Trade and gender: The Canada-Japan story
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The amount of 2-way merchandise trade between Canada and Japan fell by 2.3% in 2019, as compared to 2018—the last full year before preferential tariff treatment under CPTPP was applicable. In 2020, with the onset of COVID-19, merchandise trade fell by an additional 10.9% compared to 2019.
In 2020, Canada exported $12,392 million in goods to Japan and imported $13,535 million worth of goods.
In Canada, 70,071 jobs were directly or indirectly supported by merchandise exports to Japan in 2019, 22,265 of which were occupied by women.
Top 5 Industries: Number of direct and indirect jobs occupied by women that are supported by goods exports to Japan
- Crop and animal production: 4,080 jobs
- Food manufacturing: 2,168 jobs
- Wholesale trade: 1,988 jobs
- Transportation and warehousing: 1,910 jobs
- Finance and insurance: 1,604 jobs
The number of Canadian businesses exporting goods to Japan in 2020 was 2,457, while the number of Canadian businesses importing goods from Japan was 3,191.
Women-owned and equally-owned businesses in 2017:
- Export value: 22.8%
- Import value: 16.8%
- Exporters: 21.0%
- Importers: 23.2%
Men-owned businesses in 2017:
- Export value: 77.2%
- Import value: 83.2%
- Exporters: 79.0%
- Importers: 76.8%
Women-owned and equally-owned Canadian businesses make up a larger portion of importers than exporters by number of importers, but a smaller portion of imports than exports by value.
Notes:
- Women-, men- and equally-owned businesses refer to Canadian-controlled private corporations.
- The reported fractions are those for which data on gender ownership is available.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database, Trade by Exporter Characteristics, Trade by Importer Characteristics and Canadian Merchandise Trade Database.
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