Number of manufacturers over 30 employees in Canada and United States Canada 11 692 United States 85 711 Total 97 403 State-Province Manufacturers exporters over 30 employees Canada Canada Atlantic Provinces 327 Quebec 3 565 Ontario: 4 345 Canada Prairies 1 454 British Columbia 2 001 United States 1. New England 4 878 2. Northeast & Caribbean 6 880 3. Mid-Atlantic 7 408 4 South Eastern United States 15 400 5. Great Lakes 20 970 6. South Central 8 968 7. Midwest 4 242 8 Mountain and Plains States 2 453 9. Pacific Southwest 11 478 10. Pacific Northwest 3 034