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

Newfoundland and Labrador

Prince Edward Island

British Columbia

Canada

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	64,987,748	73,727,083	88,057,343	180,061,841	117,437,428	108,769,569	...	67.4	47.5	23.5	-39.6	-7.4
Farms reporting	..	19,858	16,520	15,232	17,735	13,227	10,600	...	-46.6	-35.8	-30.4	-40.2	-19.9
Percentage of total farms	...	6.2	5.6	5.4	6.4	5.4	4.6	...	-25.8	-17.9	-14.8	-28.1	-14.8
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	3,273	4,463	5,781	10,153	8,879	10,261	...	213.5	129.9	77.5	1.1	15.6
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	16,945,452	15,699,068	18,297,386	23,026,708	33,680,376	38,075,953	...	124.7	142.5	108.1	65.4	13.1
Farms reporting	..	12,071	9,276	8,765	9,546	10,305	9,731	...	-19.4	4.9	11.0	1.9	-5.6
Percentage of total farms	...	3.8	3.2	3.1	3.5	4.2	4.2	...	10.5	31.3	35.5	20.0	0.0
Average number per farm reporting	...	1,404	1,692	2,088	2,412	3,268	3,913	...	178.7	131.3	87.4	62.2	19.7
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	92,382	117,376	52,075	54,869	101,120	31,440	...	-66.0	-73.2	-39.6	-42.7	-68.9
Farms reporting	..	40	31	23	23	29	16	...	-60.0	-48.4	-30.4	-30.4	-44.8
Percentage of total farms	...	5.9	4.8	3.2	3.1	4.5	2.9	...	-50.8	-39.6	-9.4	-6.5	-35.6
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	2,310	3,786	2,264	2,386	3,487	1,965	...	-14.9	-48.1	-13.2	-17.6	-43.6
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	...	...	...	...	...	...
Farms reporting	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	...	...	...	...	...	...
Percentage of total farms	...	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	...	...	...	...	...	...
Average number per farm reporting	...	0	0	0	0	0	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 The data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Prince Edward Island

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	363,221	437,779	515,746	954,920	1,453,832	1,756,951	...	383.7	301.3	240.7	84.0	20.8
Farms reporting	..	253	161	103	171	173	96	...	-62.1	-40.4	-6.8	-43.9	-44.5
Percentage of total farms	...	8.0	5.7	4.4	7.7	9.4	5.6	...	-30.0	-1.8	27.3	-27.3	-40.4
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	1,436	2,719	5,007	5,584	8,404	18,302	...	1,174.5	573.1	265.5	227.8	117.8
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	437	x	2,015	x	11,511	11,619	...	2,558.8	...	476.6	...	0.9
Farms reporting	..	15	7	5	5	10	9	...	-40.0	28.6	80.0	80.0	-10.0
Percentage of total farms	...	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	...	0.0	150.0	150.0	150.0	0.0
Average number per farm reporting	...	29	...	403	...	1,151	1,291	...	4,351.7	...	220.3	...	12.2
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Nova Scotia

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	4,725,690	5,526,060	6,892,078	13,083,341	13,174,824	8,103,343	...	71.5	46.6	17.6	-38.1	-38.5
Farms reporting	..	1,382	1,015	975	1,195	943	640	...	-53.7	-36.9	-34.4	-46.4	-32.1
Percentage of total farms	...	27.4	23.7	24.5	26.8	24.0	16.9	...	-38.3	-28.7	-31.0	-36.9	-29.6
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	3,419	5,444	7,069	10,948	13,971	12,662	...	270.3	132.6	79.1	15.7	-9.4
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	117,403	x	218,483	292,330	330,513	346,114	...	194.8	...	58.4	18.4	4.7
Farms reporting	..	160	83	103	118	128	113	...	-29.4	36.1	9.7	-4.2	-11.7
Percentage of total farms	...	3.2	1.9	2.6	2.6	3.3	3.0	...	-6.3	57.9	15.4	15.4	-9.1
Average number per farm reporting	...	734	...	2,121	2,477	2,582	3,063	...	317.3	...	44.4	23.7	18.6
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

New Brunswick

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	4,332,086	6,141,911	5,040,695	6,606,446	7,332,893	4,970,705	...	14.7	-19.1	-1.4	-24.8	-32.2
Farms reporting	..	1,093	886	719	847	720	465	...	-57.5	-47.5	-35.3	-45.1	-35.4
Percentage of total farms	...	26.9	24.9	22.1	24.9	23.7	16.8	...	-37.5	-32.5	-24.0	-32.5	-29.1
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	3,963	6,932	7,011	7,800	10,185	10,690	...	169.7	54.2	52.5	37.1	5.0
Maple taps^{^3,4}
Number of taps	..	114,121	251,780	463,743	921,693	1,318,866	1,702,530	...	1,391.9	576.2	267.1	84.7	29.1
Farms reporting	..	145	118	155	174	206	189	...	30.3	60.2	21.9	8.6	-8.3
Percentage of total farms	...	3.6	3.3	4.8	5.1	6.8	6.8	...	88.9	106.1	41.7	33.3	0.0
Average number per farm reporting	...	787	2,134	2,992	5,297	6,402	9,008	...	1,044.6	322.1	201.1	70.1	40.7
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Quebec

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	23,975,170	31,302,545	38,786,877	69,648,059	44,750,084	46,736,221	...	94.9	49.3	20.5	-32.9	4.4
Farms reporting	..	10,445	9,386	8,364	8,816	6,277	5,227	...	-50.0	-44.3	-37.5	-40.7	-16.7
Percentage of total farms	...	21.7	22.6	22.0	24.5	19.5	17.0	...	-21.7	-24.8	-22.7	-30.6	-12.8
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	2,295	3,335	4,637	7,900	7,129	8,941	...	289.6	168.1	92.8	13.2	25.4
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	15,797,674	14,410,966	16,606,467	20,675,901	30,695,200	34,675,949	...	119.5	140.6	108.8	67.7	13.0
Farms reporting	..	8,854	7,419	6,659	6,997	7,254	7,054	...	-20.3	-4.9	5.9	0.8	-2.8
Percentage of total farms	...	18.4	17.9	17.5	19.4	22.6	23.0	...	25.0	28.5	31.4	18.6	1.8
Average number per farm reporting	...	1,784	1,942	2,494	2,955	4,231	4,916	...	175.6	153.1	97.1	66.4	16.2
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Ontario

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	11,956,831	12,119,914	11,632,160	19,717,541	20,587,058	18,568,858	...	55.3	53.2	59.6	-5.8	-9.8
Farms reporting	..	4,326	3,331	2,992	3,343	2,903	2,485	...	-42.6	-25.4	-16.9	-25.7	-14.4
Percentage of total farms	...	5.2	4.6	4.4	5.0	4.9	4.3	...	-17.3	-6.5	-2.3	-14.0	-12.2
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	2,764	3,639	3,888	5,898	7,092	7,472	...	170.3	105.3	92.2	26.7	5.4
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	915,817	876,588	1,004,560	1,127,373	1,304,995	1,311,599	...	43.2	49.6	30.6	16.3	0.5
Farms reporting	..	2,897	1,649	1,835	2,240	2,588	2,240	...	-22.7	35.8	22.1	0.0	-13.4
Percentage of total farms	...	3.5	2.3	2.7	3.3	4.3	3.9	...	11.4	69.6	44.4	18.2	-9.3
Average number per farm reporting	...	316	532	547	503	504	586	...	85.4	10.2	7.1	16.5	16.3
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Manitoba

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	1,079,864	1,334,427	637,191	1,193,698	2,002,453	2,797,407	...	159.1	109.6	339.0	134.3	39.7
Farms reporting	..	278	198	198	227	309	303	...	9.0	53.0	53.0	33.5	-1.9
Percentage of total farms	...	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.9	1.5	1.6	...	77.8	128.6	100.0	77.8	6.7
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	3,884	6,740	3,218	5,259	6,480	9,232	...	137.7	37.0	186.9	75.5	42.5
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	0	0	2,118	7,395	14,116	11,408	...	...	...	438.6	54.3	-19.2
Farms reporting	..	0	0	8	11	92	63	...	...	...	687.5	472.7	-31.5
Percentage of total farms	...	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	...	...	...	...	...	-25.0
Average number per farm reporting	...	...	...	265	672	153	181	...	...	...	-31.7	-73.1	18.3
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Saskatchewan

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	993,045	1,194,442	1,367,580	4,650,197	3,130,617	3,310,648	...	233.4	177.2	142.1	-28.8	5.8
Farms reporting	..	246	164	221	279	488	288	...	17.1	75.6	30.3	3.2	-41.0
Percentage of total farms	...	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.5	1.0	0.7	...	75.0	133.3	75.0	40.0	-30.0
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	4,037	7,283	6,188	16,667	6,415	11,495	...	184.7	57.8	85.8	-31.0	79.2
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	0	0	0	x	5,175	14,373	...	...	...	...	...	177.7
Farms reporting	..	0	0	0	1	27	28	...	...	...	...	2,700.0	3.7
Percentage of total farms	...	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	...	...	...	...	...	0.0
Average number per farm reporting	...	...	...	...	...	192	513	...	...	...	...	...	167.2
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Alberta

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	2,541,828	2,091,363	2,440,865	26,505,770	7,147,596	6,616,275	...	160.3	216.4	171.1	-75.0	-7.4
Farms reporting	..	540	359	396	1,218	605	537	...	-0.6	49.6	35.6	-55.9	-11.2
Percentage of total farms	...	0.9	0.6	0.7	2.1	1.1	1.1	...	22.2	83.3	57.1	-47.6	0.0
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	4,707	5,826	6,164	21,762	11,814	12,321	...	161.8	111.5	99.9	-43.4	4.3
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	0	0	0	0	0	120	...	...	...	...	...	...
Farms reporting	..	0	0	0	0	0	3	...	...	...	...	...	...
Percentage of total farms	...	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	...	...	...	...	...	...
Average number per farm reporting	...	...	...	...	...	...	40	...	...	...	...	...	...
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

British Columbia

Table 2.21
Forest product sales and Maple taps, 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
Forest product sales^1,2	Empty cell							Empty cell
In dollars	..	14,927,631	13,461,266	20,692,076	37,647,000	17,756,951	15,877,721	...	6.4	18.0	-23.3	-57.8	-10.6
Farms reporting	..	1,255	989	1,241	1,616	780	543	...	-56.7	-45.1	-56.2	-66.4	-30.4
Percentage of total farms	...	6.3	5.2	6.5	7.4	3.8	2.7	...	-57.1	-48.1	-58.5	-63.5	-28.9
Average dollar value per farm reporting	...	11,895	13,611	16,674	23,296	22,765	29,241	...	145.8	114.8	75.4	25.5	28.4
Maple taps^3,4
Number of taps	..	0	0	0	0	0	2,241	...	...	...	...	...	...
Farms reporting	..	0	0	0	0	0	32	...	...	...	...	...	...
Percentage of total farms	...	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	...	...	...	...	...	...
Average number per farm reporting	...	...	...	...	...	...	70	...	...	...	...	...	...
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 data for "Forest product sales" are for the year preceding the census year. Due to response errors in 1996, the sales of forest products may have been understated. Changes to this question since 2001 limit the comparability of the data to previous censuses. While undercoverage of operations with maple tree taps occurred in all seven censuses from 1976 to 2006, the extent of this undercoverage has been reduced since 1991. In 2006, some respondents may have reported taps on birch trees. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.