Table 1.13
Production of organic food in Canada, 2006
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Total farms | Farms producing organic products | Farms classified by certification status of organic products | |||
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Certified organic products | Transitional organic products | Uncertified organic products | |||
number of farms reporting | |||||
Canada | 229,373 | 15,511 | 3,555 | 640 | 11,937 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 558 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
Prince Edward Island | 1,700 | 80 | 31 | 11 | 49 |
Nova Scotia | 3,795 | 359 | 61 | 14 | 294 |
New Brunswick | 2,776 | 239 | 42 | 2 | 196 |
Quebec | 30,675 | 2,323 | 765 | 126 | 1,500 |
Ontario | 57,211 | 3,591 | 593 | 148 | 2,989 |
Manitoba | 19,054 | 809 | 196 | 55 | 600 |
Saskatchewan | 44,329 | 2,197 | 1,181 | 184 | 1,088 |
Alberta | 49,431 | 2,629 | 230 | 26 | 2,405 |
British Columbia | 19,844 | 3,232 | 452 | 73 | 2,767 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 2007, 2006 Census of Agriculture,
Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, Catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
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