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  • 51. Farm financial survey, financial structure by farm type, average per farm (gross farm revenue equal to or greater than $25,000)
    Table: 32-10-0102-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This table contains 1536 series, with data for years 2009 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (8 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Quebec; Ontario; ...) Farm type (12 items: Total, all farms; Grain and oilseed farms; Potato farms; Other vegetable and melon farms; ...) Financial structure (16 items: Number of farms; Total assets; Current assets; Long-term assets; ...).

    Release date: 2023-02-24
  • 52. Farm financial survey, financial structure of farms by revenue class, average per farm (gross farm revenue equal to or greater than $25,000)
    Table: 32-10-0103-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This table contains 768 series, with data for years 2009 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (8 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Quebec; Ontario; ...) Farm revenue class (6 items: $25,000 to $49,999; $50,000 to $99,999; $100,000 to $249,999; $250,000 to $499,999; ...) Financial structure (16 items: Number of farms; Total assets; Current assets; Long-term assets; ...).

    Release date: 2023-02-24
  • 53. Farm financial survey, capital investment and capital sales of farms, average per farm (gross farm revenue equal to or greater than $25,000)
    Table: 32-10-0104-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This table contains 160 series, with data for years 2009 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (8 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Quebec; Ontario; ...) Capital investment and capital sales (20 items: Number of farms; Total capital investments; Land and buildings, investment; Land improvements, investment; ...).

    Release date: 2023-02-24
  • 54. Measures taken to manage staff requirements on farms
    Table: 32-10-0211-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    How agricultural operations dealt with limitations imposed by a shortage of workers through various employment strategies, separated by farm production type, and by province, available every 5 years.

    Release date: 2023-02-17
  • 55. Measures taken to manage staff requirements on farms, by farm production type
    Table: 32-10-0211-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    How agricultural operations dealt with limitations imposed by a shortage of workers through various employment strategies, separated by farm production type, and by province, available every 5 years.

    Release date: 2023-02-17
  • 56. Canada’s farms are adjusting the ways they sell their products to consumers
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100014
    Description: Canada's farmers have been adjusting the way they sell their goods to the public to adapt to evolving consumer needs under the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Release date: 2023-02-09
  • 57. A portrait of Canada's female farm operators
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022053
    Description:

    This infographic presents a portrait of Canada’s female farm operators. The data come from the 2021 Census of Agriculture.

    Release date: 2022-11-23
  • 58. Female farm operator numbers increase for the first time in 30 years
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100013
    Description:

    This article identifies where the net increase in female farm operators is coming from. It then looks at how female farm operator numbers are reflected in the face of the modernization and adaptation of the agriculture industry.

    Release date: 2022-11-23
  • 59. Manitoba has the highest proportion of young farm operators in Canada
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100007
    Description:

    This article presents the highlights and a brief analysis of the results from the 2021 Census of Agriculture for the province of Manitoba.

    Release date: 2022-06-15
  • 60. Alberta has the highest farm operating revenues in Canada
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100009
    Description: This article presents the highlights and a brief analysis of the results from the 2021 Census of Agriculture for the province of Alberta.
    Release date: 2022-06-15
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  • 1. Employees in the agriculture sector, and agricultural operations with at least one employee, by industry
    Table: 32-10-0215-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table provides the number of employees in the agriculture sector, and agricultural operations with at least one employee, by industry in Canada. A breakdown by full-time, part-time and seasonal employees is also available.

    Release date: 2024-04-18
  • 2. Employees in the agriculture sector, and agricultural operations with at least one employee, by province
    Table: 32-10-0216-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table provides the number of employees in the agriculture sector, and agricultural operations with at least one employee, by province. A breakdown by full-time, part-time and seasonal employees is also available.

    Release date: 2024-04-18
  • 3. Employees in the agriculture sector, and agricultural operations with at least one employee, by category of farm revenue
    Table: 32-10-0217-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    This table provides the number of employees in the agriculture sector, and agricultural operations with at least one employee, by category of farm revenue in Canada. A breakdown by full-time, part-time and seasonal employees is also available.

    Release date: 2024-04-18
  • 4. Farm input price index, quarterly
    Table: 18-10-0258-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Farm input price index (FIPI). Quarterly data are available from from the first quarter of 2002. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (2012=100).
    Release date: 2024-04-10
  • 5. Farm input price index, percentage change, quarterly
    Table: 18-10-0258-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    Farm input price index (FIPI). Data are available from from the second quarter of 2002. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (2012=100).

    Release date: 2024-04-10
  • 6. Farm product prices, crops and livestock
    Table: 32-10-0077-01
    Geography: Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Farm product prices, crops and livestock, by province (in dollars per metric tonne unless otherwise noted). Data are available on a monthly basis.
    Release date: 2024-04-09
  • 7. Farm operating revenues and expenses, annual
    Table: 32-10-0136-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Farm operating revenues and expenses for all farm types and revenue classes, available on an annual basis.
    Release date: 2024-03-28
  • 8. Cash receipts from milk and cream sold off farms
    Table: 32-10-0110-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Cash receipts from milk and cream sold off farms, Canada and provinces (in dollars). Data are available on a monthly basis.
    Release date: 2024-03-27
  • 9. Farm product price index (FPPI), monthly
    Table: 32-10-0098-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Farm product price index (FPPI) for Canada and the provinces (index, 2007=100). Data are available on a monthly basis.
    Release date: 2024-03-05
  • 10. Farm product price index (FPPI), annual (2007=100)
    Table: 32-10-0099-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Farm product price index (FPPI), for Canada and the provinces (index, 2007=100). Data are available on an annual basis.
    Release date: 2024-03-05
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Analysis (28) (0 to 10 of 28 results)

  • 1. Farm income 2022 (revised data)
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20233323687
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-11-28
  • 2. Canada's farms were more profitable in 2020 than in 2015
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100015
    Description: Information on farm operating revenues and expenses help paint a portrait of Canada's agricultural businesses. This article sheds light on farm profitability (by revenues class, operating arrangement, total farm area and farm type) and some potential driving forces behind the profitability trends observed.
    Release date: 2023-03-16
  • 3. Canada’s farms are adjusting the ways they sell their products to consumers
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100014
    Description: Canada's farmers have been adjusting the way they sell their goods to the public to adapt to evolving consumer needs under the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Release date: 2023-02-09
  • 4. A portrait of Canada's female farm operators
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022053
    Description:

    This infographic presents a portrait of Canada’s female farm operators. The data come from the 2021 Census of Agriculture.

    Release date: 2022-11-23
  • 5. Female farm operator numbers increase for the first time in 30 years
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100013
    Description:

    This article identifies where the net increase in female farm operators is coming from. It then looks at how female farm operator numbers are reflected in the face of the modernization and adaptation of the agriculture industry.

    Release date: 2022-11-23
  • 6. Manitoba has the highest proportion of young farm operators in Canada
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100007
    Description:

    This article presents the highlights and a brief analysis of the results from the 2021 Census of Agriculture for the province of Manitoba.

    Release date: 2022-06-15
  • 7. Alberta has the highest farm operating revenues in Canada
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100009
    Description: This article presents the highlights and a brief analysis of the results from the 2021 Census of Agriculture for the province of Alberta.
    Release date: 2022-06-15
  • 8. A Statistical Glance at the Recent History of Farm Income
    Articles and reports: 21-004-X201900100002
    Description:

    A brief overview of changes in realized net income over the 2008 to 2018 period. Contributing factors are identified providing context for the changes. Emphasis is on the 2018 as it is the most recent year published.

    Release date: 2019-11-12
  • 9. Thanksgiving: Around the harvest table Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019068
    Description:

    Thanksgiving, what's on the menu? Using data from various sources, this infographic highlights food items included by Canadians on their Thanksgiving menu. It offers interesting facts on production, farm cash receipts, retail prices and nutritional facts.

    Release date: 2019-10-09
  • 10. 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
Reference (19)

Reference (19) (0 to 10 of 19 results)

  • 1. Understanding Measurements of Farm Income Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 21-525-X
    Description:

    Statistics Canada publishes several measures of farm income, each produced for a different purpose. This bulletin describes the concepts behind these different measures, the methods by which the measures are constructed, and the uses for which they were designed.

    Release date: 2000-11-29
  • 2. Milk Sold Off Farms and Cash Receipts from the Sale of Milk
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3432
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to produce monthly statistics on off-farm sales of milk and cream.
  • 3. Farm Product Prices Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3436
    Description: The purpose of the prices series is to collect accurate, up-to-date information on farm product prices received by farmers for agricultural commodities produced and sold.
  • 4. Farm Cash Receipts
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3437
    Description: Farm cash receipts represent the cash income received from the sale of agricultural commodities as well as direct program payments made to support or subsidize the agriculture sector.
  • 5. 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.
  • 6. Survey of Wage Rates for Hired Farm Labour
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3449
    Description: This survey collected data on wage rates paid to hired farm labour. This data which is a key component of the Farm Input Price Index (FIPI) was required by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as essential information to run their Gross Revenue Insurance Plan (GRIP).
  • 7. Farm Financial Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3450
    Description: The Farm Financial Survey, an initiative by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Statistics Canada, provides data on farm assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, capital investments and capital sales.
  • 8. Value of Farm Capital
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3471
    Description: The value of capital estimates the market value of capital employed in the production of agricultural commodities, regardless of whether the capital is owned or leased.
  • 9. Farm Debt Outstanding
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3472
    Description: The farm debt survey measures the total amount of mortgage and non-mortgage farm debt.
  • 10. Net Farm Income
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3473
    Description: The net farm income accounts are designed to provide an annual measure of income returned to the operators of agricultural businesses from the production of agricultural commodities. The numbers are used to assess the state of the agricultural industry and to form the basis of various policy options.
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