Canadian Business Inter-Provincial Trade Survey for Q1 2026

Statistics Canada survey data details which businesses purchased from or sold to customers in other provinces over a 12-month period, or would consider doing so. The dataset is segmented by industry classification, business size, type of business, activity, and ownership structure. Data was collected in the first quarter of 2026 and published by Statistics Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between business_employment_size and the propensity to engage in inter-provincial trade.
• Model the likelihood of a business considering future inter-provincial sales based on its NAICS code and type_of_business.
• Identify industry sectors with high inter-provincial purchase activity using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) feature.
• Assess correlations between majority_ownership structure and a business's historical trade across provinces.

Strengths

• Data is segmented by multiple key business dimensions including NAICS, size, and ownership.
• Published under an open government license (OGL-CA-2.0) by the national statistical agency.
• Covers a specific and recent 12-month reference period leading into Q1 2026.

Limitations

• Exact sample size (row count) and national coverage granularity are unknown.
• Survey data may be subject to non-response bias and self-reporting inaccuracies.
• Limited to Canadian business entities, excluding international trade dynamics.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada

Collection Method

Business survey, likely sample-based.

Time Range

12 months prior to the first quarter of 2026.

Freshness

Data reference period is the 12 months prior to Q1 2026; dataset was last updated on 2026-03-04.

Geography

Canada, segmented by province/territory.