B
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65%
65% -- percentage anticipating demand increase for Canadian early-stage entrepreneurs (2026-03)
65% of surveyed Canadian aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs anticipated increasing demand for their product or service.
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Value
65%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-03
Entity
Sample Size
3,014
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ipsos / Be Giant
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Tier A
https://www.begiant.ca/stories/people/entrepreneurship-canada-2026-upstart-index ↗
Source Article
What it takes to be an entrepreneur in Canada in 2026: exclusive poll
Entrepreneurs see Canada as a promising place to start a business, but new data suggests significant barriers – including cost of living, childcare and regulation – are making future growth more difficult, according to the largest independent study of its kind in the country.
A poll commissioned by …
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Ipsos / Be Giant
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Ipsos survey for Be Giant
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Canadian early-stage entrepreneurs: 65% percentage anticipating demand increase. Source: Ipsos / Be Giant (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/demand-increase-expectation-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/demand-increase-expectation-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>65%</strong> -- percentage anticipating demand increase for Canadian early-stage entrepreneurs<br><small>Source: Ipsos / Be Giant (2026-03) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/demand-increase-expectation-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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