Almost all private sector organizations acknowledge the Christmas holidays in some way, most frequently through a gathering for employees and occasionally through a gift. Most of such gatherings are for adults; they are rarely arranged with the needs of children in mind. A large minority arrange their affairs to allow a week off for employees.

The overwhelming majority of organizations consider the holiday a celebration of Christmas. A small minority make an effort to tone down the specifically Christian theological origins of the holy day, striving to give it a generic celebratory character. These are the key findings from the weekly web poll of business leaders conducted by COMPAS for the National Post under Canadian Chamber of Commerce sponsorship.

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