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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
    2023
Feb

Jan
2022
Dec

Nov

Oct

Sep
 
Active Businesses V1203707728 955 964 966 962 961 948
Opening Businesses V1203707729 36 37 40 37 47 36
Continuing Businesses V1203707730 922 935 927 925 910 915
Closing Businesses V1203707731 43 37 36 35 38 39
 

*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


  • Q1 2023 Business Conditions
    Q4 2022 Business Conditions
    Q3 2022 Business Conditions
    Q2 2022 Business Conditions
    Q1 2022 Business Conditions
    Q4 2021 Business Conditions
     
     
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