Census of Agriculture

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Statistics Canada conducts the Census of Agriculture to develop a statistical portrait of Canada's farms and its agricultural operators. Every five years, the Census of Agriculture provides a comprehensive and integrated profile of the physical, economic, social and environmental aspects of Canada's agriculture industry; it is the only data source that consistently provides high-quality detailed statistical information on agriculture for small geographic areas. It collects a wide range of data at the national, provincial and subprovincial levels, such as the number of farms and farm operators, farm area, farm size, farm type, land use, crop areas, land management practices, livestock inventories, business operating arrangements, farm operating revenues, farm operating expenses, farm capital, and farm machinery. The Census of Agriculture not only provides a snapshot in time of the agriculture industry, but is also essential for understanding changes over time, thus serving as a basis for informed public and private decision making.

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  • 1. Canada’s farms integrate renewable energy production and technologies toward a future of sustainable and efficient agriculture
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100016
    Description: Under the backdrop of climate change, farms in Canada are increasingly transitioning toward sustainable practices.
    Release date: 2023-05-17
  • 2. Ontario is an agricultural powerhouse that leads in many farming categories
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100006
    Description: This article presents the highlights and a brief analysis of the results from the 2021 Census of Agriculture for the province of Ontario.
    Release date: 2022-06-15
  • 3. Land tenure, Census of Agriculture historical data
    Table: 32-10-0228-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 1921 to date. Total farm area, land owned and land rented or leased from others.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 4. 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
  • 5. Land tenure, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0234-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land owned, leased, rented, crop-shared, used through other arrangements or used by others.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 6. Land use, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0249-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land in crops, summerfallow land (by weed control method), tame or seeded pasture, natural land for pasture, woodlands and wetlands, area in Christmas trees and all other land.
    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 7. Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0309-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land in field crops and hay.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 8. Fruits, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0315-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land in fruits, berries and nuts.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 9. Field vegetables, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0355-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land in field vegetables (excluding greenhouse vegetables).

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 10. Tillage and seeding practices, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0367-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Tillage and seeding practices used on land seeded or to be seeded.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
Data (26)

Data (26) (0 to 10 of 26 results)

  • 1. Land tenure, Census of Agriculture historical data
    Table: 32-10-0228-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 1921 to date. Total farm area, land owned and land rented or leased from others.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 2. 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
  • 3. Land tenure, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0234-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land owned, leased, rented, crop-shared, used through other arrangements or used by others.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 4. Land use, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0249-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land in crops, summerfallow land (by weed control method), tame or seeded pasture, natural land for pasture, woodlands and wetlands, area in Christmas trees and all other land.
    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 5. Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0309-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land in field crops and hay.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 6. Fruits, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0315-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land in fruits, berries and nuts.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 7. Field vegetables, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0355-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land in field vegetables (excluding greenhouse vegetables).

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 8. Tillage and seeding practices, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0367-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Tillage and seeding practices used on land seeded or to be seeded.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 9. Land inputs, manure and irrigation, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0368-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Land inputs (pesticides, fertilizers, lime, etc.) and manure by application method, and total land irrigated, in 2020.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
  • 10. Land practices and land features, Census of Agriculture, 2021
    Table: 32-10-0369-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census agricultural region, Census consolidated subdivision
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Census of Agriculture, 2021. Farms reporting selected land practices and land features.

    Release date: 2022-05-11
Analysis (6)

Analysis (6) ((6 results))

  • 1. Canada’s farms integrate renewable energy production and technologies toward a future of sustainable and efficient agriculture
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100016
    Description: Under the backdrop of climate change, farms in Canada are increasingly transitioning toward sustainable practices.
    Release date: 2023-05-17
  • 2. Ontario is an agricultural powerhouse that leads in many farming categories
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100006
    Description: This article presents the highlights and a brief analysis of the results from the 2021 Census of Agriculture for the province of Ontario.
    Release date: 2022-06-15
  • 3. Agriculture and wildlife: A two-way relationship Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X201500214133
    Description: This study uses data from the 2011 Census of Agriculture to examine wildlife habitat available on agricultural land, benefits that agriculture receives from wildlife, and mutually-beneficial farm practices.
    Release date: 2015-03-30
  • 4. Feeding the soil puts food on your plate Archived
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X201400113006
    Geography: Canada
    Description: As crops grow, they deplete the soil’s fertility by absorbing nutrients from the land. These nutrients, need to be replenished in order to ensure that there is something in the soil for the next year’s crops. Canadian agriculture relies heavily on commercial fertilizers as well as manure to replenish soil’s nutrients. This article examines how farmers provide their crops with the nutrients they need to grow and how these farming practices have changed over time.
    Release date: 2014-05-29
  • 5. Zero tillage: A greener way for Canadian farms Archived
    Articles and reports: 21-004-X20050068759
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Zero tillage is a relatively recent innovation on Canadadian farms however, it may not always be suitable for all crop and soil conditions. Zero till practices matched appropriately to crop and field conditions have the potential to reduce agriculture's impacts on the environment and lower energy and labour costs. The main sources of data are from Statistics Canada's 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey (FEMS) and the 2001 Census of Agriculture.

    Release date: 2005-11-21
  • 6. Factors Leading to the Implementation of Beneficial Management Practices for Manure Management on Canadian Hog Operations Archived
    Articles and reports: 21-601-M2005074
    Description:

    This paper uses a logistic regression model and Statistics Canada data from the 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey and the 2001 Census of Agriculture to determine the primary factors affecting the implementation of BMPs for manure management by hog producers.

    Release date: 2005-08-15
Reference (4)

Reference (4) ((4 results))

  • 1. What's Growing Under Glass? Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004030
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This activity looks at the increase in greenhouse area in Canada, and how this industry is changing.

    Release date: 2005-03-18
  • 2. What Is "Sustainable" Agriculture? Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004017
    Description:

    This activity focusses on the concept of sustainability as it applies to agriculture. To fully understand the concept of sustainability, we need to understand all aspects of it: environmental, economic and social sustainability.

    Release date: 2004-10-29
  • 3. Watering Our Prairie Farms Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004010
    Geography: Geographical region of Canada
    Description:

    This activity focuses on how water is used for irrigation, the benefits and risks associated with irrigation and the ways farmers manage their water use.

    Release date: 2004-08-30
  • 4. Protecting Crops from Pests Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004011
    Description:

    This activity explores the use of pesticides in protecting crops, including the risks and benefits.

    Release date: 2004-08-30

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