622 12,893 13,112 13,232 13,440
Cowichan Valley 2,558 2,518 2,597 2,635 2,570 2,542 2,640 2,640 2,682 2,731
Nanaimo 4,819 4,779 4,766 4,949 4,919 4,998 5,024 5,094 5,195 5,212
Alberni-Clayoquot 1,079 1,069 1,012 1,076 1,067 1,058 1,056 1,058 1,073 1,090
Comox-Strathcona 3,766 3,736 3,727 - - - - - - -
Strathcona - - - 1,633 1,681 1,637 1,636 1,647 1,645 1,660
Comox Valley - - - 2,216 2,191 2,217 2,221 2,282 2,345 2,379
Powel River 710 693 687 726 736 717 744 743 726 756
Sunshine Coast 1,118 1,103 1,093 1,164 1,129 1,136 1,149 1,154 1,175 1,209
Squamish-Lillooet 1,621 1,602 1,622 1,594 1,596 1,661 1,750 1,881 1,950 2,005
Thompson-Nicola 4,502 4,362 4,459 4,623 4,609 4,582 4,630 4,502 4,520 4,548
Central Okanagan 6,785 6,621 6,859 7,003 7,023 7,223 7,380 7,557 7,764 7,892
North Okanagan 3,053 3,051 3,085 3,116 3,140 3,198 3,211 3,226 3,231 3,297
Columbia-Shuswap 2,000 1,964 1,999 2,073 2,007 1,998 2,057 2,070 2,213 2,269
Cariboo 2,335 2,336 2,363 2,385 2,321 2,266 2,312 2,268 2,253 2,324
Mount Waddington 483 478 464 454 436 423 438 415 392 408
Central Coast 73 78 82 87 88 94 94 95 92 99
Skeena-Queen Charlotte 650 643 621 604 622 607 596 603 611 628
Kitimat-Stikine 1,050 1,030 1,035 1,029 1,037 1,019 1,049 1,084 1,081 1,097
Bulkley-Nechako 1,584 1,580 1,603 1,641 1,628 1,616 1,618 1,576 1,571 1,599
Fraser-Ft George 3,170 3,140 3,175 3,272 3,271 3,244 3,256 3,259 3,280 3,260
Peace River 3,120 3,052 3,199 3,340 3,577 3,680 3,588 3,438 3,408 3,430
Stikine 50 46 53 56 47 48 42 42 35 41
Northern Rockies 334 340 368 366 338 325 306 269 252 242

British Columbia x NAICS

Total, All Industries* 156,080 154,420 155,858 162,479 168,322 169,744 173,172 175,280 178,057 181,542
Agric., Forestry, Fishing & Hunt 5,970 6,313 6,601 6,736 6,213 5,813 5,741 5,655 5,665 5,714
Mining & Oil & Gas Extract. 979 910 1,043 1,126 1,210 1,190 1,159 1,083 1,068 1,033
Utilities 170 168 181 162 161 145 164 160 157 150
Construction 19,688 19,540 19,579 20,715 20,221 20,668 21,717 22,379 23,401 23,906
Manufacturing (31-33) 5,845 5,601 5,579 5,845 5,547 5,590 5,603 5,527 5,616 5,674
Wholesale Trade 8,580 8,250 8,251 8,347 8,016 7,885 7,858 7,638 7,596 7,438
Retail Trade (44-45) 17,820 17,900 17,830 18,282 17,614 17,688 17,736 17,317 17,570 17,300
Transp. & Warehousing (48-49) 6,558 6,479 6,670 7,251 7,108 7,149 7,122 7,108 7,158 7,293
Information & Cultural Indust. 2,022 2,019 2,234 2,350 2,267 2,219 2,241 2,664 2,750 2,752
Finance & Insurance 5,508 5,553 5,629 5,907 5,752 5,791 5,996 6,122 6,391 6,287
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 7,884 8,043 10,054 10,223 8,993 8,920 9,476 9,572 9,831 10,716
Profes'nl, Scientif. & Tech. Srv 18,849 18,648 18,923 20,074 19,742 20,192 21,105 21,022 21,604 21,713
Mgmt. of Companies & Enter. 2,346 2,230 2,173 2,148 2,003 1,775 712 804 852 806
Admin. & Sup'rt, Waste Mgmt. 7,743 7,625 7,437 7,706 7,508 7,564 7,672 7,624 7,785 8,014
Educational Services 1,832 1,804 1,800 2,050 2,042 2,037 2,153 2,178 2,254 2,364
Health Care & Social Assistance 14,431 14,425 14,538 15,737 15,571 15,879 16,330 16,579 17,175 17,430
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 2,353 2,365 2,391 2,419 2,367 2,445 2,528 2,574 2,657 2,771
Accom. & Food Services 8,529 8,484 8,727 9,092 8,532 8,639 9,060 8,962 8,985 8,879
Other Serv's (ex. Public Admin.) 18,456 17,547 15,718 15,826 15,131 14,765 14,663 14,432 15,011 15,352
Public Administration 517 516 500 483 484 469 464 451 452 476

Prepared by: BC Stats, March 2020

Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register (December data) Page 2 of 6 www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
 Business Location Counts by Employee Size, 2010-2019 (December)

Businesses with 20 to 49 Employees - All Industries

# of Locations

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
British Columbia 13,108 12,735 13,204 13,967 14,420 14,773 14,885 15,120 15,451 16,283
(includes "Unknown Location")
Development Regions
Vancouver Island/Coast 2,068 2,046 2,058 2,148 2,164 2,179 2,224 2,237 2,277 2,464
Mainland/Southwest 7,870 7,535 7,899 8,308 8,645 8,922 8,995 9,202 9,508 9,946
Thompson/Okanagan 1,690 1,628 1,711 1,774 1,812 1,871 1,882 1,907 1,915 2,032
Kootenay 413 395 404 421 408 395 413 431 440 466
Cariboo 507 484 506 539 544 571 556 556 524 567
North Coast 145 155 161 177 177 176 175 173 173 173
Nechako 131 143 144 147 148 150 149 150 152 145
Northeast 271 268 295 327 343 338 313 291 311 330

Regional Districts
East Kootenay 208 195 201 199 197 190 198 201 209 219
Central Kootenay 128 119 122 139 140 130 146 153 163 176
Kootenay Boundary 77 81 81 83 71 75 69 77 68 71
Okanagan-Similkameen 246 229 241 253 241 251 253 263 277 275
Fraser Valley 637 617 673 737 713 733 735 785 818 902
Greater Vancouver 6,992 6,678 6,961 7,310 7,665 7,911 7,984 8,127 8,380 8,724
Capital 1,094 1,044 1,047 1,090 1,095 1,109 1,136 1,108 1,164 1,267
Cowichan Valley 162 165 167 159 178 174 184 201 192 205
Nanaimo 395 393 410 434 430 423 437 440 430 465
Alberni-Clayoquot 86 91 88 90 89 101 96 95 97 106
Comox-Strathcona 251 266 259 - - - - - - -
Strathcona - - - 141 133 143 143 165 161 165
Comox Valley - - - 141 150 137 151 154 160 185
Powel River 39 45 44 53 51 51 40 38 40 38
Sunshine Coast 63 62 67 73 72 62 60 72 76 85
Squamish-Lillooet 178 178 198 188 195 216 216 218 234 235
Thompson-Nicola 445 452 461 487 499 523 499 492 486 515
Central Okanagan 622 593 618 648 672 696 725 736 742 788
North Okanagan 233 228 250 236 246 234 247 247 244 273
Columbia-Shuswap 144 126 141 150 154 167 158 169 166 181
Cariboo 163 158 167 175 185 191 181 187 179 187
Mount Waddington 33 35 35 34 30 34 32 31 28 28
Central Coast 8 7 8 6 8 7 5 5 5 5
Skeena-Queen Charlotte 47 46 44 52 44 50 58 58 57 48
Kitimat-Stikine 98 109 117 125 133 126 117 115 116 125
Bulkley-Nechako 126 139 141 143 144 147 144 145 144 137
Fraser-Ft George 344 326 339 364 359 380 375 369 345 380
Peace River 229 235 264 293 299 300 281 263 272 295
Stikine 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 5 8 8
Northern Rockies 42 33 31 34 44 38 32 28 39 35

British Columbia x NAICS

Total, All Industries* 13,108 12,735 13,204 13,967 14,420 14,773 14,885 15,120 15,451 16,283
Agric., Forestry, Fishing & Hunt 429 436 484 489 449 466 461 470 467 444
Mining & Oil & Gas Extract. 95 75 78 103 104 92 86 92 102 82
Utilities 16 19 16 29 29 32 21 20 21 15
Construction 1,104 1,040 1,097 1,120 1,173 1,197 1,271 1,376 1,422 1,411
Manufacturing (31-33) 958 889 921 950 927 928 951 990 1,027 1,039
Wholesale Trade 853 785 849 870 908 913 926 929 941 926
Retail Trade (44-45) 1,771 1,766 1,828 1,935 1,971 1,875 1,928 1,962 2,023 2,267
Transp. & Warehousing (48-49) 524 514 528 602 651 641 670 643 645 686
Information & Cultural Indust. 211 206 228 249 251 252 258 234 243 214
Finance & Insurance 893 863 875 881 870 900 706 611 605 655
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 294 279 318 340 360 355 355 354 374 309
Profes'nl, Scientif. & Tech. Srv 669 650 640 649 723 801 907 910 982 1,038
Mgmt. of Companies & Enter. 177 177 183 189 171 163 131 140 157 134
Admin. & Sup'rt, Waste Mgmt. 584 547 554 573 652 667 682 683 710 661
Educational Services 290 287 288 283 310 314 318 307 320 320
Health Care & Social Assistance 783 834 856 955 939 956 1,030 1,041 1,058 1,284
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 270 261 292 282 293 304 311 311 328 345
Accom. & Food Services 2,462 2,407 2,441 2,670 2,692 2,894 2,769 2,834 2,807 3,171
Other Serv's (ex. Public Admin.) 573 551 570 625 639 632 670 704 705 767
Public Administration 152 149 158 173 161 179 182 169 170 148

Prepared by: BC Stats, March 2020

Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register (December data) Page 3 of 6 www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
 Business Location Counts by Employee Size, 2010-2019 (December)

Businesses with No Employees**

# of Locations

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
British Columbia 518,826 533,458 709,047 758,394 847,018 870,001 896,764 920,656 926,791 935,423
(includes "Unknown Location")
Development Regions
Vancouver Island/Coast 88,313 89,221 121,267 127,613 141,845 145,494 147,905 151,774 151,200 152,170
Mainland/Southwest 317,904 322,798 424,073 461,235 523,465 540,684 556,505 580,580 588,488 596,630
Thompson/Okanagan 62,273 62,482 84,622 88,750 97,939 100,157 101,645 104,717 104,878 105,085
Kootenay 17,673 17,457 24,299 25,221 27,394 27,547 27,779 28,213 27,995 27,861
Cariboo 15,329 15,095 19,463 20,347 22,115 22,042 21,864 22,098 21,733 21,299
North Coast 4,696 4,527 5,769 6,003 6,521 6,814 6,767 6,762 6,713 6,489
Nechako 4,372 4,326 5,807 5,947 6,348 6,372 6,355 6,302 6,170 5,971
Northeast 7,844 8,002 10,713 11,318 12,309 12,441 12,634 12,808 12,693 12,248

Regional Districts
East Kootenay 6,867 6,647 9,290 9,530 10,473 10,696 10,788 11,054 11,042 10,998
Central Kootenay 7,248 7,331 10,436 10,983 11,810 11,980 12,126 12,478 12,158 12,050
Kootenay Boundary 3,558 3,479 4,573 4,708 5,111 4,871 4,865 4,681 4,795 4,813
Okanagan-Similkameen 9,894 9,865 13,654 14,175 15,593 15,741 15,787 16,403 16,147 15,839
Fraser Valley 28,352 28,646 38,771 41,392 45,858 46,708 47,722 50,051 50,063 50,159
Greater Vancouver 278,458 283,058 369,915 403,682 459,187 474,989 489,336 509,875 517,398 525,758
Capital 43,419 44,194 59,914 63,585 71,117 73,327 74,644 76,778 76,737 77,783
Cowichan Valley 8,771 8,845 12,111 12,824 14,128 14,331 14,522 14,878 14,716 14,736
Nanaimo 17,325 17,331 23,605 24,690 27,401 27,972 28,436 29,152 29,007 29,178
Alberni-Clayoquot 2,970 3,016 4,190 4,276 4,764 4,839 4,976 5,086 5,048 4,963
Comox-Strathcona 12,405 12,356 16,865 - - - - - - -
Strathcona - - - 6,681 7,334 7,547 7,566 7,808 7,675 7,555
Comox Valley - - - 10,882 11,956 12,199 12,456 12,716 12,753 12,844
Powel River 2,012 2,074 2,789 2,929 3,169 3,268 3,319 3,349 3,377 3,346
Sunshine Coast 4,311 4,361 6,038 6,608 7,349 7,480 7,470 7,735 7,615 7,592
Squamish-Lillooet 6,783 6,733 9,349 9,553 11,071 11,507 11,977 12,919 13,412 13,121
Thompson-Nicola 13,377 13,380 17,272 18,284 20,023 20,311 20,355 20,374 20,161 20,151
Central Okanagan 22,880 22,921 31,952 33,626 37,481 39,078 40,118 41,890 42,253 42,977
North Okanagan 10,231 10,273 13,732 14,200 15,502 15,599 15,805 16,229 15,819 15,666
Columbia-Shuswap 5,891 6,043 8,012 8,465 9,340 9,428 9,580 9,821 10,498 10,452
Cariboo 6,619 6,613 8,546 9,004 9,721 9,567 9,412 9,495 9,397 9,153
Mount Waddington 1,174 1,162 1,466 1,406 1,600 1,585 1,569 1,581 1,540 1,432
Central Coast 237 243 327 340 376 426 417 426 347 333
Skeena-Queen Charlotte 2,166 2,112 2,621 2,691 2,958 3,031 2,974 2,907 2,867 2,729
Kitimat-Stikine 2,530 2,415 3,148 3,312 3,563 3,783 3,793 3,855 3,846 3,760
Bulkley-Nechako 4,238 4,207 5,627 5,774 6,136 6,146 6,122 6,067 5,962 5,788
Fraser-Ft George 8,710 8,482 10,917 11,343 12,394 12,475 12,452 12,603 12,336 12,146
Peace River 7,233 7,396 9,950 10,505 11,446 11,618 11,806 11,974 11,900 11,490
Stikine 134 119 180 173 212 226 233 235 208 183
Northern Rockies 611 606 763 813 863 823 828 834 793 758

British Columbia x NAICS

Total, All Industries* 518,826 533,458 709,047 758,394 847,018 870,001 896,764 920,656 926,791 935,423
Agric., Forestry, Fishing & Hunt 28,913 31,913 36,543 36,812 35,475 33,852 32,313 32,054 31,588 30,694
Mining & Oil & Gas Extract. 1,221 1,226 2,290 3,077 3,037 3,037 3,009 2,928 2,600 2,349
Utilities 177 166 377 443 468 502 543 574 587 556
Construction 51,814 52,439 60,418 63,938 65,031 66,127 68,344 69,439 70,997 68,636
Manufacturing (31-33) 6,448 5,985 10,023 10,747 11,318 11,575 11,710 12,060 11,936 11,632
Wholesale Trade 9,228 8,551 9,753 10,611 10,971 11,054 11,088 11,100 11,115 10,709
Retail Trade (44-45) 29,402 29,544 34,625 34,660 34,138 34,316 35,031 35,918 36,111 34,862
Transp. & Warehousing (48-49) 17,946 17,663 22,019 23,769 24,686 25,652 26,891 27,173 27,991 30,293
Information & Cultural Indust. 6,816 7,296 12,062 13,127 13,705 13,935 14,058 14,339 13,894 13,400
Finance & Insurance 17,278 18,512 24,487 28,051 29,531 30,791 37,373 39,050 41,079 43,027
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 195,596 202,552 248,079 260,633 274,715 284,309 293,918 305,408 309,122 316,916
Profes'nl, Scientif. & Tech. Srv 58,346 59,671 88,245 95,115 98,169 101,424 104,210 105,397 104,945 104,016
Mgmt. of Companies & Enter. 11,718 11,708 11,984 11,477 11,416 11,024 3,887 4,167 5,035 5,492
Admin. & Sup'rt, Waste Mgmt. 21,821 22,310 41,467 44,561 46,204 47,424 48,407 48,857 48,878 48,395
Educational Services 5,839 6,186 13,246 15,629 16,859 18,375 21,594 22,660 23,511 24,049
Health Care & Social Assistance 24,060 25,931 32,222 34,729 36,402 38,457 40,478 40,919 41,670 41,696
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 8,025 8,355 21,365 23,818 25,257 27,495 26,904 28,481 30,179 31,357
Accom. & Food Services 7,215 6,963 9,746 10,195 10,429 10,489 10,768 11,196 11,561 11,621
Other Serv's (ex. Public Admin.) 16,844 16,390 29,945 36,864 39,553 42,538 45,050 45,585 49,223 49,194
Public Administration 119 97 151 138 145 134 153 133 133 137

Prepared by: BC Stats, March 2020

Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register (December data) Page 4 of 6 www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
 Business Location Counts by Employee Size, 2010-2019 (December)

Total Businesses - All Sizes (Includes No Employees)

# of Locations

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
British Columbia 694,739 707,047 884,997 942,061 1,037,402 1,062,261 1,092,744 1,119,280 1,128,719 1,141,955
(includes "Unknown Location")
Development Regions
Vancouver Island/Coast 117,287 117,825 149,878 157,046 171,341 175,004 177,912 182,186 181,979 183,616
Mainland/Southwest 422,542 425,710 528,735 571,222 638,639 657,722 676,290 702,689 713,019 724,290
Thompson/Okanagan 84,221 83,985 106,705 111,438 120,637 123,152 125,026 128,219 128,829 129,562
Kootenay 23,981 23,685 30,571 31,488 33,676 33,764 34,008 34,490 34,375 34,418
Cariboo 21,584 21,290 25,756 26,793 28,521 28,385 28,249 28,446 28,081 27,742
North Coast 6,631 6,430 7,671 7,904 8,452 8,716 8,688 8,719 8,685 8,505
Nechako 6,201 6,158 7,683 7,863 8,243 8,256 8,231 8,137 7,999 7,826
Northeast 11,706 11,807 14,735 15,522 16,767 16,983 17,035 16,991 16,824 16,407

Regional Districts
East Kootenay 9,575 9,309 11,987 12,187 13,199 13,357 13,431 13,740 13,797 13,796
Central Kootenay 9,656 9,712 12,830 13,417 14,193 14,363 14,532 14,915 14,607 14,601
Kootenay Boundary 4,750 4,664 5,754 5,884 6,284 6,044 6,045 5,835 5,971 6,021
Okanagan-Similkameen 13,431 13,378 17,232 17,853 19,255 19,402 19,526 20,153 19,948 19,735
Fraser Valley 37,858 38,109 48,490 51,579 56,146 57,242 58,512 61,184 61,477 61,974
Greater Vancouver 370,511 373,473 461,781 500,360 560,952 578,298 595,031 617,402 626,950 637,944
Capital 57,502 58,037 73,744 77,725 85,392 87,608 89,220 91,588 91,736 93,142
Cowichan Valley 11,562 11,603 14,954 15,703 16,955 17,128 17,435 17,806 17,681 17,776
Nanaimo 22,700 22,657 28,950 30,253 32,933 33,581 34,085 34,878 34,828 35,067
Alberni-Clayoquot 4,172 4,210 5,323 5,478 5,959 6,039 6,171 6,280 6,264 6,204
Comox-Strathcona 16,540 16,467 20,962 - - - - - - -
Strathcona - - - 8,519 9,214 9,388 9,411 9,685 9,546 9,460
Comox Valley - - - 13,292 14,348 14,614 14,888 15,217 15,323 15,471
Powel River 2,782 2,829 3,541 3,726 3,975 4,054 4,123 4,154 4,168 4,163
Sunshine Coast 5,514 5,547 7,222 7,872 8,579 8,703 8,702 8,982 8,889 8,911
Squamish-Lillooet 8,659 8,581 11,242 11,411 12,962 13,479 14,045 15,121 15,703 15,461
Thompson-Nicola 18,524 18,386 22,397 23,610 25,343 25,640 25,718 25,597 25,394 25,460
Central Okanagan 30,537 30,375 39,692 41,563 45,476 47,297 48,529 50,506 51,103 52,021
North Okanagan 13,625 13,650 17,169 17,662 18,996 19,147 19,378 19,829 19,422 19,363
Columbia-Shuswap 8,104 8,196 10,215 10,750 11,567 11,666 11,875 12,134 12,962 12,983
Cariboo 9,211 9,197 11,164 11,655 12,322 12,113 11,992 12,037 11,924 11,762
Mount Waddington 1,706 1,689 1,982 1,911 2,086 2,059 2,058 2,047 1,984 1,890
Central Coast 323 333 422 439 479 533 521 531 449 443
Skeena-Queen Charlotte 2,893 2,829 3,318 3,377 3,654 3,716 3,658 3,598 3,568 3,446
Kitimat-Stikine 3,738 3,601 4,353 4,527 4,798 5,000 5,030 5,121 5,117 5,059
Bulkley-Nechako 6,010 5,986 7,444 7,627 7,976 7,976 7,949 7,853 7,746 7,590
Fraser-Ft George 12,373 12,093 14,592 15,138 16,199 16,272 16,257 16,409 16,157 15,980
Peace River 10,702 10,807 13,549 14,280 15,492 15,768 15,845 15,846 15,729 15,361
Stikine 191 172 239 236 267 280 282 284 253 236
Northern Rockies 1,004 1,000 1,186 1,242 1,275 1,215 1,190 1,145 1,095 1,046

British Columbia x NAICS

Total, All Industries* 694,739 707,047 884,997 942,061 1,037,402 1,062,261 1,092,744 1,119,280 1,128,719 1,141,955
Agric., Forestry, Fishing & Hunt 35,523 38,845 43,843 44,260 42,368 40,365 38,742 38,407 37,970 37,090
Mining & Oil & Gas Extract. 2,353 2,271 3,488 4,395 4,446 4,406 4,334 4,175 3,837 3,532
Utilities 383 376 597 662 690 708 747 772 784 743
Construction 73,031 73,450 81,544 86,244 86,990 88,576 91,913 93,786 96,429 94,565
Manufacturing (31-33) 13,956 13,131 17,222 18,259 18,478 18,800 18,981 19,295 19,316 19,094
Wholesale Trade 18,970 17,856 19,178 20,180 20,238 20,187 20,203 20,025 20,037 19,474
Retail Trade (44-45) 49,912 50,201 55,272 55,932 54,751 54,984 55,829 56,361 56,917 55,740
Transp. & Warehousing (48-49) 25,330 24,939 29,529 31,939 32,798 33,797 35,049 35,285 36,156 38,661
Information & Cultural Indust. 9,195 9,650 14,673 15,887 16,401 16,585 16,739 17,436 17,088 16,559
Finance & Insurance 23,955 25,179 31,252 35,118 36,447 37,752 44,374 46,082 48,381 50,267
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 203,899 210,985 258,568 271,327 284,222 293,741 303,920 315,525 319,517 328,093
Profes'nl, Scientif. & Tech. Srv 78,179 79,255 108,160 116,221 119,061 122,833 126,639 127,767 127,968 127,252
Mgmt. of Companies & Enter. 14,373 14,245 14,493 13,950 13,733 13,112 4,874 5,275 6,226 6,617
Admin. & Sup'rt, Waste Mgmt. 30,534 30,833 49,831 53,253 54,837 56,116 57,198 57,643 57,839 57,550
Educational Services 8,175 8,475 15,535 18,177 19,435 20,964 24,306 25,396 26,342 27,019
Health Care & Social Assistance 39,822 41,724 48,168 51,966 53,480 55,845 58,428 59,143 60,558 61,169
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 10,847 11,165 24,233 26,715 28,124 30,454 29,974 31,606 33,402 34,713
Accom. & Food Services 19,203 18,794 21,944 23,040 22,751 23,096 23,720 24,186 24,584 24,908
Other Serv's (ex. Public Admin.) 36,079 34,678 46,423 53,514 55,551 58,147 60,618 60,941 65,169 65,542
Public Administration 1,020 995 1,044 1,022 1,032 1,028 1,053 1,021 1,023 1,025

Prepared by: BC Stats, March 2020

Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register (December data) Page 5 of 6 www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
 Business Location Counts by Employee Size, 2010-2019 (December)

Note: There was a methodological change in 2014 that caused a data break, such that data prior to 2014 are not directly comparable to
data from 2014 onward.
* Includes businesses for which the industry could not be classified.
** The locations in the "no employees" category do not maintain an employee payroll, but may have a workforce which consists of contracted
workers, family members or business owners. There were methodological changes in 2010, 2012 and 2014 that substantially increased the
number of no employee businesses.

Prepared by: BC Stats, March 2020

Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register (December data) Page 6 of 6 www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca