Requests for information – Agriculture and food

Statistics Canada is requesting data on specialty eggs quantity and value (prices) in British Columbia

This request does not contain any personal information.

Monthly data beginning with January 2017 (ongoing)

British Columbia Egg Marketing Board

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on Canada's agriculture industry as well as its farm operators and families. These statistics will provide our users with a better statistical portrait of the agriculture industry and will also help policy makers, researchers, industry stakeholders in their decision making. This information will also be used to accurately calculate British Columbia's egg production and prices.

In turn, this will ensure that the farm cash receipts calculated are accurate, and so the constituent role that they play in the agriculture sector's contribution to the gross domestic product even better represented.
Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

The British Columbia Egg Marketing Board is a non-profit organization that oversees and manages the British Columbia egg farming industry.

They work with approximately 144 family-owned and operated egg farms in B.C as they oversee and manage the production, grading, packing, marketing and transportation of all regulated eggs in B.C.

October 2022 and onward (monthly)

• The Daily — Farm Product Price Index, June 2022
• The Daily — Farm product prices, June 2022
• The Daily — Farm cash receipts, January to June 2022

October 29, 2022

Statistics Canada is requesting data on the quantity and price (or value) of Canadian farmed mink and fox pelts sold at auction. This data acquisition includes key variables for the supply and disposition of farmed mink and fox, such as the number of animals that were born, were purchased or boarded, were sold or removed, died or escaped, and were pelted, as well as inventories. Provincial data for farmed mink and fox on male to female ratios and the number of farms by province are also being requested.

This request does not contain any personal information.

Data will be collected from auction houses in April, July and September annually, beginning in September 2021 for the 2019 reference period.

Data will be collected from provincial fur associations annually, from July to September, beginning in September 2021 for the 2019 reference period.

The information is being requested from auction houses selling Canadian mink and fox pelts, both within and outside Canada, as well as provincial fur associations.

Statistics Canada requires these administrative data to produce estimates of the quantity and value of mink and fox pelt sales, as well as on-farm supply and disposition of mink and fox. These data provide governments and the industry with critical data to inform policy and program decisions related to industry competitiveness, growth and efficiency.

Data collected from these sources may replace, in whole or in part, Statistics Canada's Annual Fur Farm Survey. Data collected from the survey are required to estimate farm cash receipts, which help measure the agriculture sector's contribution to gross domestic product. By leveraging these administrative data, Statistics Canada will continue to provide its data users with complete, timely and reliable information. The continued and increased use of administrative data will result in more efficient and consistent survey methods, less direct survey contact, and reduced response burden on farmers.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

Statistics Canada's Annual Fur Farm Survey (the source of on-farm production and inventory data) was cancelled for the reference year 2019 to reduce response burden on farmers at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics Canada had previously collected administrative data on the sale of fur and mink pelts from other auction houses; however, these locations have since ceased their operations. As a result, provincial fur associations and the remaining auction houses are the only known sources of administrative data on the sale of Canadian farmed fur, as well as on-farm supply and disposition data.

January 2022 and onward.

Fur association data will be requested once annually at the end of the fur production year, between July and September, on an ongoing basis.

Auction data will be requested three times per year, coinciding with the main international auction dates.

Annual Fur Farm Survey - Mink and Fox

January 13, 2022

Statistics Canada is requesting data on price, weight and quantity of heavy lambs (>79lbs) sold in Québec on a monthly basis.

This request does not contain any personal information.

Monthly data beginning with January 2017 (ongoing)

Les Éleveurs d'ovins du Québec

Accurate prices are a critical component of all agricultural statistics programs because of their importance in the calculation of farm cash receipts (FCR) which values the agricultural sectors contribution to the Canadian economy.

Various federal and provincial departments, agencies, academic institutions as well as individuals use these data to conduct economic research and confident decision making.

Les Éleveurs d'ovins du Québec collects and maintains up to date data on sheep production and is currently the most accessible source for this information.

October 2022 and onward (monthly)

• The Daily — Farm Product Price Index, June 2022
• The Daily — Farm product prices, June 2022
• The Daily — Farm cash receipts, January to June 2022

November 2, 2022

Statistics Canada is requesting agriculture production data for livestock (cattle, swine, sheep and lamb, speciality livestock animals and other, poultry, aquaculture) such as farm type, animal classification, production, shipment, animal movement, inventory, slaughter, sales, marketing by weight, price, value, levy, interprovincial sales, feed and organic status.

Statistics Canada holds administrative records on agricultural livestock production from 1986.

Updated information will be requested for the 2022 year and onward.

This request does not contain any personal information.

Data from 2022 and ongoing.

The information is being requested from:

• Federal government
• Provincial government
• Municipal government
• Private sector (Business Associations, Councils, Institutes, Corporations, Marketing Boards, Marketing Commissions, Non-Government Organizations, Cooperatives)

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on national and provincial estimates of agriculture production for livestock.

These statistics will help provide accurate information on:

• livestock supply, livestock security and trade
• farm type and their operations
• economic performance and emerging gaps
• demographics

These data will be used by policy makers, researchers, industry stakeholders to develop informed policy and address diversity and inclusion priorities for the farming community as well as modernization, investments, and long-term sustainability.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

These organizations collect and maintain up-to-date data on livestock producers in Canada who report on animal production, sales, marketing, and interprovincial movement.

January 2023 and onward (quarterly, biannually, annually)

• Census of Agriculture
• Biannual Livestock Survey
• Canadian Aquaculture Industry Survey

February 16, 2023

Monthly forecast estimates for the following crops: total grains and oilseeds, durum wheat, wheat excluding durum, all wheat, barley, corn, oats, rye, mixed grains, total coarse grains, canola, flaxseed, soybeans, total oilseeds, dry peas, lentils, dry beans, and chickpeas.

The variables include area seeded (thousand hectares), area harvested (thousand hectares), yield (tonne per hectare), production (thousand tonnes), imports (thousand tonnes), total supply (thousand tonnes), exports (thousand tonnes), total domestic use (thousand tonnes), and carry-out stocks (thousand tonnes). Some prices are included.

This request does not contain any personal information.

Monthly data as of August 2024 (and ongoing)

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on gross domestic product. These statistics will help Canadians, businesses and governments, and will be used by policy makers, researchers and industry stakeholders to make decisions related to the health of the country’s economy and the measures needed to support and promote it. Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes. 

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada produces the data requested. No other organization holds or produces comparable data. 

August 2024

National Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Income and by Expenditure Accounts 

Gross Domestic Product by Industry - National (Monthly) (GDP) 

Location, size, building material, vegetation being grown and time of year in production for each greenhouse surveyed, in addition to price, yield, number of farms, sales and production information.

This request does not contain any personal identifiers.

Open-ended, annual data starting in January 2016.

Greenhouse business associations in Canada.

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on Greenhouse locations and area. These statistics will help provide accurate information on greenhouse vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers and other specialty crops growing in Canada and will be used by policy makers, researchers, industry stakeholders to monitor future growth of greenhouses in Canada through machine learning models.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

These organizations collect and maintain detailed and up-to-date data on greenhouse operators and growers in Canada who report production, yield, number of farms, sales and price of multiple greenhouse products.

December 2021 and ongoing.

• Greenhouse, Sod and Nursery Annual Survey
• Census of Agriculture

December 20, 2021

Statistics Canada is requesting agriculture production data for crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables and seed) such as crop type, year, area, production, yield, sales, marketing volume, price, value, stocks and organic status.

Statistics Canada holds administrative records on agricultural crop production from 2012.

Updated information will be requested for the 2022 crop year and onward.

This request does not contain any personal information.

Data from 2022 and ongoing.

The information is being requested from:

• Federal government
• Provincial government
• Municipal government
• Private sector (Business Associations, Councils, Institutes, Corporations, Marketing Boards, Marketing Commissions, Non-Government Organizations, Cooperatives)

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on national and provincial estimates of agriculture production for crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables and seed).

These statistics will help provide accurate information on:

• food supply, food security and trade
• farm type and their operations
• economic performance and emerging gaps
• demographics

These data will be used by policy makers, researchers, industry stakeholders to develop informed policy and address diversity and inclusion priorities for the farming community as well as modernization, investments, and long-term sustainability.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

These organizations collect and maintain up-to-date data on crop producers in Canada who report on crop type, year, area, production, yield, sales, marketing volume, price, value, stocks and organic status.

January 2023 and onward (quarterly, biannually, annually)

• Fruits and Vegetables Survey (FV)
• Field Crop Reporting Series
• Biannual Potato Area and Yield Survey (PAYS)
• Census of Agriculture

February 16, 2023

Statistics Canada is requesting data on:

Agricultural producers insured crops, acres, crop type, crop year, total production and inventory, revenue, expenses, and if the area is equipped with an irrigation system.

This request does not contain any personal information.

Statistics Canada holds administrative records on crop insurance from 1998. Updated information will be requested on a biannual basis for the 2022 crop year and onward.

The information is being requested from Federal and Provincial governments and Crown corporations.

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on Crop Yield data. The Crop Yield are essential to the agriculture statistics program, farmers, industry associations, and governments, as these data inform markets by providing an indicator of food availability–informing decisions on competitiveness, industry growth and efficiency and food security.

Detailed reported data from business risk management programs would also be used to replace less-detailed data from our current data sources to improve estimates in addition to data validation and confrontation purposes.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

These organizations administer business risk management programs that provide agricultural producers with protection against production losses and uncertain market conditions. As such, they collect information on crop area, yield, revenue, expenses, production and inventory data as part of their mandate.

2022 and onward

Field Crop Reporting Series: Surveys and statistical programs - Field Crop Reporting Series

Census of Agriculture: Surveys and statistical programs - Census of Agriculture

Surveys and Statistical Programs: Agriculture Taxation Data Program (ATDP)

July 20, 2023

Statistics Canada is requesting contact information for businesses in the Yukon Territory that engage in agricultural activity.

Personal information including: first and last name of farm operator(s), mailing address, physical address of the farm operation, phone number, and email are included in this request. Personal identifiers are only being collected for the purpose of record linkage to the Census of Agriculture population to ensure good coverage of farms in the Yukon.

Data from 2020 are being requested.

The information is being requested from the Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch.

Statistics Canada is requesting farm producer contact information in order to ensure accurate coverage of farm operations in the Yukon. Using primarily operator characteristics, the list will be matched to those already in the Census of Agriculture frame. This information will assist the 2021 Census of Agriculture to publish accurate agriculture statistics on Yukon farm and farm operators. The Census of Agriculture is the only time Statistics Canada collects data about Yukon farm operations and operators, providing historical benchmark data for the industry.

Policy advisors can use these data to develop programs related to safety nets and agricultural workers for the agriculture sector. Farm operators can use these data to make production, marketing and investment decisions and to inform Canadians and the Government of Canada on how they are doing. Census of Agriculture data can also be used to evaluate the impact of natural disasters on agriculture (such as floods, drought, storm and fires) and react quickly.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

The Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch is the only source for recent contact information for all Yukon farm operators.

This information is being requested in May 2021.

Census of Agriculture

April 30, 2021

Statistics Canada is requesting data on grazing and hay harvesting activities including forage fee rates, authorized land use and spatial boundary data.

This request does not contain any personal information.

Annual data as of 2020 (ongoing)

The information is being requested from federal, provincial, and municipal governments, as well as private sector organizations (Business Associations, Councils, Institutes, Corporations, Marketing Boards, Marketing Commissions, Non-Government Organizations, Cooperatives).

Statistics Canada requires this information to create and publish statistics on national and provincial estimates of agricultural land use.

These statistics will help provide accurate information on:

• Range land gazing and hay activities
• Land use and their operations
• Economic performance and emerging gaps
• Demographics

These data can be used by policy makers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to develop informed policy and address diversity and inclusion priorities for the farming community as well as modernization, investments, and long-term sustainability.

Statistics Canada may also use the information for other statistical and research purposes.

These organizations collect and maintain up-to-date data on land used for grazing and hay harvesting activities.

July 2023

Census of Agriculture

May 16th, 2023