The Credit Conditions Survey was conducted between January and March of 2014. The questions were fact-based and focused on financing sought by small enterprises (1 to 99 employees) during the 2013 calendar year.
A total of 2,545 small businesses completed the questionnaire, which included 25 questions. This is the second largest Canadian survey on small business financing. The margin of error is 1.9% for questions addressed to all respondents. R.A. Malatest & Associates administratered the survey for Industry Canada.