MGT493H5: Small Business Management

Find current population, demographic, employment, commercial and residential statistics and other data collected by the City of Mississauga.

Business statistics and profiles for Mississauga. Also includes links to population and demographic summary statistics.

A joint initiative of the City's Economic Development Office and its Planning & Building Office, this directory both lists and maps local businesses. The data is available for download in .csv format and includes business name and NAICS or industry codes.

Please note that businesses must agree to be included in this directory.

Website for Canada's national statistics agency. Use the search box on the home screen or browse by subject.

Updated daily, CANSIM "... provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada." Includes industry-specific data as well as provincial-level business count data by sector (look for tables headed as 'Canadian business patterns' or 'Canadian business counts').

Links to the data products associated with this annual survey of household spending on various categories such as housing, transportation, food, health and goods & services. The 'Summary Tables' list the most recent data (2016) released.

Link to directories of Canadian companies, international trade data and Canadian industry data and analysis on this federal government website.

Links to various government sources of data that can be used for market research.

Links to local, national and international data sources. Use this site to access data for Peel, Durham and other regions and municipalities adjacent to Mississauga.

Search the library's collection of open and licensed statistical sources. Broad or high-level keywords, e.g. food, transportation, work best.