| 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 | 292 | D | 31 | C | 207 | C | 76 | E | 37 | D | 1165 | A | 369 | C | 32 | C |
| A small challenge | 958 | B | 222 | C | 23 | C | 207 | C | 42 | B | 20 | C | 1165 | A | 264 | C | 23 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 958 | B | 328 | C | 34 | C | 207 | C | 62 | B | 30 | C | 1165 | A | 389 | C | 33 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 958 | B | 112 | D | 12 | D | 207 | C | 20 | C | 10 | D | 1165 | A | 132 | D | 11 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 958 | B | F | F | 207 | C | 6 | E | 3 | E | 1165 | A | F | F | |||||
| Wood product (NAICS 321) | Not a challenge at all | 583 | B | 229 | C | 39 | C | 176 | D | 50 | E | 28 | E | 759 | A | 280 | C | 37 | C |
| A small challenge | 583 | B | 247 | C | 42 | C | 176 | D | 62 | E | 35 | E | 759 | A | 309 | C | 41 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 583 | B | 88 | D | 15 | D | 176 | D | F | 27 | E | 759 | A | 136 | D | 18 | D | ||
| A significant challenge | 583 | B | F | F | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | F | F | |||||||
| An extreme challenge | 583 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | F | F | |||||
| Paper (NAICS 322) | Not a challenge at all | 232 | A | 86 | C | 37 | C | 152 | A | 33 | D | 22 | C | 384 | A | 120 | B | 31 | B |
| A small challenge | 232 | A | 71 | C | 30 | C | 152 | A | 74 | B | 49 | B | 384 | A | 145 | B | 38 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 232 | A | 54 | D | 23 | D | 152 | A | 33 | D | 21 | C | 384 | A | 86 | C | 22 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 232 | A | 20 | E | 8 | E | 152 | A | 12 | D | 8 | D | 384 | A | 32 | 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 | 17 | E | 37 | E | 31 | C | 11 | E | 36 | E | 78 | B | 28 | D | 37 | D |
| A small challenge | 47 | C | 11 | E | 24 | E | 31 | C | 12 | E | 40 | E | 78 | B | 23 | D | 30 | D | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 47 | C | 18 | E | 39 | E | 31 | C | 7 | E | 24 | E | 78 | B | 26 | D | 33 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 47 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 31 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 78 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | |
| 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 | 98 | D | 22 | D | 149 | C | 39 | E | 26 | D | 599 | A | 138 | C | 23 | C |
| A small challenge | 450 | A | 171 | C | 38 | C | 149 | C | 60 | B | 40 | C | 599 | A | 231 | B | 39 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 450 | A | 120 | C | 27 | C | 149 | C | 29 | E | 20 | E | 599 | A | 149 | C | 25 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 450 | A | 53 | E | 12 | E | 149 | C | F | F | 599 | A | 74 | 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 | 52 | D | 35 | D | 90 | A | 22 | D | 25 | D | 237 | A | 74 | C | 31 | C |
| A small challenge | 147 | B | 55 | D | 38 | C | 90 | A | 35 | C | 39 | C | 237 | A | 91 | C | 38 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 147 | B | 30 | D | 20 | D | 90 | A | 20 | D | 22 | D | 237 | A | 50 | D | 21 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 147 | B | F | F | 90 | A | 13 | D | 14 | D | 237 | A | 23 | D | 10 | D | |||
| 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 | 331 | C | 33 | C | 111 | C | 29 | D | 26 | D | 1102 | A | 360 | B | 33 | B |
| A small challenge | 991 | A | 361 | B | 36 | B | 111 | C | 37 | D | 33 | D | 1102 | A | 398 | B | 36 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 991 | A | 215 | C | 22 | C | 111 | C | 41 | D | 37 | D | 1102 | A | 256 | C | 23 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 991 | A | 68 | E | 7 | E | 111 | C | 5 | E | F | 1102 | A | 72 | D | 7 | D | ||
| An extreme challenge | 991 | A | F | F | 111 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 1102 | A | F | F | |||||
| Computer and Electronics (NAICS 334) | Not a challenge at all | 347 | A | 78 | D | 23 | D | 67 | B | 14 | E | 20 | E | 414 | A | 92 | C | 22 | C |
| A small challenge | 347 | A | 122 | C | 35 | C | 67 | B | 28 | C | 42 | C | 414 | A | 150 | B | 36 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 347 | A | 92 | C | 27 | C | 67 | B | 13 | E | 20 | E | 414 | A | 106 | C | 26 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 347 | A | 48 | D | 14 | D | 67 | B | 10 | E | 15 | E | 414 | A | 58 | D | 14 | 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 | 101 | C | 33 | C | 165 | A | 32 | D | 19 | D | 473 | A | 133 | C | 28 | C |
| A small challenge | 307 | A | 89 | C | 29 | C | 165 | A | 73 | C | 44 | B | 473 | A | 162 | B | 34 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 307 | A | 97 | C | 32 | C | 165 | A | 39 | C | 24 | C | 473 | A | 137 | B | 29 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 307 | A | 18 | E | 6 | E | 165 | A | 19 | D | 11 | D | 473 | A | 37 | D | 8 | D | |
| 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 | 18 | E | 33 | E | 41 | A | 15 | D | 36 | D | 95 | A | 32 | D | 34 | D |
| A small challenge | 54 | B | 18 | E | 33 | E | 41 | A | 10 | E | 25 | E | 95 | A | 28 | D | 29 | D | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 54 | B | 16 | E | 30 | E | 41 | A | 9 | E | 23 | E | 95 | A | 26 | D | 27 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 7 | E | 16 | E | 95 | A | F | F | |||||
| An extreme challenge | 54 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 41 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 95 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | |
| Grand Total | Not a challenge at all | 4116 | A | 1304 | B | 32 | A | 1190 | A | 322 | B | 27 | B | 5306 | A | 1626 | A | 31 | A |
| A small challenge | 4116 | A | 1366 | A | 33 | A | 1190 | A | 434 | B | 37 | B | 5306 | A | 1801 | A | 34 | A | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4116 | A | 1060 | B | 26 | B | 1190 | A | 301 | B | 25 | B | 5306 | A | 1361 | B | 26 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4116 | A | 349 | C | 8 | C | 1190 | A | 121 | C | 10 | C | 5306 | A | 470 | B | 9 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4116 | A | 37 | E | 1 | E | 1190 | A | 12 | D | 1 | D | 5306 | A | 49 | E | 1 | E | |
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 47
