Reasons for not selling to the government among SME non-suppliers
| Federal government not a potential client (%) | Application process too complicated or time consuming (%) | Unaware of contracting opportunities (%) | Applied for a contract but was unsuccessful (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-supplier SMEs (N = 9,376) | 81.5 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 2.0 |
| Sector (1-digit NAICS) | ||||
| Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/ Hunting Industries and Mining/Oil/Gas Extraction | 94.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Accommodation and food services | 92.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Tourism | 87.8 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Retail | 85.1 | 5.3 | 10.1 | 1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 85.0 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 1.5 |
| Information/Cultural Industries, Health Care and Social Assistance, Arts/Entertainment/Recreation, Administrative Support, etc. | 84.5 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 1.5 |
| Other services | 83.1 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 1.2 |
| Wholesale | 77.8 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
| Manufacturing | 75.9 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 3.0 |
| Knowledge-based industries (KBI) | 74.9 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 1.8 |
| Construction | 73.1 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 3.3 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical services | 68.0 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 3.3 |
| Information and comm. technologies | 50.4 | 32.6 | 27.7 | 5.0 |
| Federal government not a potential client (%) | Application process too complicated or time consuming (%) | Unaware of contracting opportunities (%) | Applied for a contract but was unsuccessful (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-supplier SMEs (N = 9,376) | 81.5 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 2.0 |
| Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/ | 94.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Accommodation and food services | 92.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Tourism | 87.8 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Retail | 85.1 | 5.3 | 10.1 | 1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 85.0 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 1.5 |
| Information/Cultural Industries, Health Care and Social Assistance, Arts/Entertainment/Recreation, Administrative Support, etc. | 84.5 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 1.5 |
| Other services | 83.1 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 1.2 |
| Wholesale | 77.8 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
| Manufacturing | 75.9 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 3.0 |
| Knowledge-based industries (KBI) | 74.9 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 1.8 |
| Construction | 73.1 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 3.3 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical services | 68.0 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 3.3 |
| Information and comm. technologies | 50.4 | 32.6 | 27.7 | 5.0 |
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