Canada New Business Registrations (Number per Year) (2022)
Canada's New Business Registrations (Number per Year): 131,783 number of registrations in 2022, -1.7% YoY. World Bank (IC.BUS.NREG), 2017–2022.
Canada (2022)
131,783
number of registrations
-1.7% YoY
YoY Change
-1.7%
number of registrations
Trend
down
Series length
6
years of data
Data
| Year | number of registrations | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 131,783 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 134,054 | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 108,488 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 91,726 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 86,869 | +2,746.3% |
| 2017 | 3,052 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Canada recorded 131,783 number of registrations in 2022. The latest change was -2,271. Across 2017–2022 the series ranges from 3,052 in 2017 to 134,054 in 2021.
This page tracks the number of new limited liability companies registered per year in Canada from 2006 to present. New business registrations are the primary proxy for startup formation and entrepreneurial activity in the formal economy.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the number of new limited liability companies registered per year in Canada from 2006 to present. New business registrations are the primary proxy for startup formation and entrepreneurial activity in the formal economy. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2017–2022 (6 observations).
The series peaked at 134,054 number of registrations in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3,052 in 2017. The latest reading of 131,783 in 2022 represents a change of -2,271.