Section 2 - Agricultural perspectives from seven censuses, Canada and provinces: census years 1976 to 2006

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Canada

Table 2.4


Farmland area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Canada 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 169,082,181 162,815,073 167,601,113 167,423,057 168,167,475 166,802,197 167,010,491 -1.2 2.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 0.1
Hectares 68,425,124 65,888,916 67,825,757 67,753,700 68,054,956 67,502,447 67,586,739 -1.2 2.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 0.1
Farms reporting 338,552 318,361 293,089 280,043 276,548 246,923 229,373 -32.2 -28.0 21.7 -18.1 -17.1 -7.1
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 499 511 572 598 608 676 728 45.9 42.5 27.3 21.8 19.8 7.7
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 118,385,703 112,567,133 106,796,252 106,159,824 106,405,967 104,440,847 102,246,470 -13.6 -9.2 4.3 -3.7 -3.9 -2.1
Hectares 47,908,989 45,554,298 43,218,905 42,961,352 43,060,963 42,265,707 41,377,673 -13.6 -9.2 4.3 -3.7 -3.9 -2.1
Farms reporting 319,020 298,514 273,963 264,837 262,152 235,131 220,513 -30.9 -26.1 19.5 -16.7 -15.9 -6.2
Percentage of total farms 94.2 93.8 93.5 94.6 94.8 95.2 96.1 2.0 2.5 2.8 1.6 1.4 0.9
Average area in acres per farm reporting 371 377 390 401 406 444 464 25.0 23.0 18.9 15.6 14.2 4.4
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 50,696,478 50,247,825 60,804,861 61,263,233 61,761,508 62,361,350 64,764,021 27.7 28.9 6.5 5.7 4.9 3.9
Hectares 20,516,135 20,334,571 24,606,852 24,792,348 24,993,993 25,236,740 26,209,066 27.7 28.9 6.5 5.7 4.9 3.9
Farms reporting 114,807 116,703 118,735 111,387 111,718 103,484 97,989 -14.6 -16.0 17.5 -12.0 -12.3 -5.3
Percentage of total farms 33.9 36.7 40.5 39.8 40.4 41.9 42.7 26.0 16.3 5.4 7.3 5.7 1.9
Average area in acres per farm reporting 442 431 512 550 553 603 661 49.5 53.3 29.1 20.2 19.5 9.6

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Newfoundland and Labrador 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 80,058 82,667 90,345 117,011 108,320 100,271 89,441 11.7 8.2 1.0 -23.6 -17.4 -10.8
Hectares 32,398 33,454 36,561 47,353 43,836 40,578 36,195 11.7 8.2 1.0 -23.6 -17.4 -10.8
Farms reporting 878 679 651 725 742 643 558 -36.4 -17.8 14.3 -23.0 -24.8 -13.2
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 91 122 139 161 146 156 160 75.8 31.1 15.1 -0.6 9.6 2.6
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 73,362 45,193 32,416 32,642 31,877 29,668 x ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hectares 29,689 18,289 13,118 13,210 12,900 12,006 x ... ... ... ... ... ...
Farms reporting 840 625 553 548 546 479 426 -49.3 -31.8 23.0 -22.3 -22.0 -11.1
Percentage of total farms 95.7 92.0 84.9 75.6 73.6 74.5 76.3 -20.2 -17.0 10.1 1.0 3.7 2.5
Average area in acres per farm reporting 87 72 59 60 58 62 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 6,696 37,473 57,929 84,369 76,443 70,603 x ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hectares 2,710 15,165 23,443 34,143 30,935 28,572 x ... ... ... ... ... ...
Farms reporting 138 195 288 387 407 383 310 124.6 59.0 7.6 -19.9 -23.8 -19.1
Percentage of total farms 15.7 28.7 44.2 53.4 54.9 59.6 55.6 253.9 93.6 25.7 4.0 1.2 -6.8
Average area in acres per farm reporting 49 192 201 218 188 184 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Prince Edward Island

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Prince Edward Island 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 731,035 699,367 673,196 639,693 655,365 646,137 619,885 -15.2 -11.4 7.9 -3.1 -5.4 -4.1
Hectares 295,839 283,024 272,433 258,875 265,217 261,482 250,859 -15.2 -11.4 7.9 -3.1 -5.4 -4.1
Farms reporting 3,677 3,154 2,833 2,361 2,217 1,845 1,700 -53.8 -46.1 40.0 -28.0 -23.3 -7.9
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 199 222 238 271 296 350 365 83.4 64.4 53.4 34.7 23.3 4.3
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 593,551 540,565 494,625 457,865 472,242 477,515 444,926 -25.0 -17.7 10.0 -2.8 -5.8 -6.8
Hectares 240,202 218,759 200,168 185,291 191,110 193,243 180,055 -25.0 -17.7 10.0 -2.8 -5.8 -6.8
Farms reporting 3,579 3,036 2,686 2,262 2,139 1,800 1,665 -53.5 -45.2 38.0 -26.4 -22.2 -7.5
Percentage of total farms 97.3 96.3 94.8 95.8 96.5 97.6 97.9 0.6 1.7 3.3 2.2 1.5 0.3
Average area in acres per farm reporting 166 178 184 202 221 265 267 60.8 50.0 45.1 32.2 20.8 0.8
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 137,484 158,801 178,571 181,828 183,123 168,622 174,959 27.3 10.2 2.0 -3.8 -4.5 3.8
Hectares 55,638 64,264 72,265 73,583 74,107 68,239 70,803 27.3 10.2 2.0 -3.8 -4.5 3.8
Farms reporting 1,319 1,359 1,254 1,087 1,039 871 831 -37.0 -38.9 33.7 -23.6 -20.0 -4.6
Percentage of total farms 35.9 43.1 44.3 46.0 46.9 47.2 48.9 36.2 13.5 10.4 6.3 4.3 3.6
Average area in acres per farm reporting 104 117 142 167 176 194 211 102.9 80.3 48.6 26.3 19.9 8.8

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  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Nova Scotia

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Nova Scotia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 1,218,953 1,151,567 1,029,211 981,086 1,055,941 1,005,833 995,943 -18.3 -13.5 3.2 1.5 -5.7 -1.0
Hectares 493,293 466,023 416,507 397,031 427,324 407,046 403,044 -18.3 -13.5 3.2 1.5 -5.7 -1.0
Farms reporting 5,434 5,045 4,283 3,980 4,453 3,923 3,795 -30.2 -24.8 11.4 -4.6 -14.8 -3.3
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 224 228 240 247 237 256 262 17.0 14.9 9.2 6.1 10.5 2.3
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 1,090,365 1,012,137 888,196 850,235 924,100 874,223 x ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hectares 441,255 409,597 359,440 344,078 373,970 353,785 x ... ... ... ... ... ...
Farms reporting 5,319 4,905 4,146 3,881 4,300 3,804 3,702 -30.4 -24.5 10.7 -4.6 -13.9 -2.7
Percentage of total farms 97.9 97.2 96.8 97.5 96.6 97.0 97.5 -0.4 0.4 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.6
Average area in acres per farm reporting 205 206 214 219 215 230 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 128,588 139,431 141,015 130,851 131,841 131,610 x ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hectares 52,038 56,426 57,067 52,954 53,354 53,261 x ... ... ... ... ... ...
Farms reporting 1,288 1,439 1,366 1,305 1,353 1,272 1,241 -3.6 -13.8 9.2 -4.9 -8.3 -2.4
Percentage of total farms 23.7 28.5 31.9 32.8 30.4 32.4 32.7 38.0 14.7 2.5 -0.3 7.6 0.9
Average area in acres per farm reporting 100 97 103 100 97 103 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

New Brunswick

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
New Brunswick 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 1,153,438 1,082,045 1,010,396 928,205 953,873 958,899 976,629 -15.3 -9.7 3.3 5.2 2.4 1.8
Hectares 466,780 437,888 408,893 375,631 386,019 388,053 395,228 -15.3 -9.7 3.3 5.2 2.4 1.8
Farms reporting 4,551 4,063 3,554 3,252 3,405 3,034 2,776 -39.0 -31.7 21.9 -14.6 -18.5 -8.5
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 253 266 284 285 280 316 352 39.1 32.3 23.9 23.5 25.7 11.4
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 1,045,546 935,793 857,625 779,234 789,569 800,495 801,903 -23.3 -14.3 6.5 2.9 1.6 0.2
Hectares 423,117 378,702 347,068 315,345 319,527 323,949 324,519 -23.3 -14.3 6.5 2.9 1.6 0.2
Farms reporting 4,426 3,938 3,410 3,140 3,250 2,909 2,664 -39.8 -32.4 21.9 -15.2 -18.0 -8.4
Percentage of total farms 97.3 96.9 95.9 96.6 95.4 95.9 96.0 -1.3 -0.9 0.1 -0.6 0.6 0.1
Average area in acres per farm reporting 236 238 252 248 243 275 301 27.5 26.5 19.4 21.4 23.9 9.5
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 107,892 146,254 152,771 148,971 164,304 158,404 174,726 61.9 19.5 14.4 17.3 6.3 10.3
Hectares 43,662 59,187 61,824 60,286 66,491 64,104 70,709 61.9 19.5 14.4 17.3 6.3 10.3
Farms reporting 1,028 1,091 1,145 1,127 1,203 1,155 1,149 11.8 5.3 0.3 2.0 -4.5 -0.5
Percentage of total farms 22.6 26.9 32.2 34.7 35.3 38.1 41.4 83.2 53.9 28.6 19.3 17.3 8.7
Average area in acres per farm reporting 105 134 133 132 137 137 152 44.8 13.4 14.3 15.2 10.9 10.9

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Quebec

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Quebec 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 9,906,319 9,338,532 8,991,673 8,474,751 8,540,488 8,443,656 8,557,101 -13.6 -8.4 4.8 1.0 0.2 1.3
Hectares 4,008,945 3,779,169 3,638,801 3,429,610 3,456,213 3,417,026 3,462,935 -13.6 -8.4 4.8 1.0 0.2 1.3
Farms reporting 51,587 48,144 41,448 38,076 35,991 32,139 30,675 -40.5 -36.3 26.0 -19.4 -14.8 -4.6
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 192 194 217 223 237 263 279 45.3 43.8 28.6 25.1 17.7 6.1
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 9,000,394 8,284,281 7,823,395 7,415,218 7,310,647 7,049,623 6,997,673 -22.3 -15.5 10.6 -5.6 -4.3 -0.7
Hectares 3,642,330 3,352,529 3,166,015 3,000,832 2,958,514 2,852,881 2,831,857 -22.3 -15.5 10.6 -5.6 -4.3 -0.7
Farms reporting 50,422 46,555 39,968 37,169 35,023 30,995 29,677 -41.1 -36.3 25.7 -20.2 -15.3 -4.3
Percentage of total farms 97.7 96.7 96.4 97.6 97.3 96.4 96.7 -1.0 0.0 0.3 -0.9 -0.6 0.3
Average area in acres per farm reporting 179 178 196 200 209 227 236 31.8 32.6 20.4 18.0 12.9 4.0
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 905,925 1,054,143 1,168,278 1,059,533 1,229,841 1,394,033 1,559,428 72.1 47.9 33.5 47.2 26.8 11.9
Hectares 366,615 426,596 472,785 428,778 497,699 564,145 631,078 72.1 47.9 33.5 47.2 26.8 11.9
Farms reporting 8,922 10,262 10,386 8,932 9,665 10,468 10,534 18.1 2.7 1.4 17.9 9.0 0.6
Percentage of total farms 17.3 21.3 25.1 23.5 26.9 32.6 34.3 98.3 61.0 36.7 46.0 27.5 5.2
Average area in acres per farm reporting 102 103 112 119 127 133 148 45.1 43.7 32.1 24.4 16.5 11.3

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Ontario

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Ontario 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 15,473,011 14,923,280 13,953,009 13,470,653 13,879,565 13,507,357 13,310,216 -14.0 -10.8 4.6 -1.2 -4.1 -1.5
Hectares 6,261,705 6,039,237 5,646,582 5,451,379 5,616,860 5,466,233 5,386,453 -14.0 -10.8 4.6 -1.2 -4.1 -1.5
Farms reporting 88,801 82,448 72,713 68,633 67,520 59,728 57,211 -35.6 -30.6 21.3 -16.6 -15.3 -4.2
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 174 181 192 196 206 226 233 33.9 28.7 21.4 18.9 13.1 3.1
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 11,961,854 11,351,995 10,451,724 9,887,990 9,764,607 9,373,178 8,889,694 -25.7 -21.7 14.9 -10.1 -9.0 -5.2
Hectares 4,840,790 4,593,989 4,229,662 4,001,527 3,951,596 3,793,190 3,597,531 -25.7 -21.7 14.9 -10.1 -9.0 -5.2
Farms reporting 83,552 77,558 68,469 65,328 64,354 57,156 55,179 -34.0 -28.9 19.4 -15.5 -14.3 -3.5
Percentage of total farms 94.1 94.1 94.2 95.2 95.3 95.7 96.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 1.3 1.2 0.7
Average area in acres per farm reporting 143 146 153 151 152 164 161 12.6 10.3 5.2 6.6 5.9 -1.8
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 3,511,157 3,571,297 3,501,285 3,582,663 4,114,958 4,134,179 4,420,522 25.9 23.8 26.3 23.4 7.4 6.9
Hectares 1,420,915 1,445,252 1,416,920 1,449,852 1,665,264 1,673,043 1,788,922 25.9 23.8 26.3 23.4 7.4 6.9
Farms reporting 27,415 27,242 24,487 22,427 24,191 22,055 21,508 -21.5 -21.0 12.2 -4.1 -11.1 -2.5
Percentage of total farms 30.9 33.0 33.7 32.7 35.8 36.9 37.6 21.7 13.9 11.6 15.0 5.0 1.9
Average area in acres per farm reporting 128 131 143 160 170 187 206 60.9 57.3 44.1 28.8 21.2 10.2

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Manitoba

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Manitoba 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 19,026,255 18,819,365 19,126,517 19,088,868 19,106,531 18,784,407 19,073,005 0.2 1.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 1.5
Hectares 7,699,651 7,615,926 7,740,226 7,724,990 7,732,138 7,601,779 7,718,570 0.2 1.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 1.5
Farms reporting 32,104 29,442 27,336 25,706 24,383 21,071 19,054 -40.6 -35.3 30.3 -25.9 -21.9 -9.6
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 593 639 700 743 784 891 1,001 68.8 56.7 43.0 34.7 27.7 12.3
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 13,590,705 12,596,581 12,037,564 12,005,162 12,179,174 11,730,210 11,679,583 -14.1 -7.3 3.0 -2.7 -4.1 -0.4
Hectares 5,499,963 5,097,655 4,871,429 4,858,316 4,928,736 4,747,047 4,726,559 -14.1 -7.3 3.0 -2.7 -4.1 -0.4
Farms reporting 29,968 27,183 25,091 24,098 23,036 20,031 18,314 -38.9 -32.6 27.0 -24.0 -20.5 -8.6
Percentage of total farms 93.3 92.3 91.8 93.7 94.5 95.1 96.1 3.0 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.7 1.1
Average area in acres per farm reporting 454 463 480 498 529 586 638 40.5 37.8 32.9 28.1 20.6 8.9
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 5,435,550 6,222,778 7,088,953 7,083,706 6,927,357 7,054,197 7,393,422 36.0 18.8 4.3 4.4 6.7 4.8
Hectares 2,199,689 2,518,269 2,868,797 2,866,674 2,803,402 2,854,732 2,992,011 36.0 18.8 4.3 4.4 6.7 4.8
Farms reporting 12,992 13,359 13,552 12,795 12,125 10,708 10,028 -22.8 -24.9 26.0 -21.6 -17.3 -6.4
Percentage of total farms 40.5 45.4 49.6 49.8 49.7 50.8 52.6 29.9 15.9 6.0 5.6 5.8 3.5
Average area in acres per farm reporting 418 466 523 554 571 659 737 76.3 58.2 40.9 33.0 29.1 11.8

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Saskatchewan

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Saskatchewan 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 65,511,431 64,116,652 65,728,443 66,386,074 65,653,588 64,903,830 64,253,845 -1.9 0.2 2.2 -3.2 -2.1 -1.0
Hectares 26,511,533 25,947,086 26,599,354 26,865,488 26,569,062 26,265,645 26,002,606 -1.9 0.2 2.2 -3.2 -2.1 -1.0
Farms reporting 70,958 67,318 63,431 60,840 56,995 50,598 44,329 -37.5 -34.1 30.1 -27.1 -22.2 -12.4
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 923 952 1,036 1,091 1,152 1,283 1,449 57.0 52.2 39.9 32.8 25.8 12.9
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 45,221,164 43,339,417 40,824,425 40,556,762 39,728,724 39,635,009 38,677,337 -14.5 -10.8 5.3 -4.6 -2.6 -2.4
Hectares 18,300,354 17,538,838 16,521,057 16,412,738 16,077,643 16,039,717 15,652,161 -14.5 -10.8 5.3 -4.6 -2.6 -2.4
Farms reporting 65,233 61,338 57,933 56,183 52,925 47,466 42,270 -35.2 -31.1 27.0 -24.8 -20.1 -10.9
Percentage of total farms 91.9 91.1 91.3 92.3 92.9 93.8 95.4 3.8 4.7 4.5 3.4 2.7 1.7
Average area in acres per farm reporting 693 707 705 722 751 835 915 32.0 29.4 29.8 26.7 21.8 9.6
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 20,290,267 20,777,227 24,904,018 25,829,312 25,924,864 25,268,821 25,576,508 26.1 23.1 2.7 -1.0 -1.3 1.2
Hectares 8,211,179 8,408,245 10,078,297 10,452,751 10,491,419 10,225,928 10,350,444 26.1 23.1 2.7 -1.0 -1.3 1.2
Farms reporting 33,179 33,182 34,015 32,629 30,915 27,203 24,130 -27.3 -27.3 29.1 -26.0 -21.9 -11.3
Percentage of total farms 46.8 49.3 53.6 53.6 54.2 53.8 54.4 16.2 10.3 1.5 1.5 0.4 1.1
Average area in acres per farm reporting 612 626 732 792 839 929 1,060 73.2 69.3 44.8 33.8 26.3 14.1

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Alberta

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Alberta 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 49,928,771 47,218,170 51,040,463 51,425,111 51,964,360 52,058,898 52,127,857 4.4 10.4 2.1 1.4 0.3 0.1
Hectares 20,205,455 19,108,513 20,655,340 20,811,002 21,029,228 21,067,486 21,095,393 4.4 10.4 2.1 1.4 0.3 0.1
Farms reporting 61,130 58,056 57,777 57,245 59,007 53,652 49,431 -19.1 -14.9 14.4 -13.7 -16.2 -7.9
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 817 813 883 898 881 970 1,055 29.1 29.8 19.5 17.5 19.8 8.8
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 32,098,368 30,663,075 29,785,690 30,467,667 31,344,893 30,701,572 30,033,280 -6.4 -2.1 0.8 -1.4 -4.2 -2.2
Hectares 12,989,747 12,408,905 12,053,840 12,329,826 12,684,827 12,424,484 12,154,036 -6.4 -2.1 0.8 -1.4 -4.2 -2.2
Farms reporting 57,243 54,381 53,717 53,915 55,878 51,164 47,463 -17.1 -12.7 11.6 -12.0 -15.1 -7.2
Percentage of total farms 93.6 93.7 93.0 94.2 94.7 95.4 96.0 2.6 2.5 3.2 1.9 1.4 0.6
Average area in acres per farm reporting 561 564 554 565 561 600 633 12.8 12.2 14.3 12.0 12.8 5.5
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 17,830,403 16,555,090 21,254,773 20,957,444 20,619,467 21,357,326 22,094,577 23.9 33.5 4.0 5.4 7.2 3.5
Hectares 7,215,707 6,699,607 8,601,501 8,481,176 8,344,401 8,643,002 8,941,357 23.9 33.5 4.0 5.4 7.2 3.5
Farms reporting 24,227 24,206 27,510 26,125 25,722 24,388 23,069 -4.8 -4.7 16.1 -11.7 -10.3 -5.4
Percentage of total farms 39.6 41.7 47.6 45.6 43.6 45.5 46.7 17.9 12.0 1.9 2.4 7.1 2.6
Average area in acres per farm reporting 736 684 773 802 802 876 958 30.2 40.1 23.9 19.5 19.5 9.4

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

British Columbia

Table 2.4
Farm land area by tenure, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
British Columbia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 to 2006 1981 to 2006 1986 to 2006 1991 to 2006 1996 to 2006 2001 to 2006
 Empty cell percentage change
Total area of farms 1  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 6,052,910 5,383,428 5,957,860 5,911,605 6,249,444 6,392,909 7,006,569 15.8 30.2 17.6 18.5 12.1 9.6
Hectares 2,449,526 2,178,596 2,411,060 2,392,341 2,529,060 2,587,118 2,835,458 15.8 30.2 17.6 18.5 12.1 9.6
Farms reporting 19,432 20,012 19,063 19,225 21,835 20,290 19,844 2.1 -0.8 4.1 3.2 -9.1 -2.2
Percentage of total farms 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average area in acres per farm reporting 311 269 313 307 286 315 353 13.5 31.2 12.8 15.0 23.4 12.1
Area owned  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 3,710,394 3,798,096 3,600,592 3,707,049 3,860,134 3,769,354 3,829,622 3.2 0.8 6.4 3.3 -0.8 1.6
Farms reporting 1,501,543 1,537,035 1,457,108 1,500,189 1,562,141 1,525,403 1,549,793 3.2 0.8 6.4 3.3 -0.8 1.6
Hectares 18,438 18,995 17,990 18,313 20,701 19,327 19,153 3.9 0.8 6.5 4.6 -7.5 -0.9
Percentage of total farms 94.9 94.9 94.4 95.3 94.8 95.3 96.5 1.7 1.7 2.2 1.3 1.8 1.3
Average area in acres per farm reporting 201 200 200 202 186 195 200 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -1.0 7.5 2.6
Area rented or leased from others 2  Empty cell  Empty cell
Acres 2,342,516 1,585,331 2,357,268 2,204,556 2,389,310 2,623,555 3,176,947 35.6 100.4 34.8 44.1 33.0 21.1
Farms reporting 947,982 641,561 953,952 892,152 966,919 1,061,715 1,285,665 35.6 100.4 34.8 44.1 33.0 21.1
Hectares 4,299 4,368 4,732 4,573 5,098 4,981 5,189 20.7 18.8 9.7 13.5 1.8 4.2
Percentage of total farms 22.1 21.8 24.8 23.8 23.3 24.5 26.1 18.1 19.7 5.2 9.7 12.0 6.5
Average area in acres per farm reporting 545 363 498 482 469 527 612 12.3 68.6 22.9 27.0 30.5 16.1

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Notes

The land tenure section of the 2006 Census of Agriculture questionnaire was revised significantly. The 2006 data in this table have been adjusted to be historically comparable to the land tenure data collected by previous censuses.

In British Columbia the "Total area of farms," "Area leased from governments," "Unimproved pasture" and "All other land" are higher than in previous censuses due to better quality data on government lands operated under a licence, permit or lease.

  1. In 1981, the area of "Unimproved land" was under-reported in the four western provinces. This affected the "Total area of farms" for each of the western provinces and for Canada.
  2. "Area rented or leased from others" includes the "Area leased from governments" as well as the "Area crop shared from others" and "Rented or leased from others." In 2006, it also includes "Other areas used by this operation."

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.