Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Agriculture Statistics 2011

1. Agenda

1. Opening remarks
   • Call to order
   • Welcome
   • Overview
2. Round table on major accomplishments and challenges
3. Session no. 1A – Ensuring relevance – Meeting data requirements
   • 2011 Census of Agriculture overall update
   • North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 and North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) for agriculture
4. Session no. 1B – Ensuring relevance – Meeting data requirements
   • Data requirements for agriculture policy
   • Balancing emerging data needs, preserving the core statistical program and controlling response burden and budgets
5. Round table discussion – Questions and comments
6. Session no. 1C – Ensuring relevance – Meeting data requirements
   • Work-in-progress agreements: An update
   • Environmental data: Status of the Farm Environmental Management Survey and other Statistics Canada work
   • A brief overview of some Statistics Canada data applications at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and new Direction of EO-based data sources
7. Session no. 2A – Agriculture Statistics Program Review
   • Statistics Canada's Agriculture Statistics Program Review (ASPR): An update on recent activities
   • Introduction to the ASPR Workshop
   • Establishing a core Census of Agriculture – Presentations and discussions
8. Session no. 2B – Agriculture Statistics Program Review
   • Enhanced use of administrative data in the Agriculture Statistics Program – Presentations and discussions
9. Session no. 2C – Agriculture Statistics Program Review
   • Incorporating remote sensing into the Agriculture Statistics Program – Presentations and discussions
10. Session no. 2D – Agriculture Statistics Program Review
    • Summary and moving forward
11. Closing remarks
12. Adjournment

2. Minutes

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