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

Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador

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
Canada	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
Newfoundland and Labrador	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
Prince Edward Island	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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
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. 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. "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
Nova Scotia	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
New Brunswick	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
Quebec	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
Ontario	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
Manitoba	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
Saskatchewan	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
Alberta	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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
British Columbia	Empty cell							percentage change
Total area of farms¹	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 others²	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. 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. "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.

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

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