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British Columbia Small Business Counts by Development Region For more information contact Jade Norton (250) 387-6056

Development Region 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Vancouver Island/Coast 60,400 66,000 67,900 63,600 57,900 61,400 67,300 60,900 65,600 66,400 Mainland/Southwest 182,700 197,600 199,400 189,600 193,900 198,700 200,100 210,200 208,200 213,400 Thompson-Okanagan 45,100 48,500 41,700 43,200 43,400 43,400 45,800 42,100 44,200 47,200 Kootenay 12,400 15,200 15,000 14,000 12,200 12,900 15,800 16,300 16,500 14,400 Cariboo 17,100 18,100 16,100 13,600 13,300 13,400 13,500 13,700 13,400 12,700 North Coast & Nechako 9,200 8,700 8,500 9,300 7,400 7,800 7,900 7,700 8,400 8,600 Northeast 6,400 5,400 5,000 6,100 5,800 5,700 6,400 6,600 7,300 7,600 British Columbia 333,500 359,600 353,700 339,600 334,100 343,400 357,200 357,800 364,000 370,700 Note: Small business is defined as those businesses with fewer than 50 employees plus businesses operated by self-employed individuals without paid help. Regions may not sum to provincial total because some businesses could not be allocated to a specific region. Source: BC Stats using data supplied by Statistics Canada