| Industry | Challenge | Small and Medium Establishments | Large Establishments | All Establishments | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question | QI | Number of Businesses per Response | QI | Percentage of Businesses per Response | QI | Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question | QI | Number of Businesses per Response | QI | Percentage of Businesses per Response | QI | Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question | QI | Number of Businesses per Response | QI | Percentage of Businesses per Response | QI | ||
| Food (NAICS 311) | Not a challenge at all | 958 | B | 187 | D | 19 | D | 207 | C | F | 25 | E | 1165 | A | 239 | D | 21 | D | |
| A small challenge | 958 | B | 229 | D | 24 | D | 207 | C | 39 | C | 19 | C | 1165 | A | 268 | C | 23 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 958 | B | 351 | C | 37 | C | 207 | C | 80 | B | 39 | C | 1165 | A | 431 | B | 37 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 958 | B | 159 | D | 17 | D | 207 | C | 30 | C | 15 | D | 1165 | A | 189 | D | 16 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 958 | B | F | F | 207 | C | 5 | E | 2 | E | 1165 | A | F | F | |||||
| Wood product (NAICS 321) | Not a challenge at all | 583 | B | 110 | D | 19 | D | 176 | D | 17 | C | 10 | D | 759 | A | 127 | C | 17 | C |
| A small challenge | 583 | B | 200 | C | 34 | C | 176 | D | F | 23 | E | 759 | A | 241 | C | 32 | C | ||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 583 | B | 203 | C | 35 | C | 176 | D | 81 | E | 46 | D | 759 | A | 285 | C | 38 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 583 | B | 53 | E | 9 | E | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 83 | D | 11 | D | |||
| An extreme challenge | 583 | B | F | F | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Paper (NAICS 322) | Not a challenge at all | 232 | A | 70 | C | 30 | C | 152 | A | 27 | D | 18 | D | 384 | A | 97 | C | 25 | C |
| A small challenge | 232 | A | 63 | C | 27 | C | 152 | A | 50 | C | 33 | C | 384 | A | 113 | B | 29 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 232 | A | 70 | C | 30 | C | 152 | A | 65 | B | 43 | B | 384 | A | 135 | B | 35 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 232 | A | 22 | E | 9 | E | 152 | A | 10 | D | 6 | D | 384 | A | 31 | D | 8 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 232 | A | F | F | 152 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 384 | A | F | F | |||||
| Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS 324) | Not a challenge at all | 47 | C | F | 30 | E | 31 | C | 13 | E | 42 | D | 78 | B | 27 | D | 35 | D | |
| A small challenge | 47 | C | 12 | E | 26 | E | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | 16 | E | 20 | E | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 47 | C | 19 | E | 40 | E | 31 | C | 12 | E | 40 | E | 78 | B | 31 | D | 40 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | F | F | |||||||
| An extreme challenge | 47 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 31 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 78 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | |
| Chemical (NAICS 325) | Not a challenge at all | 450 | A | 128 | D | 28 | C | 149 | C | 42 | E | 28 | D | 599 | A | 170 | C | 28 | C |
| A small challenge | 450 | A | 141 | C | 31 | C | 149 | C | 37 | D | 25 | D | 599 | A | 178 | C | 30 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 450 | A | 124 | C | 28 | C | 149 | C | 44 | D | 29 | D | 599 | A | 168 | C | 28 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 450 | A | 46 | E | 10 | E | 149 | C | 26 | E | 18 | E | 599 | A | 72 | D | 12 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 450 | A | F | F | 149 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 599 | A | F | F | |||||
| Primary Metal (NAICS 331) | Not a challenge at all | 147 | B | 24 | E | 16 | E | 90 | A | 11 | D | 12 | D | 237 | A | 35 | D | 15 | D |
| A small challenge | 147 | B | 44 | D | 30 | D | 90 | A | 46 | B | 51 | B | 237 | A | 90 | B | 38 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 147 | B | 64 | C | 44 | C | 90 | A | 32 | C | 35 | C | 237 | A | 96 | C | 41 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 147 | B | 15 | E | 10 | E | 90 | A | F | F | 237 | A | 16 | E | 7 | E | |||
| An extreme challenge | 147 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 90 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 237 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | |
| Machinery (NAICS 333) | Not a challenge at all | 991 | A | 189 | D | 19 | D | 111 | C | 29 | D | 26 | D | 1102 | A | 218 | C | 20 | C |
| A small challenge | 991 | A | 415 | B | 42 | B | 111 | C | 21 | E | 19 | E | 1102 | A | 436 | B | 40 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 991 | A | 288 | C | 29 | C | 111 | C | 48 | D | 43 | C | 1102 | A | 336 | C | 30 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 991 | A | 66 | E | 7 | E | 111 | C | 9 | D | 8 | E | 1102 | A | 75 | D | 7 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 991 | A | F | F | 111 | C | F | F | 1102 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Computer and Electronics (NAICS 334) | Not a challenge at all | 347 | A | 55 | D | 16 | D | 67 | B | 8 | E | 12 | E | 414 | A | 63 | D | 15 | D |
| A small challenge | 347 | A | 103 | C | 30 | C | 67 | B | 18 | E | 27 | D | 414 | A | 121 | C | 29 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 347 | A | 133 | C | 38 | C | 67 | B | 31 | D | 47 | C | 414 | A | 165 | B | 40 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 347 | A | 44 | D | 13 | D | 67 | B | 7 | E | 10 | E | 414 | A | 51 | D | 12 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 347 | A | F | F | 67 | B | F | F | 414 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Automotive (NAICS 3361-3) | Not a challenge at all | 307 | A | 63 | D | 21 | D | 165 | A | 21 | D | 13 | D | 473 | A | 85 | C | 18 | C |
| A small challenge | 307 | A | 98 | C | 32 | C | 165 | A | 64 | C | 39 | C | 473 | A | 162 | B | 34 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 307 | A | 117 | C | 38 | C | 165 | A | 56 | C | 34 | C | 473 | A | 172 | B | 36 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 307 | A | 29 | E | 9 | E | 165 | A | 24 | D | 15 | D | 473 | A | 53 | D | 11 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 307 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 165 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 473 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | |
| Aerospace (NAICS 3364) | Not a challenge at all | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 7 | E | 17 | E | 95 | A | 11 | E | 12 | E | ||
| A small challenge | 54 | B | 18 | E | 33 | E | 41 | A | 7 | E | 17 | E | 95 | A | 25 | D | 26 | D | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 54 | B | 23 | E | 42 | D | 41 | A | 19 | D | 47 | D | 95 | A | 42 | D | 44 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 6 | E | 15 | E | 95 | A | F | F | |||||
| An extreme challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | F | F | 95 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Trader | Not a challenge at all | 4116 | A | 845 | B | 21 | B | 1190 | A | 228 | C | 19 | B | 5306 | A | 1073 | B | 20 | B |
| A small challenge | 4116 | A | 1324 | A | 32 | A | 1190 | A | 327 | B | 27 | B | 5306 | A | 1650 | A | 31 | A | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4116 | A | 1392 | A | 34 | A | 1190 | A | 468 | B | 39 | B | 5306 | A | 1860 | A | 35 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4116 | A | 442 | C | 11 | C | 1190 | A | 145 | C | 12 | C | 5306 | A | 587 | B | 11 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4116 | A | 114 | D | 3 | D | 1190 | A | F | F | 5306 | A | 135 | D | 3 | D | |||
| Non Trader | Not a challenge at all | 344 | C | 246 | D | 71 | B | F | F | 88 | B | 386 | C | 283 | C | 73 | B | ||
| A small challenge | 344 | C | F | F | F | 0 | A | 0 | A | 386 | C | F | F | ||||||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 344 | C | 50 | E | 14 | E | F | F | F | 386 | C | 51 | E | 13 | E | ||||
| A significant challenge | 344 | C | F | F | F | F | F | 386 | C | 15 | E | 4 | E | ||||||
| An extreme challenge | 344 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | F | 0 | A | 0 | A | 386 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | ||
| Grand Total | Not a challenge at all | 4460 | A | 1091 | B | 24 | B | 1232 | A | 265 | C | 22 | B | 5692 | A | 1355 | B | 24 | A |
| A small challenge | 4460 | A | 1361 | A | 31 | A | 1232 | A | 327 | B | 27 | B | 5692 | A | 1688 | A | 30 | A | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4460 | A | 1441 | A | 32 | A | 1232 | A | 470 | B | 38 | B | 5692 | A | 1911 | A | 34 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4460 | A | 453 | C | 10 | C | 1232 | A | 149 | C | 12 | C | 5692 | A | 602 | B | 11 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4460 | A | 114 | D | 3 | D | 1232 | A | F | F | 5692 | A | 135 | D | 2 | D | |||
Symbols:
… not applicable
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
A - D acceptable or better
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada-United States Border Survey, Question 44
