Agriculture and food

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Estimated areas, production, yield, average farm price and total farm value of principal field crops.

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Number and percentage of persons eating fruits and vegetables five times or more per day, by age group and sex.

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This table contains 158 series, with data for years 1980 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (12 items: Canada; Eastern Canada; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Type of stock (3 items: Farm and commercial, total; Farm stocks; Commercial stocks); Type of crop (16 items: Barley; Canary seed; Canola (rapeseed); Chick peas; ...).

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Data on supplies, production, total imports and exports, stocks and domestic disappearance of grains in Canada. Supply and disposition of grains in Canada as of March 31, July 31, August 31 (soybeans only) and December 31.

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Farm supply and disposition of grains as of March 31, July 31, August 31 (soybeans only) and December 31; data on supplies, production, stocks, deliveries, animal feed and waste for crops.

Description: Farm product prices, crops and livestock, by province (in dollars per metric tonne unless otherwise noted). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Farm product price index (FPPI) for Canada and the provinces (index, 2007=100). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Farm product price index (FPPI), monthly weights, Canada (index, 2007=100). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Farm cash receipts for Canada and the provinces by commodity. Data are available quarterly, in dollars.

Description: Estimated areas, production, yield, average farm price and total farm value of principal field crops.

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Number and percentage of persons eating fruits and vegetables five times or more per day, by age group and sex.

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This table contains 158 series, with data for years 1980 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (12 items: Canada; Eastern Canada; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Type of stock (3 items: Farm and commercial, total; Farm stocks; Commercial stocks); Type of crop (16 items: Barley; Canary seed; Canola (rapeseed); Chick peas; ...).

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Data on supplies, production, total imports and exports, stocks and domestic disappearance of grains in Canada. Supply and disposition of grains in Canada as of March 31, July 31, August 31 (soybeans only) and December 31.

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Farm supply and disposition of grains as of March 31, July 31, August 31 (soybeans only) and December 31; data on supplies, production, stocks, deliveries, animal feed and waste for crops.

Description: Farm product prices, crops and livestock, by province (in dollars per metric tonne unless otherwise noted). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Farm product price index (FPPI) for Canada and the provinces (index, 2007=100). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Farm product price index (FPPI), monthly weights, Canada (index, 2007=100). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Farm cash receipts for Canada and the provinces by commodity. Data are available quarterly, in dollars.

Description: Placement of chicks and turkey poults for production, Canada and provinces (poults unless otherwise noted). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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The study aims to identify the key nodes and flows in the beef supply chain, and present statistics to provide a better understanding of Canada's beef supply chain. This report is accompanied by a dashboard, which provides data visualizations for the beef supply chain.

The study highlights the overall framework of beef supply chains in Canada using various Statistic Canada data sources to identify entities involved in the commodity's supply chain including production, processing, distribution, consumption, retail sales, and pricing; as well as international and interprovincial trade that occurs at various points in the supply chain. In addition to this, the financial structure of beef farms and the level of employment in the industry are also examined in the study.

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This article is based on data from the Agricultural Water Use Survey and discusses change in the amount of water used for irrigation over time, land areas, and crop types receiving irrigation, irrigation systems used, and the adoption of irrigation water and energy conservation practices across Canada. The Agricultural Water Survey is a biennial survey that is conducted to gather information on irrigation water use, irrigation methods and practices, and sources and quality of water use for agricultural purposes on Canadian farms.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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In 2020, tomatoes were the primary vegetable grown in greenhouses across Canada. This infographic highlights a part of the tomato value chain by using data from various sources.

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This study documents annual trends in employment and earnings of foreign workers employed in agriculture and various subsectors of agriculture, as well as the characteristics of foreign workers in this industry. It also examines transitions to permanent residence for those who entered Canada as foreign workers and worked in agriculture. The main objective of the analysis is to provide a deeper understanding of the use of foreign worker programs in agriculture in Canada.

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To stay relevant, preparing for a new Census of Agriculture requires a thorough evaluation of data requirements. Before each census, Statistics Canada conducts consultations to solicit input and feedback on the Census of Agriculture's content. This report describes those consultations and the process that was followed to test and determine which topics could be potentially retained for the next census.

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The Ecological Land Classification (ELC) is Statistics Canada's official classification for ecological areas in Canada.

The ELC was developed to enable the production of integrated statistics for ecological areas. It is a hierarchical framework that classifies ecological areas or ecosystems and that incorporates all major components of ecosystems: air, water land and biota. All boundaries in the ecological framework are matched to soil landscape polygons from the Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC).

There are 15 ecozones at the top of the ecological land classification hierarchy. They cover the entire terrestrial extent of Canada.

These ecozones are subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces that contain 194 ecoregions, which can be further subdivided into 1,027 separate ecological units called ecodistricts.

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This reference guide provides an overview of the Agricultural Ecumene Boundary File product (see the notes below), including the general methodology used to create the files and other important technical information.

This product is provided in printable format.

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The Agricultural Ecumene Boundary File delineates areas of significant agricultural activity in Canada. This product is generalized for small-scale mapping and can be used to clip or intersect with any geographic boundary file, administrative or natural, to limit the data display to those areas where agricultural activity is concentrated in Canada. When used in dot density and choropleth thematic maps, the ecumene concept provides a more accurate depiction of the spatial distribution of data within geographic areas.

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In an effort to reduce response burden on farm operators, Statistics Canada is studying alternative approaches to telephone surveys for producing field crop estimates. One option is to publish harvested area and yield estimates in September as is currently done, but to calculate them using models based on satellite and weather data, and data from the July telephone survey. However before adopting such an approach, a method must be found which produces estimates with a sufficient level of accuracy. Research is taking place to investigate different possibilities. Initial research results and issues to consider are discussed in this paper.

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This Cartographic Boundary File for Canada contains the boundaries of all 82 census agricultural regions delineated for the 2011 Census of Agriculture together with the shoreline around Canada and the larger inland lakes, all integrated in a single layer. The boundary file co-ordinates are latitude/longitude and are based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The file is available in ARC/INFO Interchange, MapInfo Interchange and Geography Markup Language formats.A reference guide is also provided.

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This Cartographic Boundary File for Canada contains the boundaries of all 82 census agricultural regions delineated for the 2011 Census of Agriculture together with the shoreline around Canada and the larger inland lakes, all integrated in a single layer. The boundary file co-ordinates are latitude/longitude and are based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The file is available in ARC/INFO Interchange, MapInfo Interchange and Geography Markup Language formats.

A reference guide is also provided.

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The Whole Farm Data Base (WFDB) is the product of a joint venture between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Statistics Canada. It was developed with the intention to meet the increasing demands of users of agricultural statistics for more disaggregated data at the whole farm level. The WFDB provides the means for users to evaluate agricultural policies and programs as well as analyze the viability, stability, and competitiveness of various farm businesses.

Integrating into one base the agricultural data, which are available from administrative and survey sources, is the essence of the WFDB. It can offer users access to a wider than ever range of disaggregated physical and financial data at the farm level.

This reference manual will familiarize potential users of the WFDB with the structure of the data base and the quality of the data and give a description of the WFDB products and services that are currently available.

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This handy, easy-to-use reference guide to the Agriculture Division provides a complete list of all contacts plus detailed descriptions of all the services available including: custom services; publications; fax services; educational products; working papers; and electronic products and services.

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In 2008, Statistics Canada conducted the first Agricultural Water Use Survey. This pilot survey is part of the Canadian Environment Sustainability Indicators initiative and collects information on volumes of water used for irrigation, irrigated areas, irrigation practices and the quality of water used for agricultural purposes. This technical paper describes the methodology used for the pilot survey and includes recommendations for future cycles of the survey. The validation process seems to indicate that the method used to estimate the volumes of water used and the irrigated areas calculated underestimates the results. The report gives recommendations to minimize this bias in the next iterations of the survey. First, it is recommended to simplify the level of information collected by the survey; to review the sampling methodology; and to examine other means of collecting information on volumes of water used for irrigation. This pilot version of the survey remains a reliable source for consistent data on agricultural water use.