{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-new-business-registrations","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-new-business-registrations","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-new-business-registrations/","title":"Canada New Business Registrations (Number per Year) (2022)","description":"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.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","World Bank","Canada","2022"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"2017/2022","unit":"number of registrations","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2022","variable_measured":"Canada New Business Registrations (Number per Year)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IC.BUS.NREG?locations=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2017–2022"},{"label":"Observations","value":"6"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2022)","value":"131,783","unit":"number of registrations","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.7%","unit":"number of registrations"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"6","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada New Business Registrations (Number per Year)"}],"observation_count":6,"observations":[{"period":"2017","value":3052},{"period":"2018","value":86869},{"period":"2019","value":91726},{"period":"2020","value":108488},{"period":"2021","value":134054},{"period":"2022","value":131783}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of registrations"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"131783.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"134054.0","yoyChange":"+23.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"108488.0","yoyChange":"+18.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"91726.0","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"86869.0","yoyChange":"+2746.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"3052.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}