CanadianSME Media Kit

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How many SMEs are there in Canada?

1.15 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES

97.9%

21,926 MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES

1.9% As of December 2017, there were 1.18 million employer businesses in Canada (Table 1). Of these, 1.15 million (97.9 percent) were small businesses, 21,926 (1.9 percent) were medium-sized businesses and 2,939 (0.2 percent) were large businesses.

More than half of Canada's small employer businesses are concentrated in Ontario and Quebec (417,742 and 236,705 respectively). Western Canada has a large number of small businesses led by British Columbia, which had 179,517 small businesses as of December 2017. In the Atlantic region, Nova Scotia has the greatest number of small businesses at 28,874.

Total number of employer businesses by business size and number of SMEs per 1,000 provincial population, December 2017

Province/Territory

Small businesses(1–99 employees)

Number of businesses per 1,000 individuals (18+ years)

Newfoundland and Labrador

16,580

97.9%

38.7

Prince Edward Island

5,963

98.3%

49.4

Nova Scotia

28,874

97.9%

37.3

New Brunswick

24,827

98.0%

40.5

Quebec

236,705

97.9%

35.3

Ontario

417,742

97.7%

37.2

Manitoba

38,226

97.6%

37.8

Saskatchewan

40,072

98.3%

45.4

Alberta

160,264

98.0 %

48.8

British Columbia

179,517

98.3%

Territories

3,999

97.0%

46.4

Canada

1,152,769

97.9%

39.7

Sources: Statistics Canada, Table 33-10-0037-01 — Canadian Business Counts, with employees, December 2017; Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01 — Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex; and ISED calculations.

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Every month, our readers will have the opportunity to read different articles on methods to improve their business, learn about upcoming events, and interviews with Canadian executives with their advice on how to take a small business to the next level.

The Target readers of CanadianSME Magazine are: Canadian Small Businesse s - 1- 1 0 0 Employees Canadian Medium Size Busi nesses- 10 0 - 5 0 0 Employees Entrepreneurs CEO/COO/CFO 25-65+ Years

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The Target readers of CanadianSME Magazine are:

CONSULTANTS 5%

MANAGERS 10%

VP/DIRECTOR 10%

CEO/ENTREPRENEURS 70%

Canadian Small Business - 1- 1 0 0 Employees Canadian Medium Size Busi nesses- 10 0 - 5 0 0 Employees Entrepreneurs CEO/COO/CFO 25-65+ Years

75%

Small business owners

25%

Medium business owners

CanadianSME is dedicated to helping your business grow. Although we just launched recently, we have already grown readers with our valuable content. Our exclusive interviews and cutting edge articles have created tremendous interest from both vendors and potential clients, bringing both of them together in a winning combination for advertisers.

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Trust and credibility

95%

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JANUARY 2020

Special Focus: Innovation & Technology

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50 promising small businesses

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MAY 2020

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Event: Canada Business Talks Series

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