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Business Dynamics & Ownership

Business dynamics shows the current and future health of the business sector. Statistics Canada releases monthly data on business openings and closures, as well as business conditions data four times a year. Business characteristics such ownership and size are also available from Statistics Canada.

Number of Active Business
Northwest Territories

		2022 Aug	Jul	Jun	May	Apr	Mar

Active Businesses	V1203707728	952	956	956	967	959	949
Opening Businesses	V1203707729	37	40	35	40	41	34
Continuing Businesses	V1203707730	911	910	918	925	918	918
Closing Businesses	V1203707731	40	43	44	37	34	32

*This data has been seasonally adjusted so numbers may not sum to the total.

Excel Tables:

Women and Indigenous Owned Businesses by PT

NWT Businesses by number of Employees and industry

Q3 2022 Business Conditions

During July and August 2022, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions. This survey asked businesses across Canada about their current business expectations on a variety of topics.

The following Excel tables show selected results for the Northwest Territories. Additional information can be found on Statistics Canada website.

All tables
Table 1 - Business or organization expectations over the next three months
Table 2 - Business or organization obstacles over the next three months
Table 3 - Business or organization challenges with recruiting and retaining staff compared with 12 months ago
Table 4 - Business or organization expectations of how long supply chain obstacles will last
Table 5 - Business or organization change in supply chain challenges over the last three months
Table 6 - Business or organization expectations of change in supply chain challenges over the next three months
Table 7 - Business or organization plans to adjust supply chain over the next 12 months
Table 8 - Interprovincial activities conducted over the last 12 months
Table 9 - Provinces businesses or organizations directly exported or imported goods or services to or from over the last 12 months
Table 10 - Environmental practices currently in place or to be implemented by businesses or organizations over the next 12 months
Table 11 - Languages used by the business or organization in providing services or performing activities over the last 12 months
Table 12 - Level of challenge in meeting an increase in demand for the business or organization over the next 3 months
Table 13 - Average yearly growth expected by businesses or organizations over the next three years
Table 14 - Reasons business or organization is not expecting any growth over the next three years
Table 15 - Ability for the business or organization to take on more debt
Table 16 - Future outlook over the next 12 months

Q2 2022 Business Conditions

During April and May 2022, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions. This survey asked businesses across Canada about their current business expectations on a variety of topics.

The following Excel tables show selected results for the Northwest Territories. Additional information can be found on Statistics Canada website.

All tables
Table 1 - Business or organization expectations over the next three months
Table 2 - Business or organization obstacles over the next three months
Table 3 - Business or organization expected impacts of labour-related obstacles over the next three months
Table 4 - Business or organization challenges with recruiting and retaining staff compared with 12 months ago
Table 5 - Business or organization expectations of how long supply chain obstacles will last
Table 6 - Business or organization change in supply chain challenges over the last three months
Table 7 - Business or organization expectations of change in supply chain challenges over the next three months
Table 8 - Regions business or organization sourced inputs, products or supplies from over the last 12 months
Table 9 - Business or organization plans to adjust supply chain over the next 12 months, by business characteristic
Table 10 - Business or organization expectations of increases in energy expenses over the next three months
Table 11 - Business or organization expectations of inflation to be a bigger issue when discussing wage increases with employees over the next 12 months
Table 12 - Percentage and average percentage of total sales made online in 2021
Table 13 - Investments in online sales and e-commerce capabilities over the next 12 months
Table 14 - Business' or organization's plans to take any new or additional cybersecurity actions over the next 12 months
Table 15 - New goods or services innovations, or any new business process innovations introduced since 2020
Table 16 - Business or organization introducing innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the conditions it caused since 2020
Table 17 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business' or organization's activities related to innovation
Table 18 - Ability for the business or organization to take on more debt
Table 19 - Percentage of workforce anticipated to work on-site or remotely over the next three months
Table 20 - Average percentage of workforce anticipated to work on-site or remotely over the next three months
Table 21 - Business' or organization's current overall position compared with 2019

Q1 2022 Business Conditions

During January and February 2022, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions. This survey asked businesses across Canada about their current business expectations on a variety of topics.

The following Excel tables show selected results for the Northwest Territories. Additional information can be found on Statistics Canada website.

All tables
Table 1 - Business or organization expectations over the next three months
Table 2 - Business or organization obstacles over the next three months
Table 3 - Business or organization expectations of how long various obstacles will last
Table 4 - Change in supply chain challenges over the last three months, first quarter of 2022
Table 5 - Business or organization expectations of supply chain challenges over the next three months
Table 6 - Strategies business or organization uses to address supply chain challenges
Table 7 - Business or organization plans to adjust supply chain over the next 12 months
Table 8 - Likelihood of business or organization to pass on any increases in its costs to customers over the next 12 months
Table 9 - Change in average wages expected over the next 12 months
Table 10 - Average change in average wages expected over the next 12 months
Table 11 - Plans regarding recruitment, retention and training over the next 12 months
Table 12 - Liquidity and access to liquidity over the next three months
Table 13 - Ability for the business or organization to take on more debt
Table 14 - Percentage of workforce anticipated to work on-site or remotely over the next three months
Table 15 - Average percentage of workforce anticipated to work on-site or remotely over the next three months
Table 16 - Technology as a limiting factor in having more employees work remotely over the next three months
Table 17 - Plans to adopt new or additional digital technologies over the next 12 months
Table 18 - Future outlook for the business or organization over the next 12 months
Table 19 - Revenues from 2021 compared with 2019
Table 20 - Percentage of women and men in management positions
Table 21 - Average percentage of women and men in management positions

Q4 2021 Business Conditions

During October and November 2021, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions. This survey asked businesses across Canada about their current business expectations on a variety of topics.

The following Excel tables show selected results for the Northwest Territories. Additional information can be found on Statistics Canada website.

All tables
Table 1 - Business or organization expectations over the next 3 months
Table 2 - Business or organization obstacles over the next 3 months
Table 3 - Business or organization expectations of how long various obstacles will last
Table 4 - Percentage of import purchases digitally ordered in the last 12 months
Table 5 - Business or organization plans regarding recruitment, retention and training
Table 6 - Expected impact of the absence of government support programs on the survival of business or organization
Table 7 - Expected level of challenge business or organization has in repaying funding received from repayable government support programs put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Table 8 - Liquidity and access to liquidity over the next three months
Table 9 - Ability for the business or organization to take on more debt
Table 10 - Percentage of workforce anticipated to work on-site or telework over the next three months
Table 11 - Business or organization status on reviewing cybersecurity policies in response to employees working remotely
Table 12 - Average percentage of workforce anticipated to work on-site or telework over the next three months
Table 13 - Future outlook over the next 12 months
Table 14 - Sales expectations from October to December 2021 compared with October to December 2019


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