Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing

The Statistics Canada Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing (SSBF), launched in 2001, measures loan amounts outstanding to Canadian firms and losses by a wide array of financial providers, including domestic banks, credit unions, Caisses populaires, leasing companies, government and venture capital firms. The survey is based on a census of enterprises in selected finance and leasing industries, including government business enterprises, with assets of $5 million or more. Excluded from the survey are government programs, private not-for-profit organizations, informal suppliers such as business "angels" and family members, and foreign suppliers.

Note to users: It should be noted that the new set of data (2008-2010) cannot be compared with the previous one (2000-2008). This comes from important changes to the survey. The 2008-2010 data collection was done with a limited number of respondants (120) that represented more than 90% of the lending market. Previously, data collection was done on a census basis. In addition, the new data collection excluded investment funds and leasing companies from the sample.

2008–2010 Survey Results

2000–2008 Survey Results

2008 Long Form Tables