{"id":2251,"date":"2023-10-05T11:33:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T11:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/2023\/10\/05\/proof-point-the-ranks-of-canadian-entrepreneurs-are-shrinking\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:33:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T11:33:32","slug":"proof-point-the-ranks-of-canadian-entrepreneurs-are-shrinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/proof-point-the-ranks-of-canadian-entrepreneurs-are-shrinking\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Proof Point:<\/b> The ranks of Canadian entrepreneurs are shrinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The uncertainty of the pandemic, strong labour markets, and soaring inflation have sped up a decades-long  decline in the  self-employment rate.<\/li>\n<li>Most of the pullback in self-employment comes from businesses with paid help. This could be a problematic trend for small business creation in Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Self-employment (with paid help) has become less attractive to Canada\u2019s younger workers, a fact unlikely to change anytime soon. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Bottom line:<\/strong> Entrepreneurship is becoming less enticing for Canadians. With Canada\u2019s aging population, as more small business owners exit, there will be fewer nascent businesses to take their place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Proof-Point-Graphs-10.04-Cda.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52487\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Slowing self-employment rates are not just a post-pandemic trend<\/h2>\n<p>The pandemic accelerated a decades-long decline in the self-employment rate. But whereas pre-pandemic declines were driven by industry factors \u2013 and concentrated in the goods sector \u2013 since the pandemic the declining share of self-employed workers has been broad based.<\/p>\n<p>Strong labour markets and higher hourly wages for employees probably have something to do with it.  For example, an employee working in professional, scientific, and technical services earns 20% more per hour (on average) than a self-employed worker in the same sector. Employers are also offering more flexible working arrangements previously only available to the self-employed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Proof-Point-Graphs-10.04-Wage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1146\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52488\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fewer Canadians choosing to head businesses could be problematic for entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n<p>Self-employment is a way for employees to break out on their own with a high potential business model. It can also be a second-best option for those unable to find suitable employer-paid work. Higher potential self-employment ventures are those that employ at least one (other) worker, and as such are considered businesses. 13% of Canadian workers are self-employed, but only 4% have employees as of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Canada\u2019s declining self-employment rate has been concentrated among those that could contribute most to entrepreneurship. Half of the 6% pandemic contraction in the number of self-employed can be explained by businesses with paid help. Pre-pandemic, while the self-employment rate was falling there was still modest growth in the absolute number of the self-employed, but those with paid help declined modestly. The result: the share of those with paid help among the self-employed has declined from 34% in 1998 to 27% at current. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Proof-Point-Graphs-10.04-Entrepreneurs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52489\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Are we ageing out of an era of self-employment?<\/h2>\n<p>Canada\u2019s population is greying, and as more Baby Boomers retire, Canada is slated to see a higher number of small business exits. Since only 9% of business owners have a written succession plan in place, this begs the question: will there be enough nascent businesses to fill their place? <\/p>\n<p>Likely not. Although Canada\u2019s expanding immigrant population has a somewhat higher propensity for self-employment, it is unlikely to compensate for self-employment being less attractive to younger workers. The decline in self-employment rates for business owners with paid staff is occurring across all age cohorts. Self-employment rates for younger Canadians (aged 35 to 44) has always been lower, but the share of younger Canadians seeking to \u201cbe their own boss\u201d has fallen from 3.3% in 1998 to 2% at present. <\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect a turnaround anytime soon. We expect softening demand for employees in the year ahead as interest rates continue to cut into economic growth could mean a shift to more workers in some form of self-employment as a main job. But the cost of living and housing affordability also continue to erode. And structural labour shortages are expected to underpin wage and benefits growth for paid employees in the decade ahead, making paid employment a more attractive relative option.   And in the near-term, the higher interest rate environment will constrain consumer activity, creating a challenging environment for small businesses. These businesses face higher rents, higher capital costs, and must pay higher wages while consumer activity wanes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Cynthia Leach<\/strong> is the Assistant Chief Economist, Thought Leadership at RBC. She leads the team\u2019s forward-looking economic and policy analysis, covering topics such as human capital, innovation, and trade. She joined the team in 2020. <\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">h2{font-size:22px;font-weight:500;}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entrepreneurship is becoming less enticing for Canadians. 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