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| Province | Number of farms | Percentage change | Total farm area (acres) | Percentage change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2001 | 2006 | 2001 | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture, 2001 and 2006 | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 558 | 643 | -13.2% | 89,441 | 100,271 | -10.8% |
| Prince Edward Island | 1,700 | 1,845 | -7.9% | 619,885 | 646,137 | -4.1% |
| Nova Scotia | 3,795 | 3,923 | -3.3% | 995,943 | 1,005,833 | -1.0% |
| New Brunswick | 2,776 | 3,034 | -8.5% | 976,629 | 958,899 | 1.8% |
| Quebec | 30,675 | 32,139 | -4.6% | 8,557,101 | 8,443,656 | 1.3% |
| Ontario | 57,211 | 59,728 | -4.2% | 13,310,216 | 13,507,357 | -1.5% |
| Manitoba | 19,054 | 21,071 | -9.6% | 19,073,005 | 18,784,407 | 1.5% |
| Saskatchewan | 44,329 | 50,598 | -12.4% | 64,253,845 | 64,903,830 | -1.0% |
| Alberta | 49,431 | 53,652 | -7.9% | 52,127,857 | 52,058,898 | 0.1% |
| British Columbia | 19,844 | 20,290 | -2.2% | 7,006,569 | 6,392,909 | 9.6% |
| Canada | 229,373 | 246,923 | -7.1% | 167,010,491 | 166,802,197 | 0.1% |
