Socioeconomic overview of the farm population
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Data
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Table 32-10-0004-01 Number of persons in the farm population classified by marital status, sex and age
- Table 32-10-0009-01 Number of persons in the farm population classified by mother tongue, sex and age
- Table 32-10-0010-01 Number of persons in the farm population classified by country of birth, sex and age
- Table 32-10-0011-01 Number of persons in the farm population and the self-employed labour force population classified by educational attainment, sex and age
- Table 32-10-0012-01 Number of persons in the total population and the farm population, for rural areas and population centres classified by sex and age
- Table 32-10-0020-01 Number of farm operators classified by farm type and country of birth
- Table 32-10-0024-01 Number of farm operators classified by farm type and educational attainment
- Table 32-10-0027-01 Number of farm operators classified by farm type and operator income class
- Table 32-10-0030-01 Number of farms classified by farm type and household income class
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Notes
The data are derived from Agriculture–Population Linkage 25% sample data, which have been used to derive estimates for the entire population. These data will differ from corresponding data in the Farm and Farm Operator Data release tables, which were based on data collected for all farms.
Population data excludes the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and collective dwellings.
Farm population refers to all persons who are members of a farm operator's household.
The concept "urban" includes small population centres, medium population centres and large urban population centres, which are defined in the Census of Population dictionary.
Sources
- Definitions, data sources and methods: Census of Agriculture
- Agriculture–Population Linkage Data
- For a more complete list of our products, visit the 2016 Census of Agriculture.
Definitions
- Agricultural operation / Census farm
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An operation is considered a census farm (agricultural operation) if it produces at least one of the following products intended for sale: crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed); livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, game animals, other livestock); poultry (hens, chickens, turkeys, chicks, game birds, other poultry); animal products (milk or cream, eggs, wool, furs, meat); and other agricultural products (Christmas trees, sod, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, honey or bees, maple syrup and its products).
Source: Statistics Canada. 2016 Census of Agriculture. The Daily
- Farm operator
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A farm operator is any person responsible for the management decisions made for an agricultural operation as of May 10, 2016.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2016 Census of Agriculture. The Daily
- Farm population
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Farm population refers to farm operators and the individuals in their households.
Source: Statistics Canada. Socioeconomic overview of the farm population, 2011.
- Farm type
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Farm type is established through a procedure that classifies each census farm according to the predominant type of production. This is done by estimating the potential receipts from the inventories of crops and livestock reported on the questionnaire and determining the product or group of products that make up the majority of the estimated receipts. For example, a census farm with total potential receipts of 60% from hogs, 20% from beef cattle and 20% from wheat, would be classified as a hog and pig farm. The farm types presented in this document are derived based on the 2012 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).
Source: Statistics Canada. Socioeconomic overview of the farm population, 2011. The Daily
- Immigrant
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Source: Statistics Canada. Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016.
- Mother tongue
- Source: Statistics Canada. Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016.
- Population centre
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Source: Statistics Canada. Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016.
- Educational attainment of person
Source: Statistics Canada. Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016.
- Total income of private household
Source: Statistics Canada. Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016.
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