Canadian Business Expansion and Restructuring Plans for 2026

Survey data from Statistics Canada details business plans to expand, restructure, acquire, invest, transfer, sell, or close over a 12-month horizon. It covers the first quarter of 2026 and is categorized by NAICS code, business size, type of business, activity, and majority ownership. The dataset is published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between business size (employment size) and plans to expand or acquire.
• Model the likelihood of a business closing based on its NAICS classification and type of business.
• Forecast sector-level investment activity using the business activity and majority ownership fields.
• Identify regional economic trends by cross-referencing business intentions with geographic data.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the national statistical agency, Statistics Canada.
• Categorized by standard industry codes (NAICS) and business employment size.
• Captures forward-looking business intentions for a 12-month period.

Limitations

• Exact row count and sample size are unknown.
• Survey data may reflect intentions rather than realized actions.
• Coverage is limited to Canadian businesses.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Economic survey of business intentions.

Time Range

First quarter of 2026 (forward-looking plans for the subsequent 12 months).

Freshness

Data reflects business plans for the 12 months following the first quarter of 2026.

Geography

Canada