Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Canada
Canada: Starting a business: Time - Men was 1.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Canada, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Canada stood at 1.5 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Canada peaked at 5.5 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.5 days, in 2015.
That places Canada 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Canada, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.5 days | — |
| 2004 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5 days | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 5.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 days | -72.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 days | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 18% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.07 days | 3.5 days | 5.5 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5 days | 1.5 days | 5.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Canada?
- Starting a business: time - men in Canada was 1.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 days in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 days in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Canada ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.