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  • 21. Census of Agriculture: Community Profiles
    Profile of a community or region: 32-26-0004
    Description: This tool provides a statistical profile of farm and farm operator variables from the Census of Agriculture for a specific geographic location—or community—selected by users within the province/territory, census agriculture region (CAR), census division (CD) or census consolidated subdivision (CCS) levels of geography.
    Release date: 2022-06-15
  • 22. Technologies used on the operation, Census of Agriculture, 2016, inactive Archived
    Table: 32-10-0446-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2016. Farms reporting technologies used on the operation in the year prior to the census.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 23. Direct sales of agricultural products to consumers, Census of Agriculture, 2016, inactive Archived
    Table: 32-10-0447-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2016. Farms reporting selling agricultural products directly to consumers, by sales method, in the year prior to the census.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 24. Succession plan for the agricultural operation, Census of Agriculture, 2016, inactive Archived
    Table: 32-10-0448-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2016. Farms reporting having a written succession plan for the agricultural operation.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 25. Renewable energy production, Census of Agriculture, 2016, inactive Archived
    Table: 32-10-0449-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2016. Farms reporting renewable energy production on the operation, regardless of ownership, in the year prior to the census.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 26. Farms classified by total farm area, Census of Agriculture historical data
    Table: 32-10-0156-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 1976 to date. Farms classified by total farm area.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 27. Farms classified by operating arrangement, Census of Agriculture historical data
    Table: 32-10-0158-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 1976 to date. Farms classified by operating arrangement.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 28. Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture historical data
    Table: 32-10-0166-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2001 to date. Farms classified by farm type.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 29. Farms classified by farm type, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0231-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Farms classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 30. Farms classified by total farm area, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0232-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Farms classified by total farm area.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
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  • 1. A story about the diversity of Canada’s farm operators
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100017
    Description: This article provides insights on the ethnocultural diversity of farm operators, according to various socioeconomic characteristics, such as racialized group or Indigenous self-identification, mother tongue, place of birth, immigrant status, gender, age, educational attainment, farm type, and revenue class.
    Release date: 2023-10-27
  • 2. Small-scale diversified farming prominent in Yukon and the Northwest Territories
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100011
    Description:

    This article presents the highlights and a brief analysis of the results from the 2021 Census of Agriculture for the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

    Release date: 2022-06-15
  • 3. The changing face of the immigrant farm operator Archived
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X201900100003
    Description:

    This article focuses on the emergence of the United States and China as the top countries of birth for farm operators that immigrated to Canada between 2011 and 2016.

    It compares immigrant farm operators born in the United States and China who came to Canada between 2011 and 2016 with non-immigrant and other immigrant farm operators. The article explores topics such as where they live and the type and size of the farms they are working on.

    Release date: 2019-07-03
  • 4. Dominant farm type by census division defined by the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Archived
    Articles and reports: 95-634-X201700154907
    Description:

    This sixth set of thematic maps, based on the data from the 2016 Census of Agriculture, shows maps on a dominant farm type for each province of Canada by census division. Each province has two series of classification: the census divisions are defined by the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) where one is by the most important source of gross farm receipts and the other is by the highest count of agricultural operations for a predominant type of production.

    Release date: 2019-06-04
  • 5. The socioeconomic portrait of Canada's evolving farm population 2016 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20183314675
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2018-11-27
  • 6. Selected historical data from the Census of Agriculture 2016 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20173456641
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2017-12-11
  • 7. Canadian agriculture: evolution and innovation Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-631-X2017006
    Description:

    For the modern operator, farming has evolved into an innovative career requiring knowledge of business management and technology, and, more than ever, agricultural sciences.

    Driven by competition and aided by technology, the number of Canadian agricultural operations is decreasing as the operations become larger, more complex and capital intensive. Farms are taking advantage of innovation through marketing strategies, processes and product offerings in order to exploit new markets and cut costs.

    This presentation highlights the new ways in which Statistics Canada is integrating data from multiple sources in order to reduce the burden on farmers and to make information more relevant and timely for agro-businesses and analysts.

    Release date: 2017-11-14
  • 8. 150 years of Canadian agriculture Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201717816941
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2017-06-27
  • 9. Growing opportunity through innovation in agriculture Archived
    Stats in brief: 95-640-X201600114816
    Description:

    While traditional markets continue to be prevalent throughout the industry, farms are adapting their marketing strategies through practices like direct marketing and organic certification. This article presents a brief analysis of the results from the 2016 Census of Agriculture.

    Release date: 2017-06-21
  • 10. Farmers are adapting to evolving markets Archived
    Stats in brief: 95-640-X201600114815
    Description:

    An overview of the amount spent in operating expenses per dollar in receipts by province, farm type and sales class. This article includes a section illustrating the capital value owned or rented by Canadian farmers by region. This article presents a brief analysis of the results from the 2016 Census of Agriculture.

    Release date: 2017-06-14
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  • 1. Census of Agriculture: Data quality report
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 32-26-0007
    Description: Census of Agriculture data provide statistical information on farms and farm operators at fine geographic levels and for small subpopulations. Quality evaluation activities are essential to ensure that census data are reliable and that they meet user needs.

    This report provides data quality information pertaining to the Census of Agriculture, such as sources of error, error detection, disclosure control methods, data quality indicators, response rates and collection rates.
    Release date: 2024-02-06
  • 2. A Science-fiction Harvest Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004026
    Description:

    The issue of biotechnology in agriculture has generated much debate. This activity is designed to help students better understand biological systems for producing materials and their advantages over synthetic systems.

    Release date: 2005-01-28
  • 3. Farming with a Mouse Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004028
    Description:

    This lesson focuses on computer use on farms. As in other parts of society, computers are a part of farmers' lives. Computers provide much-needed information on farms and facilitate activities such as banking, marketing, communications and research.

    Release date: 2005-01-28
  • 4. Dairy Farming Goes High Tech Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004029
    Description:

    This activity looks at changes in technology and how they affect the dairy industry.

    Release date: 2005-01-28
  • 5. There's More to Organic Farming than Being Pesticide-free Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004018
    Description:

    This activity looks at all aspects of organic farming, helping students to understand what 'organic' really means.

    Release date: 2004-10-29
  • 6. Prairie Farmers Have Always Found a Way to Adapt Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004012
    Geography: Geographical region of Canada
    Description:

    This activity is designed to show students some of the changes affecting Prairie agriculture over the past 100 years, and how Prairie farmers have adapted to them.

    Release date: 2004-08-30
  • 7. Living with the Farm Next Door Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004005
    Description:

    This activity looks at the competing interests and potential for conflict between very large livestock farms and their rural neighbours.

    Release date: 2004-06-09
  • 8. National Farm Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3439
    Description: This survey produced annual data on the agricultural sector. It was discontinued in 1995.
  • 9. Agriculture Taxation Data Program
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3447
    Description: The Agriculture Taxation Data Program (ATDP) is designed to produce detailed estimates for the following variables: revenues and expenses of farms (preliminary; final); and farm and off-farm income of farm operators and farm families.
  • 10. Agriculture Frame Update Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5156
    Description: Business Information Farm products and area Business associates
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