| 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 | 205 | D | 21 | D | 207 | C | 64 | E | 31 | D | 1165 | A | 269 | D | 23 | C |
| A small challenge | 958 | B | 245 | D | 26 | D | 207 | C | 29 | C | 14 | D | 1165 | A | 274 | C | 24 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 958 | B | 336 | C | 35 | C | 207 | C | 78 | B | 38 | C | 1165 | A | 414 | C | 36 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 958 | B | 135 | D | 14 | D | 207 | C | 31 | C | 15 | D | 1165 | A | 167 | D | 14 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 958 | B | F | F | 207 | C | F | F | 1165 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Wood product (NAICS 321) | Not a challenge at all | 583 | B | 198 | C | 34 | C | 176 | D | 78 | E | 44 | D | 759 | A | 276 | C | 36 | C |
| A small challenge | 583 | B | 122 | D | 21 | D | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 154 | D | 20 | D | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 583 | B | 145 | C | 25 | C | 176 | D | 33 | E | 19 | E | 759 | A | 177 | C | 23 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 583 | B | 98 | D | 17 | D | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 123 | D | 16 | 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 | 80 | C | 35 | C | 152 | A | 38 | C | 25 | C | 384 | A | 118 | B | 31 | B |
| A small challenge | 232 | A | 61 | C | 26 | C | 152 | A | 34 | C | 22 | C | 384 | A | 95 | C | 25 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 232 | A | 53 | D | 23 | D | 152 | A | 54 | C | 36 | B | 384 | A | 107 | B | 28 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 232 | A | 26 | D | 11 | D | 152 | A | 20 | D | 13 | D | 384 | A | 46 | D | 12 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 232 | A | F | F | 152 | A | 6 | E | 4 | E | 384 | A | 17 | E | 5 | E | |||
| Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS 324) | Not a challenge at all | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | 9 | D | 28 | E | 78 | B | 21 | E | 27 | E | ||
| A small challenge | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | F | F | |||||||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 47 | C | 13 | E | 28 | E | 31 | C | 20 | D | 66 | C | 78 | B | 34 | D | 43 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 78 | B | F | F | |||||
| An extreme challenge | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 78 | B | F | F | |||||
| Chemical (NAICS 325) | Not a challenge at all | 450 | A | 155 | C | 34 | C | 149 | C | 47 | D | 31 | D | 599 | A | 201 | C | 34 | B |
| A small challenge | 450 | A | 123 | C | 27 | C | 149 | C | 17 | D | 11 | D | 599 | A | 139 | C | 23 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 450 | A | 134 | C | 30 | C | 149 | C | 70 | D | 47 | C | 599 | A | 204 | C | 34 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 450 | A | 33 | E | 7 | E | 149 | C | 12 | D | 8 | E | 599 | A | 45 | D | 7 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 450 | A | F | F | 149 | C | F | F | 599 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Primary Metal (NAICS 331) | Not a challenge at all | 147 | B | 39 | D | 26 | D | 90 | A | 32 | C | 35 | C | 237 | A | 70 | C | 30 | C |
| A small challenge | 147 | B | 39 | D | 26 | D | 90 | A | 16 | D | 17 | D | 237 | A | 54 | C | 23 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 147 | B | 31 | D | 21 | D | 90 | A | 29 | C | 32 | C | 237 | A | 60 | C | 25 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 147 | B | 36 | D | 24 | D | 90 | A | F | F | 237 | A | 40 | D | 17 | D | |||
| An extreme challenge | 147 | B | F | F | 90 | A | 9 | E | 10 | E | 237 | A | 12 | E | 5 | E | |||
| Machinery (NAICS 333) | Not a challenge at all | 991 | A | 308 | C | 31 | C | 111 | C | 45 | D | 40 | D | 1102 | A | 352 | B | 32 | B |
| A small challenge | 991 | A | 249 | C | 25 | C | 111 | C | 25 | C | 22 | D | 1102 | A | 274 | C | 25 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 991 | A | 237 | C | 24 | C | 111 | C | 33 | E | 30 | D | 1102 | A | 270 | C | 25 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 991 | A | 148 | D | 15 | D | 111 | C | F | F | 1102 | A | 152 | D | 14 | D | |||
| An extreme challenge | 991 | A | 49 | E | 5 | E | 111 | C | F | F | 1102 | A | 53 | E | 5 | E | |||
| Computer and Electronics (NAICS 334) | Not a challenge at all | 347 | A | 106 | C | 31 | C | 67 | B | 24 | D | 35 | D | 414 | A | 130 | C | 31 | C |
| A small challenge | 347 | A | 82 | D | 24 | D | 67 | B | 13 | E | 19 | E | 414 | A | 95 | C | 23 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 347 | A | 96 | C | 28 | C | 67 | B | 14 | E | 21 | D | 414 | A | 110 | C | 27 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 347 | A | 59 | D | 17 | D | 67 | B | 17 | D | 25 | D | 414 | A | 76 | D | 18 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 347 | A | F | F | 67 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 414 | A | F | F | |||||
| Automotive (NAICS 3361-3) | Not a challenge at all | 307 | A | 108 | C | 35 | C | 165 | A | 55 | C | 33 | C | 473 | A | 163 | B | 34 | B |
| A small challenge | 307 | A | 67 | D | 22 | D | 165 | A | 27 | D | 17 | D | 473 | A | 94 | C | 20 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 307 | A | 73 | D | 24 | C | 165 | A | 45 | C | 28 | C | 473 | A | 118 | C | 25 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 307 | A | 50 | D | 16 | D | 165 | A | 33 | D | 20 | D | 473 | A | 82 | C | 17 | C | |
| An extreme challenge | 307 | A | F | F | 165 | A | F | F | 473 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Aerospace (NAICS 3364) | Not a challenge at all | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 9 | E | 22 | E | 95 | A | 15 | E | 16 | E | ||
| A small challenge | 54 | B | 14 | E | 26 | E | 41 | A | F | F | 95 | A | 19 | E | 20 | E | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 54 | B | 25 | D | 47 | D | 41 | A | 21 | D | 50 | C | 95 | A | 46 | C | 48 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | F | F | 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 | 1216 | B | 30 | B | 1190 | A | 398 | B | 33 | B | 5306 | A | 1615 | A | 30 | A |
| A small challenge | 4116 | A | 1005 | B | 24 | B | 1190 | A | 199 | B | 17 | B | 5306 | A | 1204 | B | 23 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4116 | A | 1143 | B | 28 | B | 1190 | A | 398 | B | 33 | B | 5306 | A | 1541 | A | 29 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4116 | A | 600 | B | 15 | B | 1190 | A | 150 | B | 13 | B | 5306 | A | 750 | B | 14 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4116 | A | 151 | D | 4 | D | 1190 | A | 45 | E | 4 | E | 5306 | A | 196 | C | 4 | C | |
| Non Trader | Not a challenge at all | 344 | C | 158 | D | 46 | C | F | F | 61 | E | 386 | C | 183 | D | 47 | C | ||
| A small challenge | 344 | C | 47 | E | 14 | E | F | F | F | 386 | C | 53 | E | 14 | E | ||||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 344 | C | 90 | E | 26 | D | F | 6 | E | F | 386 | C | 95 | E | 25 | D | |||
| A significant challenge | 344 | C | 42 | E | 12 | E | F | 5 | E | F | 386 | C | 48 | E | 12 | E | |||
| An extreme challenge | 344 | C | F | F | F | 0 | A | 0 | A | 386 | C | F | F | ||||||
| Grand Total | Not a challenge at all | 4460 | A | 1374 | A | 31 | A | 1232 | A | 424 | B | 34 | B | 5692 | A | 1798 | A | 32 | A |
| A small challenge | 4460 | A | 1053 | B | 24 | B | 1232 | A | 204 | B | 17 | B | 5692 | A | 1257 | B | 22 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4460 | A | 1233 | B | 28 | B | 1232 | A | 403 | B | 33 | B | 5692 | A | 1636 | A | 29 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4460 | A | 642 | B | 14 | B | 1232 | A | 155 | B | 13 | B | 5692 | A | 797 | B | 14 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4460 | A | 158 | D | 4 | D | 1232 | A | 45 | E | 4 | E | 5692 | A | 203 | C | 4 | C | |
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 45
