Our BusinessProfiles lineup consists of our core BusinessProfiles product and a variation - BusinessProfiles Lite.
BusinessProfiles is based on Data Axle data and covers about 1.1 million Canadian businesses. It provides users with counts of businesses by industry class or North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, employee size and sales volumes for each census dissemination area. The types of businesses range from “eating and drinking places” to “insurance carriers” and “general merchandise.” Many retailers use BusinessProfiles for site planning, merchandising, optimizing store layouts and targeting business prospects. The database is also valuable for helping to evaluate and execute B2B marketing efforts.
A subset of 30 summary-level variables is available in BusinessProfiles Lite.
Below are some additional resources linked for your reference: release notes, variable list, metadata, and glossary.
Additional Resources
BusinessProfiles
BusinessProfiles Lite
| EMPSIZCLS | CLASS |
|---|---|
| EMP1 | Number of Businesses - Employee Size Not Stated |
| EMP2 | Number of Businesses - 1-4 Employees |
| EMP3 | Number of Businesses - 5-19 Employees |
| EMP4 | Number of Businesses - 20-99 Employees |
| EMP5 | Number of Businesses - 100-499 Employees |
| EMP6 | Number of Businesses - 500+ Employees |
| SALVOLCLS | CLASS |
|---|---|
| SAL1 | Number of Businesses - Sales Not Stated |
| SAL2 | Number of Businesses - Sales <$1 million |
| SAL3 | Number of Businesses - $1 million-$4.9 million |
| SAL4 | Number of Businesses - $5 million-$19.9 million |
| SAL5 | Number of Businesses - $20 million-$99.9 million |
| SAL6 | Number of Businesses - $100+ million |
| INDUSTCLS | CLASS |
|---|---|
| INDUSTRY1 | Agricultural & Natural Resources |
| INDUSTRY2 | Construction |
| INDUSTRY3 | Manufacturing |
| INDUSTRY4 | Wholesale Trade |
| INDUSTRY5 | Retail Trade |
| INDUSTRY6 | Transportation and Warehousing |
| INDUSTRY7 | Information |
| INDUSTRY8 | Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
| INDUSTRY9 | Professional, Scientific and Technical Services |
| INDUSTRY10 | Management |
| INDUSTRY11 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management |
| INDUSTRY12 | Educational, Health and Social Services |
| INDUSTRY13 | Arts, Entertainment and Recreation |
| INDUSTRY14 | Accommodation and Food Services |
| INDUSTRY15 | Other Services (Except Public Administration) |
| INDUSTRY16 | Public Administration |
| INDUSTRY17 | Unassigned |