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Section 3 - Farm types (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces: census years 2001 and 2006

  • Canada
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec

  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia

    • Canada

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Canada 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 18,321 14,651 7.4 6.4
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 67,838 60,947 27.5 26.6
    Hog and pig farming 7,388 6,040 3.0 2.6
    Chicken egg production 1,951 1,811 0.8 0.8
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 2,035 1,999 0.8 0.9
    Turkey production 340 303 0.1 0.1
    Poultry hatcheries 66 54 0.0 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 177 150 0.1 0.1
    Other poultry production 368 261 0.1 0.1
    Sheep farming 3,121 2,837 1.3 1.2
    Goat farming 1,022 978 0.4 0.4
    Apiculture 1,226 1,598 0.5 0.7
    Horse and other equine production 11,144 15,172 4.5 6.6
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 385 374 0.2 0.2
    Livestock combination farming 6,752 7,136 2.7 3.1
    All other miscellaneous animal production 3,196 2,499 1.3 1.1
    Soybean farming 5,791 6,391 2.3 2.8
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 6,265 10,357 2.5 4.5
    Dry pea and bean farming 3,322 1,258 1.3 0.5
    Wheat farming 15,872 12,137 6.4 5.3
    Corn farming 5,495 3,584 2.2 1.6
    Other grain farming 32,926 27,940 13.3 12.2
    Potato farming 1,691 1,607 0.7 0.7
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 3,340 3,632 1.4 1.6
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 7,743 8,329 3.1 3.6
    Mushroom production 194 154 0.1 0.1
    Other food crops grown under cover 1,037 945 0.4 0.4
    Nursery and tree production 4,691 4,956 1.9 2.2
    Floriculture production 2,967 2,699 1.2 1.2
    Tobacco farming 1,082 565 0.4 0.2
    Hay farming 18,426 18,084 7.5 7.9
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 580 571 0.2 0.2
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 10,171 9,354 4.1 4.1
    Total 246,923 229,373 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Newfoundland and Labrador 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 58 38 9.0 6.8
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 75 54 11.7 9.7
    Hog and pig farming 11 9 1.7 1.6
    Chicken egg production 26 16 4.0 2.9
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 7 7 1.1 1.3
    Turkey production 1 1 0.2 0.2
    Poultry hatcheries 1 1 0.2 0.2
    Combination poultry and egg production 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Other poultry production 2 0 0.3 0.0
    Sheep farming 44 26 6.8 4.7
    Goat farming 1 3 0.2 0.5
    Apiculture 3 3 0.5 0.5
    Horse and other equine production 13 10 2.0 1.8
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 21 19 3.3 3.4
    Livestock combination farming 24 20 3.7 3.6
    All other miscellaneous animal production 1 1 0.2 0.2
    Soybean farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Dry pea and bean farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Wheat farming 2 0 0.3 0.0
    Corn farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Other grain farming 0 2 0.0 0.4
    Potato farming 17 26 2.6 4.7
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 88 68 13.7 12.2
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 31 36 4.8 6.5
    Mushroom production 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Other food crops grown under cover 8 8 1.2 1.4
    Nursery and tree production 35 47 5.4 8.4
    Floriculture production 70 56 10.9 10.0
    Tobacco farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Hay farming 48 68 7.5 12.2
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 41 27 6.4 4.8
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 15 12 2.3 2.2
    Total 643 558 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Prince Edward Island

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Prince Edward Island 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 288 221 15.6 13.0
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 478 381 25.9 22.4
    Hog and pig farming 95 71 5.1 4.2
    Chicken egg production 12 15 0.7 0.9
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 9 9 0.5 0.5
    Turkey production 1 3 0.1 0.2
    Poultry hatcheries 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 2 1 0.1 0.1
    Other poultry production 1 1 0.1 0.1
    Sheep farming 16 16 0.9 0.9
    Goat farming 2 1 0.1 0.1
    Apiculture 9 6 0.5 0.4
    Horse and other equine production 50 92 2.7 5.4
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 11 8 0.6 0.5
    Livestock combination farming 61 62 3.3 3.6
    All other miscellaneous animal production 2 3 0.1 0.2
    Soybean farming 3 7 0.2 0.4
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Dry pea and bean farming 2 1 0.1 0.1
    Wheat farming 14 10 0.8 0.6
    Corn farming 0 1 0.0 0.1
    Other grain farming 38 56 2.1 3.3
    Potato farming 358 330 19.4 19.4
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 45 54 2.4 3.2
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 108 153 5.9 9.0
    Mushroom production 2 2 0.1 0.1
    Other food crops grown under cover 5 5 0.3 0.3
    Nursery and tree production 18 18 1.0 1.1
    Floriculture production 16 9 0.9 0.5
    Tobacco farming 1 1 0.1 0.1
    Hay farming 115 85 6.2 5.0
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 12 9 0.7 0.5
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 71 69 3.8 4.1
    Total 1,845 1,700 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Nova Scotia

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Nova Scotia 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 379 297 9.7 7.8
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 830 716 21.2 18.9
    Hog and pig farming 70 51 1.8 1.3
    Chicken egg production 44 49 1.1 1.3
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 58 67 1.5 1.8
    Turkey production 8 8 0.2 0.2
    Poultry hatcheries 1 2 0.0 0.1
    Combination poultry and egg production 8 6 0.2 0.2
    Other poultry production 6 1 0.2 0.0
    Sheep farming 74 54 1.9 1.4
    Goat farming 19 22 0.5 0.6
    Apiculture 30 25 0.8 0.7
    Horse and other equine production 96 184 2.4 4.8
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 78 95 2.0 2.5
    Livestock combination farming 150 156 3.8 4.1
    All other miscellaneous animal production 26 19 0.7 0.5
    Soybean farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 1 0 0.0 0.0
    Dry pea and bean farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Wheat farming 1 3 0.0 0.1
    Corn farming 3 6 0.1 0.2
    Other grain farming 15 15 0.4 0.4
    Potato farming 21 17 0.5 0.4
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 123 125 3.1 3.3
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 792 907 20.2 23.9
    Mushroom production 3 3 0.1 0.1
    Other food crops grown under cover 31 31 0.8 0.8
    Nursery and tree production 437 412 11.1 10.9
    Floriculture production 106 97 2.7 2.6
    Tobacco farming 1 0 0.0 0.0
    Hay farming 344 279 8.8 7.4
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 29 25 0.7 0.7
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 139 123 3.5 3.2
    Total 3,923 3,795 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    New Brunswick

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    New Brunswick 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 322 270 10.6 9.7
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 732 548 24.1 19.7
    Hog and pig farming 85 50 2.8 1.8
    Chicken egg production 33 29 1.1 1.0
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 15 11 0.5 0.4
    Turkey production 3 2 0.1 0.1
    Poultry hatcheries 1 1 0.0 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 3 1 0.1 0.0
    Other poultry production 7 1 0.2 0.0
    Sheep farming 27 19 0.9 0.7
    Goat farming 9 14 0.3 0.5
    Apiculture 25 28 0.8 1.0
    Horse and other equine production 90 134 3.0 4.8
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 20 20 0.7 0.7
    Livestock combination farming 73 109 2.4 3.9
    All other miscellaneous animal production 13 18 0.4 0.6
    Soybean farming 2 1 0.1 0.0
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Dry pea and bean farming 1 1 0.0 0.0
    Wheat farming 4 6 0.1 0.2
    Corn farming 0 3 0.0 0.1
    Other grain farming 27 30 0.9 1.1
    Potato farming 262 238 8.6 8.6
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 65 69 2.1 2.5
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 391 372 12.9 13.4
    Mushroom production 5 4 0.2 0.1
    Other food crops grown under cover 20 11 0.7 0.4
    Nursery and tree production 209 173 6.9 6.2
    Floriculture production 80 79 2.6 2.8
    Tobacco farming 1 0 0.0 0.0
    Hay farming 316 314 10.4 11.3
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 21 23 0.7 0.8
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 172 197 5.7 7.1
    Total 3,034 2,776 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Quebec

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Quebec 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 8,522 6,945 26.5 22.6
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 5,030 4,683 15.7 15.3
    Hog and pig farming 2,233 1,932 6.9 6.3
    Chicken egg production 168 158 0.5 0.5
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 444 405 1.4 1.3
    Turkey production 64 48 0.2 0.2
    Poultry hatcheries 18 11 0.1 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 11 20 0.0 0.1
    Other poultry production 74 68 0.2 0.2
    Sheep farming 560 626 1.7 2.0
    Goat farming 149 154 0.5 0.5
    Apiculture 158 172 0.5 0.6
    Horse and other equine production 647 889 2.0 2.9
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 63 70 0.2 0.2
    Livestock combination farming 494 569 1.5 1.9
    All other miscellaneous animal production 228 195 0.7 0.6
    Soybean farming 322 380 1.0 1.2
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 7 13 0.0 0.0
    Dry pea and bean farming 13 2 0.0 0.0
    Wheat farming 59 79 0.2 0.3
    Corn farming 1,989 1,829 6.2 6.0
    Other grain farming 881 1,129 2.7 3.7
    Potato farming 299 274 0.9 0.9
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 841 857 2.6 2.8
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 1,146 1,273 3.6 4.1
    Mushroom production 19 17 0.1 0.1
    Other food crops grown under cover 295 277 0.9 0.9
    Nursery and tree production 669 684 2.1 2.2
    Floriculture production 531 500 1.7 1.6
    Tobacco farming 58 4 0.2 0.0
    Hay farming 1,748 1,833 5.4 6.0
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 103 105 0.3 0.3
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 4,296 4,474 13.4 14.6
    Total 32,139 30,675 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Ontario

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Ontario 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 6,314 4,937 10.6 8.6
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 13,464 11,052 22.5 19.3
    Hog and pig farming 2,507 2,222 4.2 3.9
    Chicken egg production 644 599 1.1 1.0
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 799 834 1.3 1.5
    Turkey production 118 116 0.2 0.2
    Poultry hatcheries 23 15 0.0 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 42 43 0.1 0.1
    Other poultry production 123 93 0.2 0.2
    Sheep farming 921 1,021 1.5 1.8
    Goat farming 341 344 0.6 0.6
    Apiculture 274 410 0.5 0.7
    Horse and other equine production 3,188 4,297 5.3 7.5
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 125 112 0.2 0.2
    Livestock combination farming 2,284 2,464 3.8 4.3
    All other miscellaneous animal production 386 290 0.6 0.5
    Soybean farming 5,448 5,812 9.1 10.2
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 30 25 0.1 0.0
    Dry pea and bean farming 109 152 0.2 0.3
    Wheat farming 442 953 0.7 1.7
    Corn farming 3,468 1,694 5.8 3.0
    Other grain farming 4,279 4,420 7.2 7.7
    Potato farming 186 243 0.3 0.4
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 1,428 1,526 2.4 2.7
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 1,974 1,892 3.3 3.3
    Mushroom production 68 68 0.1 0.1
    Other food crops grown under cover 322 312 0.5 0.5
    Nursery and tree production 1,470 1,474 2.5 2.6
    Floriculture production 1,016 968 1.7 1.7
    Tobacco farming 1,021 560 1.7 1.0
    Hay farming 4,790 5,917 8.0 10.3
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 152 167 0.3 0.3
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 1,972 2,179 3.3 3.8
    Total 59,728 57,211 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Manitoba

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Manitoba 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 571 453 2.7 2.4
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 7,178 6,593 34.1 34.6
    Hog and pig farming 995 768 4.7 4.0
    Chicken egg production 151 127 0.7 0.7
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 105 95 0.5 0.5
    Turkey production 28 22 0.1 0.1
    Poultry hatcheries 8 6 0.0 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 6 8 0.0 0.0
    Other poultry production 19 12 0.1 0.1
    Sheep farming 162 128 0.8 0.7
    Goat farming 61 73 0.3 0.4
    Apiculture 157 252 0.7 1.3
    Horse and other equine production 721 840 3.4 4.4
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 21 17 0.1 0.1
    Livestock combination farming 470 433 2.2 2.3
    All other miscellaneous animal production 133 121 0.6 0.6
    Soybean farming 16 184 0.1 1.0
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 1,048 1,512 5.0 7.9
    Dry pea and bean farming 234 140 1.1 0.7
    Wheat farming 2,121 1,290 10.1 6.8
    Corn farming 24 31 0.1 0.2
    Other grain farming 4,083 3,616 19.4 19.0
    Potato farming 137 153 0.7 0.8
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 95 97 0.5 0.5
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 118 124 0.6 0.7
    Mushroom production 5 1 0.0 0.0
    Other food crops grown under cover 11 7 0.1 0.0
    Nursery and tree production 164 157 0.8 0.8
    Floriculture production 154 129 0.7 0.7
    Tobacco farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Hay farming 1,491 1,283 7.1 6.7
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 9 9 0.0 0.0
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 575 373 2.7 2.0
    Total 21,071 19,054 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Saskatchewan

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Saskatchewan 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 319 220 0.6 0.5
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 12,174 12,249 24.1 27.6
    Hog and pig farming 302 211 0.6 0.5
    Chicken egg production 44 53 0.1 0.1
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 52 64 0.1 0.1
    Turkey production 13 9 0.0 0.0
    Poultry hatcheries 2 3 0.0 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 4 5 0.0 0.0
    Other poultry production 12 5 0.0 0.0
    Sheep farming 245 174 0.5 0.4
    Goat farming 66 51 0.1 0.1
    Apiculture 152 245 0.3 0.6
    Horse and other equine production 716 1,102 1.4 2.5
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 4 0 0.0 0.0
    Livestock combination farming 816 867 1.6 2.0
    All other miscellaneous animal production 589 508 1.2 1.1
    Soybean farming 0 4 0.0 0.0
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 3,469 5,553 6.9 12.5
    Dry pea and bean farming 2,780 852 5.5 1.9
    Wheat farming 9,301 6,938 18.4 15.7
    Corn farming 3 2 0.0 0.0
    Other grain farming 15,775 12,073 31.2 27.2
    Potato farming 91 91 0.2 0.2
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 49 43 0.1 0.1
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 92 149 0.2 0.3
    Mushroom production 1 0 0.0 0.0
    Other food crops grown under cover 26 23 0.1 0.1
    Nursery and tree production 70 85 0.1 0.2
    Floriculture production 176 160 0.3 0.4
    Tobacco farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Hay farming 2,271 1,955 4.5 4.4
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 19 15 0.0 0.0
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 965 620 1.9 1.4
    Total 50,598 44,329 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Alberta

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    Alberta 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 745 605 1.4 1.2
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 23,036 20,494 42.9 41.5
    Hog and pig farming 901 598 1.7 1.2
    Chicken egg production 205 138 0.4 0.3
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 213 196 0.4 0.4
    Turkey production 37 35 0.1 0.1
    Poultry hatcheries 5 7 0.0 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 22 15 0.0 0.0
    Other poultry production 44 25 0.1 0.1
    Sheep farming 609 388 1.1 0.8
    Goat farming 221 170 0.4 0.3
    Apiculture 248 264 0.5 0.5
    Horse and other equine production 3,197 4,620 6.0 9.3
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 7 6 0.0 0.0
    Livestock combination farming 1,439 1,489 2.7 3.0
    All other miscellaneous animal production 1,411 1,035 2.6 2.1
    Soybean farming 0 3 0.0 0.0
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 1,693 3,172 3.2 6.4
    Dry pea and bean farming 180 107 0.3 0.2
    Wheat farming 3,853 2,809 7.2 5.7
    Corn farming 0 8 0.0 0.0
    Other grain farming 7,654 6,463 14.3 13.1
    Potato farming 176 162 0.3 0.3
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 91 124 0.2 0.3
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 138 227 0.3 0.5
    Mushroom production 7 6 0.0 0.0
    Other food crops grown under cover 92 87 0.2 0.2
    Nursery and tree production 444 563 0.8 1.1
    Floriculture production 289 254 0.5 0.5
    Tobacco farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Hay farming 5,148 4,324 9.6 8.7
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 39 40 0.1 0.1
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 1,508 997 2.8 2.0
    Total 53,652 49,431 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    British Columbia

    Table 3.2
    Farms by industry (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces, census years 2001 and 2006
    British Columbia 2001 2006 2001 2006
    Industry group farms reporting percentage distribution
    Dairy cattle and milk production 803 665 4.0 3.4
    Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots 4,841 4,177 23.9 21.0
    Hog and pig farming 189 128 0.9 0.6
    Chicken egg production 624 627 3.1 3.2
    Broiler and other meat-type chicken production 333 311 1.6 1.6
    Turkey production 67 59 0.3 0.3
    Poultry hatcheries 7 8 0.0 0.0
    Combination poultry and egg production 79 51 0.4 0.3
    Other poultry production 80 55 0.4 0.3
    Sheep farming 463 385 2.3 1.9
    Goat farming 153 146 0.8 0.7
    Apiculture 170 193 0.8 1.0
    Horse and other equine production 2,426 3,004 12.0 15.1
    Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production 35 27 0.2 0.1
    Livestock combination farming 941 967 4.6 4.9
    All other miscellaneous animal production 407 309 2.0 1.6
    Soybean farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Oilseed (except soybean) farming 17 82 0.1 0.4
    Dry pea and bean farming 3 3 0.0 0.0
    Wheat farming 75 49 0.4 0.2
    Corn farming 8 10 0.0 0.1
    Other grain farming 174 136 0.9 0.7
    Potato farming 144 73 0.7 0.4
    Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming 515 669 2.5 3.4
    Fruit and tree-nut farming 2,953 3,196 14.6 16.1
    Mushroom production 84 53 0.4 0.3
    Other food crops grown under cover 227 184 1.1 0.9
    Nursery and tree production 1,175 1,343 5.8 6.8
    Floriculture production 529 447 2.6 2.3
    Tobacco farming 0 0 0.0 0.0
    Hay farming 2,155 2,026 10.6 10.2
    Fruit and vegetable combination farming 155 151 0.8 0.8
    All other miscellaneous crop farming 458 310 2.3 1.6
    Total 20,290 19,844 100.0 100.0

    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

    Changes in farm types over time do reflect a shift in farming activity but could also be influenced by changing commodity prices.

    The farm type is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. NAICS is revised periodically. The 2001 farm-type data were derived using the NAICS1997 and 2006 farm-type data were derived using NAICS2002. Both classifications are the same for the Canadian agriculture industry, making the data from the two reference years directly comparable.

    For the definition of farm type, refer to Census terms.

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.
    Date Modified: 2009-01-30

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