Related Websites

The links below provide various websites inside and outside Canada that are relevant for research and policy on small business.

Small Business Research and Statistics
This site includes an extensive collection of Industry Canada research on small business and entrepreneurship as well as comprehensive statistics on Canadian small businesses.

Canada Small Business Financing (CSBF) Program
The Canada Small Business Financing (CSBF) Program is aimed at facilitating access to financing for the establishment, expansion, modernization and improvement of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The loans program is delivered by over 1,700 participating lenders across Canada. Lenders are responsible for credit decisions, disbursing the loan from their own funds and administering the loans. The Government of Canada pays lenders 85 percent of any eligible losses incurred on defaulted loans.

Canada Business
Canada Business is a government information service for businesses and start-up entrepreneurs in Canada. Its mandate is to serve as the primary source of up-to-date and accurate business-related information and to provide referrals on government programs, services and regulations–without charge–in all regions of Canada.

Organization for Ecoomic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD is best known for its Outlooks, Country Surveys and statistics, but you will also find that our publications cover a wide variety of topics, all dedicated to helping governments and citizens understand and take on the challenges of a globalised world.