Canada - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2017 0.204
2018 0.216

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Canada was 137.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 169.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 137.00 in 2015.

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 169.00
2010 169.00
2011 169.00
2012 142.00
2013 142.00
2014 142.00
2015 137.00
2016 137.00
2017 137.00
2018 137.00
2019 137.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Canada was 12.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.90 in 2017, while its lowest value was 11.90 in 2013.

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 12.40
2006 12.40
2007 12.30
2008 12.60
2009 12.50
2010 12.60
2011 12.60
2012 12.70
2013 11.90
2014 12.50
2015 12.70
2016 12.80
2017 12.90
2018 12.60
2019 12.70

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Canada was 3.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 7.90 in 2005, while its lowest value was 3.80 in 2019.

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 7.90
2006 7.60
2007 6.60
2008 6.70
2009 6.60
2010 6.20
2011 6.20
2012 5.20
2013 4.90
2014 4.70
2015 4.50
2016 4.30
2017 4.20
2018 4.00
2019 3.80

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Canada was 8.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 27.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 1.90 in 2011.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 27.30
2006 25.10
2007 25.40
2008 24.80
2009 23.20
2010 3.20
2011 1.90
2012 2.30
2013 3.00
2014 3.90
2015 3.90
2016 3.90
2017 3.80
2018 3.90
2019 8.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment