Business closing rate, Jul 2026: Canadian provinces ranked
Measure: Closing rate (% of active businesses, derived), July 2026 (monthly, seasonally adjusted). All 12 provinces and territories with data in Business openings and closures by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: July 2026.
National value: 5 (Canada).
- Lowest: 3.5 to 4.4 %
- Group 2: 4.4 to 4.8 %
- Group 3: 4.8 to 5.4 %
- Group 4: 5.4 to 5.4 %
- Highest: 5.4 to 5.5 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Statistics Canada's experimental monthly estimates, seasonally adjusted; rates are openings or closures as a share of active businesses, derived by Quadranac.
| 1 | Alberta | 5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Territories | 5.5 |
| 3 | Prince Edward Island | 5.4 |
| 3 | Ontario | 5.4 |
| 3 | Yukon | 5.4 |
| 6 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 5.2 |
| 7 | British Columbia | 5.1 |
| 8 | Nova Scotia | 4.8 |
| 9 | Manitoba | 4.7 |
| 10 | New Brunswick | 4.4 |
| 10 | Saskatchewan | 4.4 |
| 12 | Quebec | 3.5 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 33-10-0270-01: Experimental estimates for business openings and closures for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted. Reference period: July 2026 (monthly, seasonally adjusted).
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by closing rate (% of active businesses, derived), July 2026 (monthly, seasonally adjusted) (July 2026). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 33-10-0270-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-04. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-closing-rate/