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 "text_sample": " Surveys and statistical programs - Business Register (BR) dataLayer1 = []; Skip to main content Skip to \"About this site\" Language selection Français / Gouvernement du Canada Search and menus Search and menus Search Search Statistics Canada Search Topics menu Subjects Data Analysis Reference Geography Census Surveys and statistical programs About StatCan Canada.ca Home Standards, data sources and methods Surveys and statistical programs Business Register (BR) Business Register (BR) Variable(s) Summary of changes Other reference periods Related products Business Register (BR) Variable(s) Summary of changes Other reference periods Related products Detailed information for June 2026 Status: Active Frequency: 2 times per year Record number: 1105 The Business Register (BR) is Statistics Canada's continuously-maintained central repository of baseline information on businesses and institutions operating in Canada. As a statistical register, it provides listings of units and related attributes required for survey sampling frames, data integration, stratification and business demographic statistics. Data release - August 14, 2026 Description Data sources and methodology Data accuracy Documentation Description The Statistics Canada's central statistical register of businesses and institutions, the BR provides the statistical sampling frames for the 200+ business survey programs administered by the agency. It also serves as a central hub for data integration in the compilation of cross-cutting statistics obtained through record linkage. Finally, it is used to compile business demographic indicators, including the detailed counts of enterprises within industries and provinces that comprise the Canadian Business Counts product, which is released semi-annually. Reference period: December 31st of each calendar year Collection period: On-going all year Subjects Business ownership Business performance and ownership Entry, exit, mergers and growth Data sources and methodology Target population The Business Register contains stratification, collection and response information for Canadian businesses. The Business Register maintains a complete, up-to-date and unduplicated list of all businesses in Canada that have a corporate income tax (T2) account, an employer payroll deduction remittance (PD7) account, a GST/HST account, a T5013 partnership account, a registered charities account. Persons reporting any of the various types of business income on personal tax forms (T1) are also included on the Register (regardless of whether they have GST/HST or PD7 remittances.). \"Active\" businesses are those with current or recent filings through any these various tax programs. Instrument design This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program. Sampling This methodology type does not apply. Data sources Responding to this survey is mandatory. Data are collected directly from survey respondents, extracted from administrative files and derived from other Statistics Canada surveys and/or other sources. The complex portion of the Business Register represents approximately 1% of the total active businesses on the database and accounts for approximately 52% of the total economic activity in Canada. The simple portion represents approximately 99% of the total active businesses on the database and accounts for approximately 48% of the total economic activity in Canada. The focus of manual intervention is on the complex portion of the Business Register while automatic updates from administrative sources are made on the simple portion. The Business Register is updated by various sources: - Files from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) such as; T2, T1, GST, PD7 and T4 - Profiling of large and medium sized businesses; profiling is the process of conducting in-depth telephone or on-site interviews with senior company representatives so as to obtain all pertinent financial information, relationships, and structures about the company - Survey feedback; changes and"
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