To complement the deputy minister's answer, it is true that women-entrepreneur businesses are often about self-employment. About 37% of self-employed Canadians are women entrepreneurs. Because of size and, often, their other responsibilities, they sometimes—when there are periods of economic shock—suffer greater consequences.
The government is conscious of that. It has, through the women entrepreneurship strategy and, of course, the Business Development Bank, a range of measures for women entrepreneurs.
