| 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 | 353 | C | 37 | C | 207 | C | 93 | D | 45 | C | 1165 | A | 447 | C | 38 | B |
| A small challenge | 958 | B | 349 | C | 36 | C | 207 | C | 45 | B | 22 | C | 1165 | A | 393 | C | 34 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 958 | B | 202 | D | 21 | D | 207 | C | 27 | C | 13 | D | 1165 | A | 229 | D | 20 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 958 | B | F | 6 | E | 207 | C | 39 | C | 19 | C | 1165 | A | 92 | D | 8 | D | ||
| An extreme challenge | 958 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 207 | C | F | F | 1165 | A | F | F | |||||
| Wood product (NAICS 321) | Not a challenge at all | 583 | B | 151 | C | 26 | C | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 178 | C | 23 | C | ||
| A small challenge | 583 | B | 174 | C | 30 | C | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 211 | C | 28 | C | |||
| Somewhat of a challenge | 583 | B | 168 | D | 29 | C | 176 | D | 56 | E | 32 | E | 759 | A | 224 | C | 29 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 583 | B | 65 | D | 11 | D | 176 | D | F | 25 | E | 759 | A | 110 | D | 14 | 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 | 84 | C | 36 | C | 152 | A | 28 | C | 18 | C | 384 | A | 112 | B | 29 | B |
| A small challenge | 232 | A | 94 | C | 41 | C | 152 | A | 56 | B | 37 | B | 384 | A | 151 | B | 39 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 232 | A | 34 | D | 14 | D | 152 | A | 58 | C | 38 | B | 384 | A | 92 | C | 24 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 232 | A | 20 | E | 9 | E | 152 | A | 10 | D | 6 | D | 384 | A | 30 | D | 8 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 232 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 152 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 384 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | |
| Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS 324) | Not a challenge at all | 47 | C | 23 | E | 49 | D | 31 | C | 13 | E | 41 | E | 78 | B | 36 | D | 46 | D |
| A small challenge | 47 | C | 7 | E | 15 | E | 31 | C | 11 | D | 34 | D | 78 | B | 18 | D | 23 | D | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 47 | C | F | 28 | E | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | 21 | E | 27 | E | ||||
| A significant challenge | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 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 | 161 | C | 36 | C | 149 | C | 74 | D | 49 | C | 599 | A | 234 | B | 39 | B |
| A small challenge | 450 | A | 155 | C | 34 | C | 149 | C | 34 | E | 22 | D | 599 | A | 188 | C | 31 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 450 | A | 106 | C | 24 | C | 149 | C | 30 | E | 20 | E | 599 | A | 136 | C | 23 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 450 | A | 28 | F | 149 | C | 12 | D | 8 | E | 599 | A | 40 | E | 7 | E | |||
| An extreme challenge | 450 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 149 | C | 0 | A | 0 | A | 599 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | |
| Primary Metal (NAICS 331) | Not a challenge at all | 147 | B | 82 | C | 56 | B | 90 | A | 35 | C | 39 | C | 237 | A | 118 | B | 50 | B |
| A small challenge | 147 | B | 35 | D | 24 | D | 90 | A | 42 | B | 47 | B | 237 | A | 77 | C | 32 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 147 | B | 27 | D | 18 | D | 90 | A | 13 | D | 14 | D | 237 | A | 39 | D | 17 | D | |
| A significant challenge | 147 | B | F | F | 90 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 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 | 362 | B | 37 | B | 111 | C | 40 | D | 36 | D | 1102 | A | 403 | B | 37 | B |
| A small challenge | 991 | A | 351 | C | 35 | B | 111 | C | 45 | D | 41 | D | 1102 | A | 396 | B | 36 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 991 | A | 207 | C | 21 | C | 111 | C | 24 | E | 21 | D | 1102 | A | 231 | C | 21 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 991 | A | 64 | E | 7 | E | 111 | C | F | F | 1102 | A | 66 | E | 6 | E | |||
| 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 | 94 | C | 27 | C | 67 | B | 26 | C | 38 | C | 414 | A | 119 | C | 29 | C |
| A small challenge | 347 | A | 129 | C | 37 | C | 67 | B | 19 | D | 28 | D | 414 | A | 148 | C | 36 | B | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 347 | A | 84 | D | 24 | D | 67 | B | 22 | D | 33 | D | 414 | A | 106 | C | 26 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 347 | A | 31 | E | 9 | E | 67 | B | 0 | A | 0 | A | 414 | A | 31 | E | 7 | E | |
| 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 | 120 | C | 39 | C | 165 | A | 64 | C | 39 | C | 473 | A | 184 | B | 39 | B |
| A small challenge | 307 | A | 70 | D | 23 | D | 165 | A | 46 | C | 28 | C | 473 | A | 115 | C | 24 | C | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 307 | A | 93 | C | 30 | C | 165 | A | 39 | D | 24 | D | 473 | A | 132 | C | 28 | C | |
| A significant challenge | 307 | A | 25 | E | 8 | E | 165 | A | 14 | E | 9 | E | 473 | A | 39 | D | 8 | D | |
| An extreme challenge | 307 | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | 165 | A | F | F | 473 | A | F | F | |||||
| Aerospace (NAICS 3364) | Not a challenge at all | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | 11 | E | 26 | D | 95 | A | 18 | D | 19 | D | ||
| A small challenge | 54 | B | 16 | E | 30 | E | 41 | A | 9 | E | 22 | E | 95 | A | 25 | D | 27 | D | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 54 | B | 28 | D | 52 | D | 41 | A | 19 | D | 47 | D | 95 | A | 47 | C | 50 | C | |
| 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 | 1438 | A | 35 | A | 1190 | A | 410 | B | 34 | B | 5306 | A | 1848 | A | 35 | A |
| A small challenge | 4116 | A | 1379 | B | 34 | A | 1190 | A | 344 | B | 29 | B | 5306 | A | 1723 | A | 32 | A | |
| Somewhat of a challenge | 4116 | A | 962 | B | 23 | B | 1190 | A | 295 | B | 25 | B | 5306 | A | 1257 | B | 24 | A | |
| A significant challenge | 4116 | A | 297 | C | 7 | C | 1190 | A | 124 | D | 10 | C | 5306 | A | 420 | B | 8 | B | |
| An extreme challenge | 4116 | A | F | F | 1190 | A | F | F | 5306 | A | 57 | 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 52
