| 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 | 302 | C | 31 | C | 207 | C | 56 | E | 27 | D | 1165 | A | 357 | C | 31 | C |
| A small challenge | 958 | B | 284 | C | 30 | C | 207 | C | 52 | B | 25 | C | 1165 | A | 336 | C | 29 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 958 | B | 232 | D | 24 | D | 207 | C | 71 | D | 34 | D | 1165 | A | 303 | C | 26 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 958 | B | 135 | D | 14 | D | 207 | C | 25 | C | 12 | D | 1165 | A | 159 | 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 | 250 | C | 43 | C | 176 | D | 63 | E | 36 | D | 759 | A | 313 | C | 41 | B |
| A small challenge | 583 | B | 203 | C | 35 | C | 176 | D | 53 | E | 30 | E | 759 | A | 257 | C | 34 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 583 | B | 97 | D | 17 | D | 176 | D | F | 30 | E | 759 | A | 149 | D | 20 | D | ||
| A significant challenge | 583 | B | 28 | E | 5 | E | 176 | D | 6 | D | 3 | E | 759 | A | 34 | E | 4 | E | |
| 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 | 89 | C | 38 | C | 152 | A | 51 | C | 34 | C | 384 | A | 140 | B | 36 | B |
| A small challenge | 232 | A | 56 | D | 24 | D | 152 | A | 55 | C | 36 | B | 384 | A | 110 | B | 29 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 232 | A | 68 | C | 29 | C | 152 | A | 39 | C | 26 | C | 384 | A | 107 | B | 28 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 232 | A | 18 | E | 8 | E | 152 | A | 7 | D | 5 | D | 384 | A | 25 | D | 7 | 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 | 21 | E | 44 | D | 31 | C | 13 | E | 41 | E | 78 | B | 33 | D | 43 | D |
| A small challenge | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | 7 | E | 22 | E | 78 | B | 14 | E | 18 | E | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | 11 | E | 37 | E | 78 | B | 21 | D | 27 | 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 | 146 | C | 32 | C | 149 | C | 52 | D | 35 | D | 599 | A | 197 | C | 33 | C |
| A small challenge | 450 | A | 154 | C | 34 | C | 149 | C | 37 | C | 25 | D | 599 | A | 192 | C | 32 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 450 | A | 64 | D | 14 | D | 149 | C | 46 | D | 31 | D | 599 | A | 110 | D | 18 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 450 | A | 76 | D | 17 | D | 149 | C | F | F | 599 | A | 91 | D | 15 | 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 | 55 | D | 37 | C | 90 | A | 17 | D | 19 | D | 237 | A | 71 | C | 30 | C |
| A small challenge | 147 | B | 37 | D | 25 | D | 90 | A | 37 | C | 41 | C | 237 | A | 74 | C | 31 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 147 | B | 52 | D | 35 | D | 90 | A | 31 | C | 35 | C | 237 | A | 83 | C | 35 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 147 | B | F | F | 90 | A | F | F | 237 | A | F | F | |||||||
| 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 | 290 | C | 29 | C | 111 | C | 28 | D | 25 | D | 1102 | A | 318 | C | 29 | C |
| A small challenge | 991 | A | 299 | C | 30 | C | 111 | C | 41 | D | 37 | D | 1102 | A | 340 | C | 31 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 991 | A | 325 | C | 33 | C | 111 | C | 34 | D | 31 | D | 1102 | A | 359 | B | 33 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 991 | A | 72 | E | 7 | E | 111 | C | 6 | E | 6 | E | 1102 | A | 78 | 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 | 69 | D | 20 | D | 67 | B | 11 | D | 17 | D | 414 | A | 81 | D | 19 | D |
| A small challenge | 347 | A | 113 | C | 33 | C | 67 | B | 24 | D | 36 | D | 414 | A | 138 | C | 33 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 347 | A | 121 | C | 35 | C | 67 | B | 23 | D | 35 | D | 414 | A | 144 | C | 35 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 347 | A | 35 | E | 10 | E | 67 | B | F | F | 414 | A | 43 | D | 10 | 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 | 119 | C | 39 | C | 165 | A | 26 | D | 16 | D | 473 | A | 146 | B | 31 | B |
| A small challenge | 307 | A | 75 | D | 24 | C | 165 | A | 53 | C | 32 | C | 473 | A | 128 | C | 27 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 307 | A | 53 | D | 17 | D | 165 | A | 56 | C | 34 | C | 473 | A | 109 | C | 23 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 307 | A | 56 | D | 18 | D | 165 | A | 22 | D | 13 | D | 473 | A | 78 | 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 | 20 | E | 37 | E | 41 | A | 16 | D | 39 | D | 95 | A | 36 | D | 38 | D |
| A small challenge | 54 | B | 24 | D | 44 | D | 41 | A | 8 | E | 19 | E | 95 | A | 32 | D | 33 | D | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 13 | D | 31 | D | 95 | A | 21 | D | 22 | D | |||
| A significant challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | F | F | 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 | 1360 | B | 33 | A | 1190 | A | 333 | B | 28 | B | 5306 | A | 1693 | A | 32 | A |
| A small challenge | 4116 | A | 1253 | B | 30 | B | 1190 | A | 367 | B | 31 | B | 5306 | A | 1621 | A | 31 | A | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4116 | A | 1029 | B | 25 | B | 1190 | A | 377 | B | 32 | B | 5306 | A | 1407 | A | 27 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4116 | A | 432 | C | 10 | B | 1190 | A | 98 | C | 8 | C | 5306 | A | 530 | B | 10 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4116 | A | 42 | E | 1 | E | 1190 | A | 14 | E | 1 | E | 5306 | A | 56 | D | 1 | 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 49
