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What already exists where you live, what it takes to start, and the questions only you can answer. No score and no verdict — nobody can give you those honestly. Not sure what to start? Find me something.
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Tell it the business you have in mind and your town. It shows how many such businesses your town already has for its size, from Statistics Canada, what Ontario requires to start it, and the questions that decide it.
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Where the figures come from
- Statistics Canada, table 33-10-1176-01: Canadian Business Counts, with employees, census metropolitan areas and census subdivisions, June 2026.
- Statistics Canada, table 33-10-1174-01: Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2026.
- Statistics Canada, table 33-10-1175-01: Canadian Business Counts, without employees, June 2026.
- Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0155-01: Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries, July 1, 2025.
- Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender, July 1, 2025.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, June 2026, and Population estimates, July 1, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Used under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Start-up requirements were read from the official pages they link to. This is information, not advice; Ontario's Start a business in Ontario lists free one-on-one help.