| 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 | 344 | C | 36 | C | 207 | C | 71 | D | 34 | D | 1165 | A | 415 | C | 36 | C |
| A small challenge | 958 | B | 221 | D | 23 | D | 207 | C | 34 | C | 16 | D | 1165 | A | 255 | C | 22 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 958 | B | 225 | D | 24 | D | 207 | C | 83 | D | 40 | C | 1165 | A | 308 | C | 26 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 958 | B | 138 | D | 14 | D | 207 | C | 15 | D | 7 | D | 1165 | A | 154 | D | 13 | 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 | 206 | C | 35 | C | 176 | D | F | 23 | E | 759 | A | 246 | C | 32 | C | |
| A small challenge | 583 | B | 132 | C | 23 | C | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 167 | C | 22 | C | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 583 | B | 180 | C | 31 | C | 176 | D | 52 | E | 29 | E | 759 | A | 232 | C | 31 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 583 | B | 59 | E | 10 | E | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 97 | D | 13 | 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 | 97 | C | 42 | C | 152 | A | 58 | C | 38 | B | 384 | A | 155 | B | 40 | B |
| A small challenge | 232 | A | 46 | D | 20 | D | 152 | A | 51 | C | 33 | C | 384 | A | 97 | B | 25 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 232 | A | 50 | D | 21 | D | 152 | A | 37 | C | 24 | C | 384 | A | 86 | C | 23 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 232 | A | 36 | D | 16 | D | 152 | A | 5 | E | 3 | E | 384 | A | 41 | D | 11 | D | |
| 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 | 26 | E | 31 | C | 13 | E | 41 | E | 78 | B | 25 | D | 32 | D | |
| A small challenge | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | 9 | D | 29 | E | 78 | B | 12 | D | 16 | D | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 47 | C | 21 | E | 45 | D | 31 | C | F | 30 | E | 78 | B | 30 | D | 39 | D | ||
| A significant challenge | 47 | C | 10 | D | 22 | D | 31 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 78 | B | 10 | D | 13 | D | |
| 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 | 129 | C | 29 | C | 149 | C | 51 | E | 34 | D | 599 | A | 180 | C | 30 | C |
| A small challenge | 450 | A | 165 | C | 37 | C | 149 | C | 36 | C | 24 | D | 599 | A | 201 | C | 34 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 450 | A | 136 | C | 30 | C | 149 | C | 50 | D | 34 | D | 599 | A | 186 | C | 31 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 450 | A | F | F | 149 | C | 13 | E | 8 | E | 599 | A | 27 | E | 4 | E | |||
| 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 | 42 | D | 29 | D | 90 | A | 33 | C | 37 | C | 237 | A | 76 | C | 32 | C |
| A small challenge | 147 | B | 49 | D | 33 | D | 90 | A | 31 | C | 34 | C | 237 | A | 80 | C | 34 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 147 | B | 29 | D | 20 | D | 90 | A | 7 | E | 7 | E | 237 | A | 36 | D | 15 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 147 | B | 24 | E | 17 | D | 90 | A | 20 | D | 22 | D | 237 | A | 44 | D | 19 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 147 | B | F | F | 90 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 237 | A | F | F | |||||
| Machinery (NAICS 333) | Not a challenge at all | 991 | A | 309 | C | 31 | C | 111 | C | 29 | E | 26 | D | 1102 | A | 337 | C | 31 | C |
| A small challenge | 991 | A | 260 | C | 26 | C | 111 | C | 27 | D | 24 | D | 1102 | A | 287 | C | 26 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 991 | A | 270 | C | 27 | C | 111 | C | 45 | D | 41 | D | 1102 | A | 316 | C | 29 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 991 | A | 138 | D | 14 | D | 111 | C | 9 | D | 8 | E | 1102 | A | 148 | D | 13 | 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 | 68 | D | 20 | D | 67 | B | 21 | C | 32 | D | 414 | A | 89 | C | 21 | C |
| A small challenge | 347 | A | 101 | C | 29 | C | 67 | B | 19 | D | 28 | D | 414 | A | 120 | C | 29 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 347 | A | 139 | C | 40 | C | 67 | B | 15 | D | 23 | D | 414 | A | 154 | B | 37 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 347 | A | 32 | E | 9 | E | 67 | B | F | 17 | E | 414 | A | 44 | D | 11 | 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 | 97 | C | 32 | C | 165 | A | 52 | C | 31 | C | 473 | A | 149 | B | 32 | B |
| A small challenge | 307 | A | 82 | C | 27 | C | 165 | A | 49 | C | 30 | C | 473 | A | 131 | C | 28 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 307 | A | 95 | C | 31 | C | 165 | A | 44 | C | 27 | C | 473 | A | 140 | B | 30 | B | |
| A significant challenge | 307 | A | 28 | E | 9 | E | 165 | A | 20 | D | 12 | D | 473 | A | 48 | D | 10 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 307 | A | F | F | 165 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 473 | A | F | F | |||||
| Aerospace (NAICS 3364) | Not a challenge at all | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 8 | E | 20 | E | 95 | A | 20 | E | 21 | D | ||
| A small challenge | 54 | B | 16 | E | 30 | E | 41 | A | F | F | 95 | A | 22 | E | 23 | E | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 54 | B | 19 | E | 36 | E | 41 | A | 21 | C | 52 | C | 95 | A | 41 | D | 43 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 54 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 41 | A | F | F | 95 | A | F | F | |||||
| An extreme challenge | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | F | F | 95 | A | F | F | |||||||
| Grand Total | Not a challenge at all | 4116 | A | 1316 | B | 32 | A | 1190 | A | 376 | B | 32 | B | 5306 | A | 1693 | A | 32 | A |
| A small challenge | 4116 | A | 1076 | B | 26 | B | 1190 | A | 295 | B | 25 | B | 5306 | A | 1371 | A | 26 | A | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4116 | A | 1165 | B | 28 | B | 1190 | A | 363 | B | 31 | B | 5306 | A | 1528 | A | 29 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4116 | A | 481 | B | 12 | B | 1190 | A | 136 | C | 11 | C | 5306 | A | 617 | B | 12 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4116 | A | 78 | E | 2 | E | 1190 | A | F | F | 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 51
