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19.5% -- share of private sector businesses majority women owned for Canada private sector businesses (Q1 2025)
Majority women-owned businesses represented 19.5% of all private sector businesses in Canada in Q1 2025.
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19.5%
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Data Vintage
Q1 2025
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75
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20
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30
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45
Freshness
95
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Statistics Canada (implied)
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https://www.wbecanada.ca/updates/future-proofing-your-business-through-marketing-readiness ↗
Source Article
Future-Proofing Your Business Through Marketing Readiness - WBE Canada
March 19, 2026
Written By: Chris Penner, Jelly Academy
Majority women-owned businesses accounted for 19.5% of all private sector businesses in
Canada in Q1 2025, an increase from 17.6% the year before. Behind that number are
businesses at every stage – from early startups to established enterprises.…
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Statistics Canada (implied)
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Cited by WBE Canada article; likely derived from Statistics Canada business ownership data. Prior-year comparison of 17.6% noted.
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Canada private sector businesses: 19.5% share of private sector businesses majority women owned. Source: Statistics Canada (implied) (Q1 2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/women-owned-businesses-canada-q1-2025
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