Agriculture and food

Description: Supply and disposition of food in Canada by commodity. Data available on an annual basis, in tonnes.

Description: Food available in Canada annually (in kilos per person per year). Data available on an annual basis.

Description: Data on producer deliveries major grains, for Canada and selected provinces.

Description: Data on the production of the crushing of seed, oil and meal.

Description: Production of wheat milled, wheat flour including whole wheat and graham flour, soft wheat flour and durum wheat flour and millfeeds for Canada.

Description: Production, disposition and farm value of poultry meat, Canada and provinces (data in thousands). Data are available on an annual basis.

Description: Fowl and chicken meat production, weight and farm value, Canada and provinces (birds unless otherwise noted x 1,000). Data are available on an annual basis.

Description: Production and disposition of eggs, Canada and provinces (layers unless otherwise noted). Data are available on an annual basis.

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

Description: Production and disposition of eggs, Canada and provinces (layers unless otherwise noted). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: Supply and disposition of food in Canada by commodity. Data available on an annual basis, in tonnes.

Description: Food available in Canada annually (in kilos per person per year). Data available on an annual basis.

Description: Data on producer deliveries major grains, for Canada and selected provinces.

Description: Data on the production of the crushing of seed, oil and meal.

Description: Production of wheat milled, wheat flour including whole wheat and graham flour, soft wheat flour and durum wheat flour and millfeeds for Canada.

Description: Production, disposition and farm value of poultry meat, Canada and provinces (data in thousands). Data are available on an annual basis.

Description: Fowl and chicken meat production, weight and farm value, Canada and provinces (birds unless otherwise noted x 1,000). Data are available on an annual basis.

Description: Production and disposition of eggs, Canada and provinces (layers unless otherwise noted). Data are available on an annual basis.

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

Description: Production and disposition of eggs, Canada and provinces (layers unless otherwise noted). Data are available on a monthly basis.

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an undeniable impact on the way that we spend money. Documenting these shifts in spending patterns is crucial to decision making and providing Canadians with timely and accurate information on consumer price changes. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most widely used indicator of consumer price change and inflation in Canada. Our guest, Taylor Mitchell, an economist at Statistics Canada, explains why the CPI is an important tool for setting economic policy and monitoring economic conditions. She will also shed light on why you should care about inflation, its impact on different population groups and the cost of living.

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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.

Description: 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: This infographic presents the new expenditure weights and basket items for the 2021 update of the Consumer Price Index basket of goods and services based on 2020 expenditures.

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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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This study examines annual trends in the employment and earnings of foreign workers in the Canadian food manufacturing industry and in specific subsectors (e.g., meat product manufacturing, dairy product manufacturing). The main objective of the analysis is to provide a deeper understanding of the use of foreign workers in food manufacturing—a sector with relatively high concentrations of foreign workers.

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Portrait of Atlantic Canada farms whose main operator is French-speaking and of the change, between 2006 and 2016, in the social, economic, and linguistic profile of French-speaking workers active in Atlantic Canada’s agriculture and agri-food industries.

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Portrait of Western Canada farms whose main operator is French-speaking and of the change, between 2006 and 2016, in the social, economic, and linguistic profile of French-speaking workers active in Western Canada and the territories' agriculture and agri-food industries.

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Portrait of Quebec farms whose main operator is English-speaking and of the change, between 2006 and 2016, in the social, economic, and linguistic profile of English-speaking workers active in Quebec's agriculture and agri-food industries.

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.

Description: This report provides data quality information pertaining to the Agriculture–Population Linkage, such as sources of error, matching process, response rates, imputation rates, sampling, weighting, disclosure control methods and data quality indicators.

Description: This document is part of the Grain Supply Chain Dashboard: Real-Time Grain Movement by Rail (GSCD) data visualization product. It accompanies the GSCD and presents the conceptual structure of the railway movement, the data and computation methods, and current limitations. The GSCD is released as an experimental data product.

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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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This reference guide may be useful to both new and experienced users who wish to familiarize themselves with and find specific information about the Census of Agriculture.

It provides an overview of the Census of Agriculture communications, content determination, collection, processing, data quality evaluation and dissemination activities. It also summarizes the key changes to the census and other useful information.

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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.

Description: 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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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.