Table 35 - Paid agricultural work, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR) and Census Division (CD), 2000

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  • Variable nameTotal weeks of paid work2Paid work, year roundPaid work, seasonal or temporary
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingNumber of weeksFarms reportingNumber of weeksFarms reportingNumber of weeks
    Canada103,2807,101,25247,9004,597,75871,4652,503,494
      Newfoundland and Labrador34027,20611215,37928611,827
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)17113,823608,2931415,530
          Division No. 1 - (CD)16313,46758x135x
          Division No. 2 - (CD)83562x6x
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)885,815242,685763,130
          Division No. 6 - (CD)1191,124562917495
          Division No. 7 - (CD)383,099121,282331,817
          Division No. 8 - (CD)311,592777426818
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)817,568284,401693,167
          Division No. 4 - (CD)272,00571,05824947
          Division No. 5 - (CD)1545,563213,343452,220
      Prince Edward Island1,051104,35845751,82885052,530
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)17117,771659,0851438,686
          Kings County - (CD)17117,771659,0851438,686
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)47135,55120218,73335616,818
          Queens County - (CD)47135,55120218,73335616,818
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)40951,03619024,01035127,026
          Prince County - (CD)40951,03619024,01035127,026
      Nova Scotia1,944172,65274198,6891,62573,963
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)29525,7269915,30525010,421
          Shelburne County - (CD)8113008113
          Yarmouth County - (CD)503,736152,287411,449
          Digby County - (CD)5111,817328,270403,547
          Queens County - (CD)17802733815464
          Lunenburg County - (CD)1699,258454,4101464,848
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)67285,51030148,98455336,526
          Annapolis County - (CD)1087,945374,553923,392
          Kings County - (CD)39557,96118329,33033128,631
          Hants County - (CD)16919,6048115,1011304,503
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)52139,90020923,81942416,081
          Halifax County - (CD)735,451333,721591,730
          Colchester County - (CD)20916,7691049,6041637,165
          Cumberland County - (CD)23917,6807210,4942027,186
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)31814,260856,9222847,338
          Pictou County - (CD)1335,310302,2521203,058
          Guysborough County - (CD)481,5016372461,129
          Antigonish County - (CD)1377,449494,2981183,151
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)1387,256473,6591143,597
          Inverness County - (CD)622,96426x52x
          Richmond County - (CD)64202x5x
          Cape Breton County - (CD)523,320161,964421,356
          Victoria County - (CD)18552325815294
      New Brunswick1,561155,25162988,2681,26766,983
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)62686,78227151,70552535,077
          York County - (CD)14817,0156113,2121173,803
          Carleton County - (CD)24638,98810922,51720916,471
          Victoria County - (CD)13114,615516,2641208,351
          Madawaska County - (CD)10116,164509,712796,452
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)39831,97616918,73230313,244
          Charlotte County - (CD)673,483111,170622,313
          Sunbury County - (CD)416,385202,781353,604
          Queens County - (CD)523,202161,602451,600
          Kings County - (CD)123818,90612213,1791615,727
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)30819,04511910,4942428,551
          Albert County - (CD)532,501171,55245949
          Westmorland County - (CD)17211,130756,8231304,307
          Kent County - (CD)835,414272,119673,295
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)22917,448707,33719710,111
          Northumberland County - (CD)563,887172,178481,709
          Restigouche County - (CD)557,349222,570484,779
          Gloucester County - (CD)1186,212312,5891013,623
      Quebec16,2121,261,8409,197850,49610,201411,344
        Bas-Saint-Laurent - (CAR)1,34669,35265543,36499925,988
          La Matapédia - (CD)1366,218613,542962,676
          Matane - (CD)803,893352,031691,862
          La Mitis - (CD)1668,111855,5191212,592
          Rimouski-Neigette - (CD)1659,942946,3941233,548
          Les Basques - (CD)1316,229644,0401002,189
          Rivière-du-Loup - (CD)1658,664946,3041122,360
          Témiscouata - (CD)23310,951804,9711875,980
          Kamouraska - (CD)27015,34414210,5631914,781
        Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean/Côte-Nord - (CAR)75046,84835923,05457423,794
          Le Domaine-du-Roy - (CD)1185,739553,546882,193
          Maria-Chapdelaine - (CD)15511,326674,3251227,001
          Lac-Saint-Jean-Est - (CD)25416,4131379,1591927,254
          Le Fjord-du-Saguenay - (CD)19511,548945,7871475,761
          La Haute-Côte-Nord - (CD)14984311312871
          Manicouagan - (CD)114838312413714
        Québec - (CAR)59748,39633429,88841418,508
          Charlevoix-Est - (CD)404,084283,11921965
          Charlevoix - (CD)684,655383,470431,185
          L'Île-d'Orléans - (CD)999,938453,527886,411
          La Côte-de-Beaupré - (CD)353,071171,741251,330
          La Jacques-Cartier - (CD)373,865182,650311,215
          Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec - (CD)564,177292,707341,470
          Portneuf - (CD)26218,60615912,6741725,932
        Mauricie - (CAR)68943,46340130,95842612,505
          Mékinac - (CD)1095,652543,969801,683
          Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie - (CD)572,75631x35x
          Francheville - (CD)26317,93316812,0831545,850
          Maskinongé - (CD)25316,92614612,8611524,065
          Le Haut-Saint-Maurice - (CD)71962x5x
        Estrie - (CAR)1,33682,65574556,83285825,823
          Le Granit - (CD)24613,6011198,9041684,697
          Asbestos - (CD)1306,883885,644731,239
          Le Haut-Saint-François - (CD)22411,4991137,6691513,830
          Le Val-Saint-François - (CD)20312,2091169,6581202,551
          La Région-Sherbrookoise - (CD)595,603312,140413,463
          Coaticook - (CD)36625,66122418,2992307,362
          Memphrémagog - (CD)1087,199544,518752,681
        Montréal/Laval - (CAR)11922,2214910,4939411,728
          Laval - (CD)9216,803317,441769,362
          Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal - (CD)275,418183,052182,366
        Lanaudière - (CAR)1,016102,23660561,78463540,452
          D'Autray - (CD)28628,29516817,43118110,864
          L'Assomption - (CD)988,557514,520644,037
          Joliette - (CD)16919,6381038,82911410,809
          Matawinie - (CD)12312,1998010,346691,853
          Montcalm - (CD)29929,29518318,75918010,536
          Les Moulins - (CD)414,252201,899272,353
        Outaouais - (CAR)38516,87316910,4662776,407
          Papineau - (CD)1085,551523,240752,311
          Communauté-Urbaine-de-l'Outaouais - (CD)312,042181,48318559
          Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais - (CD)703,856312,306531,550
          La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau - (CD)612,166231,19347973
          Pontiac - (CD)1153,258452,244841,014
        Laurentides - (CAR)71358,55031831,09450527,456
          Deux-Montagnes - (CD)18719,5976810,2851479,312
          Thérèse-De Blainville - (CD)465,333151,619403,714
          Mirabel - (CD)19014,8251008,4841186,341
          La Rivière-du-Nord - (CD)341,94814911241,037
          Argenteuil - (CD)984,949483,057651,892
          Les Laurentides - (CD)1575,323192,395452,928
          Antoine-Labelle - (CD)1016,575544,343662,232
        Abitibi-Témiscamingue/Nord-du-Québec - (CAR)33018,08416211,5012466,583
          Témiscamingue - (CD)1467,474734,6601102,814
          Rouyn-Noranda - (CD)19731727916452
          Abitibi-Ouest - (CD)934,999473,292691,707
          Abitibi - (CD)1582,738261,576431,162
          Vallée-de-l'Or - (CD)142,14291,6948448
        Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine - (CAR)1405,649402,2431203,406
          Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine - (CD)84492x6x
          Le Rocher-Percé - (CD)144792x12x
          La Côte-de-Gaspé - (CD)123212x11x
          La Haute-Gaspésie - (CD)14470316313307
          Bonaventure - (CD)491,6801578043900
          Avignon - (CD)432,250161,006351,244
        Chaudière-Appalaches - (CAR)3,009201,2851,811160,7771,73140,508
          L'Islet - (CD)24411,474977,1331774,341
          Montmagny - (CD)1779,5661017,1151112,451
          Bellechasse - (CD)53643,08433636,3332886,751
          Desjardins - (CD)1038,297737,129501,168
          Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière - (CD)8010,467456,082534,385
          La Nouvelle-Beauce - (CD)44239,98635435,2771924,709
          Robert-Cliche - (CD)23711,9661439,9831271,983
          Les Etchemins - (CD)1425,612563,1611062,451
          Beauce-Sartigan - (CD)26512,6841399,0461653,638
          L'Amiante - (CD)30214,76715510,7832033,984
          Lotbinière - (CD)48133,38231228,7352594,647
        Montérégie - (CAR)3,876387,0212,327252,2712,302134,750
          Brome-Missisquoi - (CD)34342,28920534,7362087,553
          La Haute-Yamaska - (CD)20816,56013813,6751042,885
          Acton - (CD)22718,03716615,5801002,457
          Le Bas-Richelieu - (CD)15112,1061019,176802,930
          Les Maskoutains - (CD)64159,33742744,42533314,912
          Rouville - (CD)31134,28118424,03219810,249
          Le Haut-Richelieu - (CD)38828,54223221,7122266,830
          La Vallée-du-Richelieu - (CD)20515,09111910,7421234,349
          Champlain - (CD)141,53891,1287410
          Lajemmerais - (CD)967,282444,770682,512
          Roussillon - (CD)11815,158647,899827,259
          Les Jardins-de-Napierville - (CD)39676,98819023,23530353,753
          Le Haut-Saint-Laurent - (CD)35124,28619216,6902287,596
          Beauharnois-Salaberry - (CD)18913,33512410,715982,620
          Vaudreuil-Soulanges - (CD)23822,19113213,7561448,435
        Centre-du-Québec - (CAR)1,906159,2071,222125,7711,02033,436
          L'Érable - (CD)36224,32321117,7892066,534
          Bécancour - (CD)24214,96014512,0941282,866
          Arthabaska - (CD)49451,13834543,1402507,998
          Drummond - (CD)42744,33926934,32323610,016
          Nicolet-Yamaska - (CD)38124,44725218,4252006,022
      Ontario24,0132,287,19610,8431,376,16617,159911,030
        Southern Ontario Region - (CAR)9,0521,249,4294,211669,9396,564579,490
          Hamilton Division - (CD)49396,21023764,61836031,592
          Niagara Regional Municipality - (CD)1,304237,273592123,4331,007113,840
          Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality - (CD)1,397243,02248876,3881,175166,634
          Brant County - (CD)40254,74219026,29629728,446
          Oxford County - (CD)1,098119,46963884,37365435,096
          Elgin County - (CD)72772,98830931,66054841,328
          Chatham-Kent Division - (CD)92782,99238343,89068939,102
          Essex County - (CD)743195,657384111,91955983,738
          Lambton County - (CD)88445,01543432,32556112,690
          Middlesex County - (CD)1,077102,06155675,03771427,024
        Western Ontario Region - (CAR)7,352529,1683,436367,9245,013161,244
          Peel Regional Municipality - (CD)24840,17313727,75117012,422
          Dufferin County - (CD)27514,4421068,7612065,681
          Wellington County - (CD)1,00163,19248143,30566319,887
          Halton Regional Municipality - (CD)27162,24014443,98718718,253
          Waterloo Regional Municipality - (CD)57457,99234545,56832212,424
          Perth County - (CD)1,13466,02563554,02567212,000
          Huron County - (CD)1,28981,62159855,53685626,085
          Bruce County - (CD)86134,17534426,5516267,624
          Grey County - (CD)86241,35027325,04569816,305
          Simcoe County - (CD)83767,95837337,39561330,563
        Central Ontario Region - (CAR)3,151250,1611,302160,0782,32490,083
          Hastings County - (CD)39914,8741529,9463014,928
          Prince Edward Division - (CD)23827,2669421,6081765,658
          Northumberland County - (CD)40732,76917719,51229213,257
          Peterborough County - (CD)40915,99316611,6783014,315
          Kawartha Lakes Division - (CD)41014,0351187,7723306,263
          Durham Regional Municipality - (CD)65276,74931448,57145328,178
          York Regional Municipality - (CD)147262,85925238,76132524,098
          Muskoka District Municipality - (CD)452,2437743421,500
          Haliburton County - (CD)171482x15x
          Parry Sound District - (CD)1023,22520x89x
        Eastern Ontario Region - (CAR)3,607211,2091,596152,3642,60358,845
          Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties - (CD)90048,41244836,16361212,249
          Prescott and Russell United Counties - (CD)55334,92432726,1793598,745
          Ottawa Division - (CD)51950,31625234,77935915,537
          Leeds and Grenville United Counties - (CD)48632,62119327,1353635,486
          Lanark County - (CD)29110,365905,8312414,534
          Frontenac County - (CD)22410,659856,0731674,586
          Lennox and Addington County - (CD)20910,792767,5781633,214
          Renfrew County - (CD)42513,1201258,6263394,494
        Northern Ontario Region - (CAR)85147,22929825,86165521,368
          Nipissing District - (CD)943,007341,772661,235
          Manitoulin District - (CD)941,5091677581734
          Sudbury District - (CD)504,863192,614412,249
          Greater Sudbury Division - (CD)643,012191,616511,396
          Timiskaming District - (CD)1868,857756,0621372,795
          Cochrane District - (CD)583,401192,106441,295
          Algoma District - (CD)1035,668301,996853,672
          Thunder Bay District - (CD)9812,806436,477796,329
          Rainy River District - (CD)782,409321,56551844
          Kenora District - (CD)261,6971187820819
      Manitoba8,669493,4623,864343,3466,106150,116
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)63629,38630320,6754438,711
          Division No. 5 - (CD)63629,38630320,6754438,711
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)92452,38343936,50462715,879
          Division No. 6 - (CD)38315,11616911,0092634,107
          Division No. 7 - (CD)54137,26727025,49536411,772
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)77531,01933321,9375379,082
          Division No. 15 - (CD)77531,01933321,9375379,082
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)31712,0771288,3522273,725
          Division No. 16 - (CD)31712,0771288,3522273,725
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)34811,6561257,3362654,320
          Division No. 20 - (CD)34811,6561257,3362654,320
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)65221,94222012,2535089,689
          Division No. 17 - (CD)65221,94222012,2535089,689
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)1,13686,95952253,99881532,961
          Division No. 8 - (CD)57430,53924819,45340011,086
          Division No. 9 - (CD)33939,54716924,36925015,178
          Division No. 10 - (CD)22316,87310510,1761656,697
        Agricultural Region 8 - (CAR)1,48390,37570460,1901,00430,185
          Division No. 3 - (CD)88764,84241741,56862123,274
          Division No. 4 - (CD)59625,53328718,6223836,911
        Agricultural Region 9 - (CAR)1,07095,52356978,30769017,216
          Division No. 2 - (CD)81774,12847861,95149412,177
          Division No. 11 - (CD)6612,5612410,142542,419
          Division No. 12 - (CD)1878,834676,2141422,620
        Agricultural Region 10 - (CAR)2128,338916,1301482,208
          Division No. 1 - (CD)2128,338916,1301482,208
        Agricultural Region 11 - (CAR)45529,75921422,5473177,212
          Division No. 13 - (CD)17511,277768,0121293,265
          Division No. 14 - (CD)28018,48213814,5351883,947
        Agricultural Region 12 - (CAR)66124,04521615,1175258,928
          Division No. 18 - (CD)55021,27718713,8014277,476
          Division No. 19 - (CD)1571,3221876448558
          Division No. 21 - (CD)541,4461155250894
      Saskatchewan20,418737,5438,166487,18014,515250,363
        Agricultural Region 1A - (CAR)77930,93237221,7085059,224
        Agricultural Region 1B - (CAR)80627,09334819,9515457,142
        Agricultural Region 2A - (CAR)63821,79125314,2234557,568
        Agricultural Region 2B - (CAR)1,03939,70542526,02375513,682
        Agricultural Region 3AN - (CAR)54516,6411989,9934016,648
        Agricultural Region 3AS - (CAR)94334,85340226,5576058,296
        Agricultural Region 3BN - (CAR)1,11745,50253032,57872812,924
        Agricultural Region 3BS - (CAR)62422,82527714,6814108,144
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)47419,02525114,2242784,801
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)59720,84326913,7643917,079
        Agricultural Region 5A - (CAR)1,41943,77349627,8071,06015,966
        Agricultural Region 5B - (CAR)1,57242,61047024,3931,23618,217
        Agricultural Region 6A - (CAR)1,42250,71755733,6261,03117,091
        Agricultural Region 6B - (CAR)1,39766,83857244,2191,00522,619
        Agricultural Region 7A - (CAR)99240,54747328,02965612,518
        Agricultural Region 7B - (CAR)94840,76240529,38564511,377
        Agricultural Region 8A - (CAR)1,06938,78433821,66787117,117
        Agricultural Region 8B - (CAR)1,15137,14742323,49184213,656
        Agricultural Region 9A - (CAR)1,57546,33549525,2761,21621,059
        Agricultural Region 9B - (CAR)1,31150,82061235,58588015,235
        Division No. 1 - (CD)98136,97645326,59764810,379
        Division No. 2 - (CD)1,10444,21848132,11872912,100
        Division No. 3 - (CD)1,07331,28940519,99674511,293
        Division No. 4 - (CD)78331,75840422,6624739,096
        Division No. 5 - (CD)1,20439,27748826,56684612,711
        Division No. 6 - (CD)1,43747,47254030,5111,05416,961
        Division No. 7 - (CD)1,19444,70649929,94984614,757
        Division No. 8 - (CD)1,51560,10671441,66899618,438
        Division No. 9 - (CD)1,06125,19529212,68384512,512
        Division No. 10 - (CD)97937,67834927,04773410,631
        Division No. 11 - (CD)1,43361,14758238,0541,04223,093
        Division No. 12 - (CD)98341,34542228,06067413,285
        Division No. 13 - (CD)1,39259,25764042,63592716,622
        Division No. 14 - (CD)1,48751,63147528,9941,19122,637
        Division No. 15 - (CD)1,73960,46864238,3431,27722,125
        Division No. 16 - (CD)11,05728,64332615,66882112,975
        Division No. 17 - (CD)99636,37745425,62966710,748
      Alberta21,2181,084,85210,641805,21213,587279,640
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)1,570101,60591176,51192025,094
          Division No. 1 - (CD)84456,77152340,95647215,815
          Division No. 4 - (CD)72644,83438835,5554489,279
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)3,157236,6751,791182,2841,92854,391
          Division No. 2 - (CD)1,787154,7071,070119,0421,08035,665
          Division No. 5 - (CD)1,37081,96872163,24284818,726
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)2,696163,3131,451127,1101,69836,203
          Division No. 3 - (CD)86151,77247041,18152810,591
          Division No. 6 - (CD)1,789108,10195683,2401,13824,861
          Division No. 15 - (CD)463,440252,68932751
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)1,52568,67977652,32199716,358
          Division No. 7 - (CD)1,52568,67977652,32199716,358
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)2,28285,7811,09764,2441,49221,537
          Division No. 10 - (CD)2,28285,7811,09764,2441,49221,537
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)4,430238,8022,318177,5142,73961,288
          Division No. 8 - (CD)1,823102,99097075,1571,11327,833
          Division No. 9 - (CD)39011,9721909,2882482,684
          Division No. 11 - (CD)2,217123,8401,15893,0691,37830,771
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)2,91497,7091,23767,8761,93229,833
          Division No. 12 - (CD)198128,84239718,64666110,196
          Division No. 13 - (CD)1,68060,60173943,5011,08817,100
          Division No. 14 - (CD)2538,2661015,7291832,537
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)2,64492,2881,06057,3521,88134,936
          Division No. 17 - (CD)96632,38937020,53469211,855
          Division No. 18 - (CD)2607,6671095,1971692,470
          Division No. 19 - (CD)1,41852,23258131,6211,02020,611
      British Columbia7,854776,8923,250481,1945,869295,698
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)93165,17337041,34871223,825
          Capital Regional District - (CD)31728,02314617,59422710,429
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)24413,122969,2351843,887
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)1557,681544,4111293,270
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)263,178132,34718831
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)114112,374537,4691114,905
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)32512411229400
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)16283418014103
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)2,721443,1331,551291,8941,732151,239
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)1,441189,523846129,61289859,911
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)1,207250,496679160,76077889,736
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)341,3121777521537
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)391,8029747351,055
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)2,436165,84071384,1782,05181,662
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)86653,77616916,42678237,350
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)40234,41316926,2952998,118
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)50742,91714220,71545322,202
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)46124,13316814,6273569,506
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)20010,601656,1151614,486
        Kootenay - (CAR)42723,60013712,85033910,750
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)1204,129472,621891,508
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)20610,587596,1771674,410
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)1018,884314,052834,832
        Cariboo - (CAR)54540,20117123,27345116,928
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)36319,35811610,9972958,361
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)18220,8435512,2761568,567
        North Coast - (CAR)3160937128538
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)13160937128538
        Nechako - (CAR)30813,411887,8242535,587
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)130813,411887,8242535,587
        Peace River - (CAR)45524,92521719,7563035,169
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)145524,92521719,7563035,169
    Source: Statistics Canada

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    Footnotes:
    1. Due to confidentiality constraints, the data for one or more adjacent geographic areas having very few farms have been combined with the data from this census consolidated subdivision or census division. For the names of the geographic areas included in this amalgamation and the number of farms in them, click on Geographic area amalgamations.

    2. As in previous censuses, response errors are common for the paid work question because of the variety of arrangements in hiring farm labour. However, the data are comparable with previous censuses.