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There are flourishing businesses in Canada. With the recent pandemic, many businesses have had a downfall. The Canadian government supports investors and entrepreneurs. Canada has many small and medium-sized businesses (SMB’s)and contributes to over 38 percent of Canada’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The size of these organizations usually is not very large. They have less than 500 employees. The SMB’s are ideal options for those who are considering business immigration to Canada. Every new business opened in Canada, gives hope for employment. These businesses help to create more jobs in Canada.

Canada welcomes new business ideas and entrepreneurs, allowing start-ups to flourish, particularly immigrant and women-owned businesses, which make up a third of Canada’s small to medium-sized businesses. There is a great opportunity in most of the segments. Although with the Covid-19 pandemic most of the businesses have slowed down or have been badly hit. It is a temporary phase and looking at it optimistically business in all the segments will bounce back and grow consistently.

 People looking at immigrating to Canada can focus on a few of these sectors. Agriculture, food services, retail, and construction are a few of the flourishing business segments in Canada in recent times.

Agriculture

The agriculture and agri-foods sector is one of the country’s largest and most lucrative sectors. Despite a lot of uncertainties, yet the agriculture sector saw a positive outcome in 2020. There has been a good market demand for agricultural commodities and positive growth is expected soon. It is indeed a promising sector and viable option for business immigration to Canada. For those looking forward to immigrating to Canada, there is growth in this sector as there is a high demand for skilled workers.

Food Service

Despite lockdowns and curfews, a few of the Small and medium businesses have managed to survive. Even if dine-in has its restrictions and drawbacks, the delivery and takeaway are doing pretty well. We need to create or make use of the opportunities available. There is a lot of growth in this segment. The food service industries are constantly in the need of a lot of employees.  People with experience and skillsets in the field of food and beverage services have a lot of promising offers.

Retail

Canada’s retail sector has seen a slight decline last year, owing to it a pandemic. It has been projected that as soon as the pandemic slows down or settles completely the retail sector will bounce back. The retail and the wholesale areas will see a huge increase in business in the coming years. Many of the clothing business has seen a set-back, yet people have slowly started shifting to the online sales. Retail which has slowed down in 2020 has begun to slowly climb. In many of the retail sectors be its food supplies, motor vehicles, or merchandise there is a good demand. Medical supplies surely have been seeing a positive business through the pandemic worldwide.

Construction

The construction industry has seen a steady rise and it is one of the promising sectors for business investors and those considering business immigration to Canada. Construction companies have been the backbone of the country. They employ over 1.4 million people. There has been a need for more construction companies with an increase in the development projects in both the commercial as well as residential sectors.

There are a lot of opportunities in this sector and a constant need for international skilled workers is required for the construction industry.

There are other flourishing industries as well, which include advertising, Marketing, Technical services, and more. Stay focused and identify the industry that would best suit your need before you invest.

- PREETHEE RAYEN