Portrait of Canada’s immigrant farm population, 2021

Release date: August 25, 2023
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Infographic: Portrait of Canada’s immigrant farm population, 2021
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Top 5 mother tongues of the immigrant farm population, excluding English and French, 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Top 5 mother tongues of the immigrant farm population. The information is grouped by Mother tongue (appearing as row headers), Percentage of the immigrant farm population (appearing as column headers).
Mother tongue Percentage of the immigrant farm population
German 23.0%
Punjabi 18.5%
Dutch 18.2%
Mandarin 4.5%
Italian 2.9%

Share of the immigrant population, 2021

  • 6.9% of Canada’s farm population were immigrants.
  • 23.1% of Canada’s total population were immigrants.

Top 3 places of birth of the immigrant farm population, by selected farm type, 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Top 3 places of birth of the immigrant farm population. The information is grouped by Country of birth (appearing as row headers), Percentage of the immigrant farm population (appearing as column headers).
Country of birth Percentage of the immigrant farm population
Fruit and tree nut farming
India 64.3%
United Kingdom 4.3%
United States 4.0%
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production
China 13.7%
India 11.9%
Netherlands 11.6%
Vegetable and melon farming
China 17.8%
India 10.4%
United States 10.1%
Sheep and goat farming
United Kingdom 22.6%
Netherlands 16.6%
United States 9.5%
Poultry and egg production
Netherlands 24.6%
United States 12.5%
Germany 9.3%

Top place of birth of the immigrant farm population, by province, 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Top place of birth of the immigrant farm population. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), Country of birth and Percentage of the immigrant farm population (appearing as column headers).
Province Country of birth Percentage of the immigrant farm population
British Columbia India 41.3%
Alberta Netherlands 19.2%
Saskatchewan United States 18.6%
Manitoba United Kingdom 22.7%
Ontario Netherlands 22.8%
Quebec Switzerland 29.4%
New Brunswick Netherlands 38.7%
Nova Scotia United Kingdom 23.0%
Prince Edward Island Netherlands 56.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador United States 65.9%

Top 3 places of birth of the immigrant farm population, by period of immigration
Table summary
This table displays the results of Top 3 places of birth of the immigrant farm population. The information is grouped by Country of birth (appearing as row headers), Percentage of the immigrant farm population (appearing as column headers).
Country of birth Percentage of the immigrant farm population
Before 1981
United Kingdom 17.4%
Netherlands 15.3%
United States 14.5%
1981 to 2000
India 22.5%
Netherlands 15.4%
Switzerland 8.1%
2001 and after
United States 12.6%
India 10.2%
Netherlands 9.6%

Note: The 2021 data exclude households in Canada’s territories and collective dwellings.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Agriculture–Population Linkage, 2021, and Census of Population, 2021.

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