What do you know about small businesses in Canada? This handy infographic breaks down the Canadian small business economy by business type, industry, GDP contributions, gender, and income . We also illustrate the success and failure rate of a business with fewer than 250 employees. Click on the graphic below for an enlarged view. Sources: Key Small Business Statistics, Industry Canada About the author: Michael Shang is the Ninja marketing intern at WagePoint. Follow him on twitter (@mikeshang) and Quora (Michael Shang)