| 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 | 183 | D | 19 | D | 207 | C | 56 | E | 27 | D | 1165 | A | 240 | C | 21 | C |
| A small challenge | 958 | B | 239 | D | 25 | D | 207 | C | 44 | B | 21 | C | 1165 | A | 283 | C | 24 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 958 | B | 321 | C | 34 | C | 207 | C | 73 | D | 36 | D | 1165 | A | 395 | C | 34 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 958 | B | 209 | D | 22 | D | 207 | C | 29 | C | 14 | D | 1165 | A | 238 | D | 20 | 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 | 129 | D | 22 | D | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 151 | D | 20 | D | ||
| A small challenge | 583 | B | 134 | C | 23 | C | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 158 | C | 21 | C | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 583 | B | 169 | D | 29 | C | 176 | D | 102 | D | 58 | D | 759 | A | 271 | C | 36 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 583 | B | 126 | D | 22 | D | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 152 | D | 20 | D | |||
| An extreme challenge | 583 | B | 25 | E | 4 | E | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 26 | E | 3 | E | |||
| Paper (NAICS 322) | Not a challenge at all | 232 | A | 76 | C | 33 | C | 152 | A | 21 | D | 14 | D | 384 | A | 98 | C | 25 | C |
| A small challenge | 232 | A | 69 | C | 30 | C | 152 | A | 37 | C | 24 | C | 384 | A | 106 | B | 28 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 232 | A | 56 | D | 24 | D | 152 | A | 46 | C | 31 | C | 384 | A | 102 | C | 27 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 232 | A | 27 | D | 12 | D | 152 | A | 46 | C | 31 | C | 384 | A | 74 | C | 19 | C | |
| An extreme challenge | 232 | A | F | F | 152 | A | F | F | 384 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS 324) | Not a challenge at all | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | 12 | E | 15 | E | ||||
| A small challenge | 47 | C | F | 27 | E | 31 | C | 14 | E | 46 | D | 78 | B | 27 | D | 35 | D | ||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 47 | C | 23 | E | 48 | D | 31 | C | 13 | E | 41 | D | 78 | B | 35 | D | 45 | 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 | 122 | D | 27 | C | 149 | C | 45 | E | 30 | D | 599 | A | 167 | C | 28 | C |
| A small challenge | 450 | A | 131 | C | 29 | C | 149 | C | 32 | C | 21 | D | 599 | A | 163 | C | 27 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 450 | A | 120 | C | 27 | C | 149 | C | 39 | D | 26 | D | 599 | A | 159 | C | 27 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 450 | A | 71 | D | 16 | D | 149 | C | 33 | E | 22 | D | 599 | A | 104 | D | 17 | 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 | 32 | D | 22 | D | 90 | A | 11 | D | 12 | D | 237 | A | 43 | D | 18 | D |
| A small challenge | 147 | B | 42 | D | 29 | D | 90 | A | 53 | B | 59 | B | 237 | A | 96 | B | 40 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 147 | B | 59 | C | 40 | C | 90 | A | 23 | D | 25 | D | 237 | A | 82 | C | 35 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 147 | B | F | F | 90 | A | F | F | 237 | A | 17 | 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 | 228 | C | 23 | C | 111 | C | 21 | C | 19 | D | 1102 | A | 249 | C | 23 | C |
| A small challenge | 991 | A | 310 | C | 31 | C | 111 | C | 46 | D | 41 | D | 1102 | A | 356 | B | 32 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 991 | A | 308 | C | 31 | C | 111 | C | 20 | C | 18 | D | 1102 | A | 329 | C | 30 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 991 | A | 130 | D | 13 | D | 111 | C | 22 | E | 20 | E | 1102 | A | 152 | D | 14 | 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 | 69 | D | 20 | D | 67 | B | 10 | D | 15 | D | 414 | A | 79 | D | 19 | D |
| A small challenge | 347 | A | 92 | C | 26 | C | 67 | B | 25 | D | 37 | D | 414 | A | 117 | C | 28 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 347 | A | 130 | C | 37 | C | 67 | B | 20 | D | 30 | D | 414 | A | 150 | B | 36 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 347 | A | 42 | D | 12 | D | 67 | B | 10 | E | 15 | E | 414 | A | 52 | D | 13 | 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 | 80 | C | 26 | C | 165 | A | 40 | D | 24 | D | 473 | A | 119 | C | 25 | C |
| A small challenge | 307 | A | 81 | C | 26 | C | 165 | A | 54 | C | 33 | C | 473 | A | 135 | B | 29 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 307 | A | 117 | C | 38 | C | 165 | A | 50 | C | 30 | C | 473 | A | 167 | B | 35 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 307 | A | 24 | E | 8 | E | 165 | A | 17 | E | 10 | E | 473 | A | 41 | D | 9 | 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 | F | F | 41 | A | F | F | 95 | A | F | F | ||||||
| A small challenge | 54 | B | 19 | E | 35 | E | 41 | A | 15 | D | 35 | D | 95 | A | 33 | D | 35 | D | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 11 | D | 27 | D | 95 | A | 20 | E | 21 | E | |||
| A significant challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 12 | D | 29 | D | 95 | A | 23 | D | 25 | D | |||
| An extreme challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 95 | A | F | F | |||||
| Grand Total | Not a challenge at all | 4116 | A | 935 | B | 23 | B | 1190 | A | 232 | C | 20 | B | 5306 | A | 1167 | B | 22 | B |
| A small challenge | 4116 | A | 1130 | B | 27 | B | 1190 | A | 344 | B | 29 | B | 5306 | A | 1474 | A | 28 | A | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4116 | A | 1312 | B | 32 | A | 1190 | A | 398 | B | 33 | B | 5306 | A | 1710 | A | 32 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4116 | A | 656 | B | 16 | B | 1190 | A | 202 | B | 17 | B | 5306 | A | 857 | B | 16 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4116 | A | 83 | D | 2 | D | 1190 | A | 14 | D | 1 | D | 5306 | A | 97 | 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 48
