Number and Area of Census
Farms, Canada and the Provinces, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016
Number of farms
| Province |
1996 |
2001 |
2006 |
2011 |
2016 |
|
Newfoundland
|
742
|
643
|
558
|
510
|
407
|
|
Prince Edward Island
|
2,217
|
1,845
|
1,700
|
1,495
|
1,353
|
|
Nova Scotia
|
4,453
|
3,923
|
3,795
|
3,905
|
3,478
|
|
New Brunswick
|
3,405
|
3,034
|
2,776
|
2,611
|
2,255
|
|
Quebec
|
35,991
|
32,139
|
30,675
|
29,437
|
28,919
|
|
Ontario
|
67,520
|
59,728
|
57,211
|
51,950
|
49,600
|
|
Manitoba
|
24,383
|
21,071
|
19,054
|
15,877
|
14,791
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
56,995
|
50,598
|
44,329
|
36,952
|
34,523
|
|
Alberta
|
59,007
|
53,652
|
49,431
|
43,234
|
40,638
|
|
British Columbia
|
21,835
|
20,290
|
19,844
|
19,759
|
17,528
|
|
Canada
|
276,548
|
246,923
|
229,373
|
205,730
|
193,492
|
Area ('000 acres)
| Province |
1996 |
2001 |
2006 |
2011 |
2016 |
|
Newfoundland
|
108.3
|
100.3
|
89.4
|
77.3
|
70.7
|
|
Prince Edward Island
|
655.4
|
646.1
|
619.9
|
594.3
|
575.5
|
|
Nova Scotia
|
1,055.9
|
1,005.8
|
995.9
|
1,018.1
|
915.7
|
|
New Brunswick
|
953.9
|
958.9
|
976.6
|
937.8
|
835.3
|
|
Quebec
|
8,540.5
|
8,443.7
|
8,557.1
|
8,256.6
|
8,103.2
|
|
Ontario
|
13,879.6
|
13,507.4
|
13,310.2
|
12,668.2
|
12,348.5
|
|
Manitoba
|
19,106.5
|
18,784.4
|
19,073.0
|
18,023.5
|
17,637.6
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
65,653.6
|
64,903.8
|
64,253.8
|
61,628.1
|
61,585.8
|
|
Alberta
|
51,964.4
|
52,058.9
|
52,127.9
|
50,498.8
|
50,250.2
|
|
British Columbia
|
6,249.4
|
6,392.9
|
7,006.6
|
6,452.9
|
6,400.5
|
|
Canada
|
168,167.5
|
166,802.2
|
167,010.5
|
160,155.7
|
158,723.1
|
Reference: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.
Author :
|
Anna Staciwa- Statistician/OMAFRA
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Last Reviewed : |
10 May 2017 |
For more information: E-mail: stats.omafra@ontario.ca
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