2024 Census of Agriculture Test

Why are we conducting this survey?

The Census of Agriculture provides the only comprehensive and integrated profile of the physical, economic, social and environmental aspects of Canada's agriculture industry. It is conducted every five years. The data are needed to make informed decisions about business management strategies, agricultural policies, programs and services that directly affect farmers and rural communities.

Census data provide a reliable source of information to farm organizations, government departments, agriculture suppliers and service providers, and researchers that help them to understand and respond to changes in agriculture.

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Although voluntary, your participation is important so that the information collected is as accurate and complete as possible.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the acquired data with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about record linkage:

Email: infostats@statcan.gc.ca

Telephone: 1-877-949-9492

Mail:

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Census of Agriculture Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

Business or organization and contact information

1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

  • Legal name
  • Operating name (if applicable)

2. Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP code
    Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
  • Country
  • Email address
    Example: user@example.gov.ca
  • Telephone number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234
  • Extension number (if applicable)
  • Fax number (including area code)
    Example: 123-123-1234

3. Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1.

  • Operational
  • Not currently operational, e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership

Agricultural activity

4. Will this operation produce agricultural products in 2024?

Examples of agricultural products include: hay, field crops, field vegetables, fruit, berries, nuts, sod, nursery products, ornamental plants, flowers, Christmas trees, mushrooms, greenhouse products, maple products, honeybees or other pollinating bees, poultry, eggs, livestock, meat, milk, wool, horses.

Definition: Throughout this questionnaire, this operation or this agricultural operation refers to the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name in question 1.

  • Yes, this operation will produce agricultural products
    Will this operation be reporting sales or expenses for these agricultural products to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)?
    Include sales and expenses from:
    • agricultural products grown or raised by this operation in 2024
    • other commodities produced using agricultural products grown or raised by this operation in 2024 (e.g., wine, meat products).
      • Yes
      • No
  • No, but other agricultural operations will use the land and/or farm buildings to produce agricultural products
  • No, this operation will not produce agricultural products

Canada Revenue Agency Business Numbers

1. Does this agricultural operation have a Business Number issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)?

A Business Number is a unique 9-digit number assigned to a business by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). It is used to register a business for tax programs such as GST/HST, payroll deduction, corporation income tax, etc.

  • Yes
    Enter the Business Number issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
    Include only the first 9 digits.
    • Business Number
      Example: 123456789
  • No

2. Do you operate or own other agricultural or non-agricultural businesses?

  • Yes
    Enter the other legal or operating name of the businesses and their associated Business Number.
    • Legal or operating name 1
    • Associated Business Number 1
      Example: 123456789 (if applicable)
    • Legal or operating name 2
      (if applicable)
    • Associated Business Number 2
      Example: 123456789 (if applicable)
    • Legal or operating name 3
      (if applicable)
    • Associated Business Number 3
      Example: 123456789 (if applicable)
    • If there are more than three other businesses, enter them in the field below.
  • No

Agricultural Operators

3. Provide the following information about each person who was responsible for management decisions made for this agricultural operation as of May 14, 2024.

Management decisions are decisions about a variety of important business matters, e.g., agricultural production, hiring employees, investment and finances, marketing of agricultural products.

Exclude professional advisors, e.g., accountants, consultants.

  Last name First name
Operator 1    
Operator 2    
Operator 3    
  Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3
Date of birth      
Telephone number      
Postal code      

4. If there are more than three operators, enter their full names and telephone numbers in the comments section.

5. In 2023, what was each operator's average weekly time contribution to this agricultural operation?

Include only work done for this operation, such as:

  • farm work
  • farm office work
  • dealing with suppliers and clients
  • custom work done for others.
  1. Operator 1
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
  2. Operator 2
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
  3. Operator 3
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week

6. In 2023, what was each operator's average weekly time spent doing paid work at another job or operating another business not involved with this agricultural operation?

Include only work done for:

  • an off-farm job
  • a non-farm business
  • other farm operations.

Exclude custom work done for others.

  1. Operator 1
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
    • None
  2. Operator 2
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
    • None
  3. Operator 3
    • More than 40 hours per week
    • 30 to 40 hours per week
    • 20 to 29 hours per week
    • Less than 20 hours per week
    • None

Paid labour

7. For the 2023 tax year, did this agricultural operation issue any T4 slips to agricultural workers?

A T4 slip is a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) form that is used to report a worker's annual salary, wages and taxable benefits.

Include all operators, family workers and employees who were issued a T4 slip and participated in the primary production of agricultural products.

Exclude workers who only do processing or service tasks.

  • Yes
  • No
    If no T4 slips were issued to agricultural workers, please enter "0" for each category.

8. For the 2023 tax year, report the number of agricultural workers who were issued a T4 slip in the categories below.

Include all operators, family workers and employees who were issued a T4 slip and participated in the primary production of agricultural products.

Exclude workers who only do processing or service tasks.

Note: Report each worker in one category only.

  1. Number of year-round full-time workers 30 or more hours per week
  2. Number of year-round part-time workers Less than 30 hours per week
  3. Number of seasonal or temporary workers

Total number of workers who were issued a T4 slip for the 2023 tax year

9. For the 2023 tax year, did this operation issue any T4 slips to agricultural family workers?

A T4 slip is a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) form that is used to report a worker's annual salary, wages and taxable benefits.

Family includes operators and workers who are related to an operator by blood, marriage (including common-law) or adoption, including those who live in a different household.

Exclude family workers who only do processing or service tasks.

  • Yes
    • Enter the number of agricultural family workers who were issued a T4 slip.
    • Number of family workers
  • No

Main farm location of this operation

10. Complete the civic address or land description of the main farm location of this agricultural operation.

This is where the main agricultural activities take place. It can be the main farm buildings, the main gate of the farm operation, or the farm headquarters.

Civic address of the main farm location (address that would be provided to emergency services)

  • Province or territory
  • Address number
  • Road or street name
  • Street type
  • Street direction
  • Name of village, town, city or municipality
  • Postal code
    Example: A9A 9A9

For the Prairies and parts of British Columbia only: land description of the main farm location

  • Province
    • Postal code
      Example: A9A 9A9
  • Quarter
  • Section
  • Township
  • Range
  • Meridian

Unit of measure

11. What unit of measure will be used to report land areas?

  • Acres
  • Hectares
  • Arpents (Quebec only)

Area of land

12. In 2024, what is this operation's total area of workable and non-workable land for each of the following?

Workable land includes all cropland, nursery, sod, Christmas trees, maple trees tapped, summerfallow and pasture.

Non-workable land includes idle land, woodlots, tree-windbreaks, bush, lawns, ponds, bogs, marshes, sloughs, buffer zones and land where farm buildings are located (e.g., residence, greenhouse, mushroom houses, farmhouse, barns, livestock facilities).

  1. Total workable and non-workable land area owned
    Include all land owned even if used by others.
  2. Area leased from governments
    e.g., land operated under licence, permit or lease
  3. Area rented or leased from others
  4. Crop-shared land owned by others but used by this operation
    Note: Crop-sharing is an agreement in which the operator shares investment and risk with the land owner.
  5. Other land used by this operation
    e.g., land trading, rent-free
    TOTAL land area owned, leased, rented, crop-shared or used
  6. Land area used by others
    e.g., rented, leased or crop-shared to others, land trading, rent-free

Net area of this operation

(Total land area owned, leased, rented, crop-shared or used)

minus (land area used by others)

Report on this area throughout this questionnaire.

Agricultural production

The Census of Agriculture covers various agricultural activities in Canada. Therefore, some questions in this survey may apply to this operation, while others may not. The following questions will help identify the sections of this survey that should be answered by this operation.

Each agricultural product should be reported in only one category.

Do not report products grown solely for home or personal use.

13. On May 14, 2024, are any mushrooms grown on this operation for sale?

Exclude wild mushrooms.

  • Yes
    • Types of mushrooms
      Select all that apply.
      • Agaricus mushrooms. Include white and brown varieties.
      • Specialty mushrooms, e.g., shiitake, oyster
  • No

14. In 2024, were any maple trees tapped on this operation?

Include only taps made on maple trees.

Exclude maple production for home or personal use.

  • Yes
  • No

15. In 2024, are sod, nursery products or Christmas trees grown on this operation for sale?

Include ornamental tree seedlings not grown in a greenhouse.

Exclude:

  • products grown in a greenhouse (report in greenhouse section)
  • tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation
  • sod, nursery products and Christmas trees grown for home or personal use.
  • Yes
  • No

16. In 2024, are any agricultural products grown in a greenhouse on this operation for sale?

Include environments where temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide (CO2) or light are controlled, such as:

  • greenhouses (of glass, plastic or poly-film materials)
  • enclosed structures such as a warehouse, box car, shipping container or building.

Exclude:

  • mushrooms
  • unheated cold frames or tunnels (report in field vegetables, fruits, berries and nuts, or sod, nursery products and Christmas trees sections)
  • tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation
  • areas and structures used for storage.
  • Yes
  • No

17. In 2024, are any fruits, berries or nuts grown on this operation for sale?

Include:

  • all producing and non-producing vines, bushes and trees
  • fruits and berries used to produce wine, cider and any other fruit-based beverages
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels.
  • Yes
  • No

18. In 2024, are any field vegetables grown on this operation for sale?

Include: 

  • all field vegetables planted or to be planted in 2024
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels.

Exclude potatoes, dry field peas, all dry beans, corn for grain or silage and herbs for essential oil industries (report in hay and field crops section).

  • Yes
  • No

19. In 2024, are any hay or field crops grown on this operation?

Include:

  • grains, oilseeds, corn for grain or silage, potatoes, sugar beets, ginseng, mustard seed, dry field peas, all dry beans, alfalfa and tame hay, field grown cut flowers, etc.
  • all field crops and hay to be harvested, even if they were sown or planted in an earlier year
  • all land to be seeded, even if not yet seeded
  • field crops used as green manure and cover crops in 2024.

Exclude:

  • sweet corn, vegetable beets, mustard leaf and fresh lima beans (report in field vegetables section)
  • pasture (report in land use section).
  • Yes
  • No

20. On May 14, 2024, does this operation own any honeybees or other pollinating bees (e.g., leafcutter, blue orchard, bumble)?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Exclude honey production for home or personal use.

  • Yes
    • Types of bees
      Select all that apply.
      • Honeybees (used for honey production or pollination)
      • Other pollinating bees
        e.g., leafcutter, blue orchard, bumble
  • No

21. In 2024, are there any poultry (chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks or other poultry) on this operation?

Include:

  • all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those raised under contract
  • poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.

Exclude poultry owned by this operation but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

  • Yes
  • No

22. In 2023, were any chickens or turkeys raised for production of meat or produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude chickens and turkeys produced for personal use.

  • Yes
    • Types of poultry raised for production
      Select all that apply.
      • Broilers, roasters and Cornish
      • Turkeys
  • No

23. In 2023, were any eggs produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude eggs for personal use.

  • Yes
    • Types of eggs
      Select all that apply.
      • Table eggs
      • Hatching eggs
  • No

24. In 2023, was there a commercial poultry hatchery located on this operation?
Include:

  • only hatcheries registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  • all types of poultry hatched in 2023, e.g., chickens, turkeys, geese, pheasants, quail.
  • Yes
  • No

25. In 2024, are there any livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, sheep or lambs, horses, or other livestock) on this operation?

Include:

  • all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract
  • all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude animals owned by this operation but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

  • Yes
    • Types of livestock
      Select all that apply.
      • Dairy cattle and calves
      • Beef cattle and calves
      • Pigs
      • Sheep and lambs
      • Other livestock
        e.g., horses, donkeys, goats, llamas and alpacas, bison, elk, deer, rabbits, mink
  • No

26. In 2024, does this operation produce any organic products for sale?

  • Yes
    What is the certification status of the organic products?
    Select all that apply.
    • Certified by an accredited organic certification body
      Name of certification body
    • Transitional (in the process of becoming certified)
      Name of certification body during the transition
    • Not certified, but marketed as organic (if allowed within your province)
  • No

Hay and field crops

28. In 2024, what is the area on this operation of each of the following hay or field crops?

For two or more crops that will be harvested from the same land in 2024, report each crop and split the area evenly between each crop.

Include:

  • all field crops and hay to be harvested, even if sown or planted in an earlier year
  • all land to be seeded, even if not yet seeded
  • field crops used as green manure and cover crops in 2024.

Exclude summerfallow, pasture, woodlands and other land (report in land use section).

For smaller areas decimals are permitted.

e.g., an operation grows 7 1/3 acres of spring wheat, this area would be reported as 7.33

  1. Wheat — spring
    Exclude durum wheat.
  2. Wheat — durum
  3. Wheat — winter (to be harvested in 2024)
  4. Oats
  5. Barley
  6. Mixed grains
    Two or more grains sown together on the same field or plot.
  7. Corn for grain
    Exclude sweet corn (report in field vegetables section).
  8. Corn for silage
  9. Rye — fall (to be harvested in 2024)
  10. Rye — spring
  11. Canola (rapeseed)
  12. Soybeans
  13. Flaxseed
  14. Dry field peas
    Exclude fresh green peas (report in field vegetables section).
  15. Chick peas
    Include garbanzo beans, desi and kabuli.
  16. Lentils
  17. Faba beans
  18. Dry white beans (navy and pea beans)
  19. Other dry beans
    e.g., great northern, pinto, kidney, cranberry beans, lima

    Exclude fresh lima beans (report in field vegetable section).

  20. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay, silage, green feed, dehydrated alfalfa
    Exclude pasture (report in land use section).
  21. All other tame hay and fodder crops for hay or silage
    e.g., clover, sorghum, millet, timothy, ryegrass, orchard grass
    Exclude pasture (report in land use section).
  22. Forage seed to be harvested in 2024 for seed
    Include turf grass seed.
    Exclude sod (report in sod, nursery products and Christmas trees section).
  23. Potatoes
  24. Mustard seed
  25. Sunflower seed
    Include sunola and dwarf varieties.
  26. Canary seed
    Include hairless (canario).
  27. Ginseng (total seeded and harvested area)
  28. Buckwheat
  29. Sugar beets
  30. Triticale

  31. Hemp

    Other field crops
    e.g., spelt, tobacco, hops, quinoa, coriander, herbs for essential oil industries and field grown cut flowers

    Exclude bulbs (report in sod, nursery products and Christmas trees section).

  32. Other field crop 1
    Specify other field crop 1
    Begin entering the name of the other field crop by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  33. Other field crop 2
    Specify other field crop 2
    Begin entering the name of the other field crop by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  34. Other field crop 3
    Specify other field crop 3
    Begin entering the name of the other field crop by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Total area of hay and field crops

Field vegetables

29. In 2024, what is the area of each of the following field vegetables on this operation for sale?

Report the areas only once, even if more than one field vegetable will be grown in the same area. For double-cropping or inter-cropping, report each vegetable and split the area evenly between each vegetable.

Include: 

  • all field vegetables planted or to be planted in 2024
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels.

For smaller areas decimals are permitted.

e.g., an operation grows a 1/4 acre of sweet corn for sale, this area would be reported as: 0.25

  1. Sweet corn
    Exclude corn for silage and corn for grain (report in hay and field crops section).
  2. Tomatoes
  3. Cucumbers (all varieties)
  4. Green peas
    Exclude dry field peas (report in hay and field crops section).
  5. Green and wax beans
  6. Cabbage — regular
  7. Cabbage — Chinese
    Include bok choy and napa.
  8. Cauliflower
  9. Broccoli
  10. Brussels sprouts
  11. Carrots
    Include baby carrots.
  12. Rutabagas and turnips
  13. Beets
  14. Radishes
  15. Onions — green, shallots
  16. Onions — dry
    Include yellow, Spanish and cooking.
  17. Garlic
  18. Celery
  19. Lettuce (all head and leaf varieties)
    Include mixed greens.
  20. Kale
  21. Rhubarb
  22. Spinach
  23. Peppers
  24. Pumpkins
  25. Squash and zucchini
  26. Asparagus - producing

  27. Asparagus - non-producing

    Other field vegetables
    e.g., melons, sweet potatoes, eggplant, lima beans (fresh-processing), herbs (exclude herbs for essential oil industries - report in hay and field crops section)

  28. Other field vegetable 1
    Specify other field vegetable 1
    Begin entering the name of the other field vegetable by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  29. Other field vegetable 2
    Specify other field vegetable 2
    Begin entering the name of the other field vegetable by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  30. Other field vegetable 3
    Specify other field vegetable 3
    Begin entering the name of the other field vegetable by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Total area of field vegetables

Fruits, berries and nuts

30. In 2024, what is the total area of each of the following fruits, berries or nuts on this operation for sale?

Include:

  • all producing and non-producing vines, bushes and trees
  • fruits and berries used to produce wine, cider and any other fruit-based beverages
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels.

For smaller areas decimals are permitted.

e.g., an operation grows a 1/4 acre of apples for sale, this area would be reported as: 0.25

  1. Apples
  2. Pears
  3. Plums and prunes
  4. Cherries - sour
    Include bush-grown varieties.
  5. Cherries - sweet
    Exclude bush-grown varieties.
  6. Peaches
    Include fresh and clingstone.
  7. Apricots
  8. Grapes
  9. Strawberries
  10. Raspberries
  11. Cranberries
  12. Blueberries - highbush (cultivated)
  13. Blueberries - lowbush (wild)
    Include wild blueberries grown on managed land.
  14. Saskatoon berries
  15. Blackcurrants, redcurrants and whitecurrants
    Exclude gooseberries (report in other fruits, berries and nuts).
  16. Haskaps
  17. Nectarines

  18. Hazelnuts

    Other fruits, berries and nuts
    e.g., blackberries, sea buckthorn, walnuts, gooseberries

  19. Other fruits, berries and nuts 1
    Specify other fruits, berries and nuts 1
    Begin entering the name of the other fruits, berries and nuts by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  20. Other fruits, berries and nuts 2
    Specify other fruits, berries and nuts 2
    Begin entering the name of the other fruits, berries and nuts by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.
  21. Other fruits, berries and nuts 3
    Specify other fruits, berries and nuts 3
    Begin entering the name of the other fruits, berries and nuts by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Total area of fruits, berries and nuts

Sod, nursery products and Christmas trees

31. In 2024, what is the area of sod, nursery products or Christmas trees grown on this operation for sale?

Include ornamental tree seedlings not grown in a greenhouse.
Exclude:

  • products grown in a greenhouse (report in greenhouse section)
  • tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation
  • sod, nursery products and Christmas trees grown for home or personal use.
  1. Sod under cultivation intended for sale
    Include:
    • all area of land used for growing and maintaining sod
    • all sod regardless of intended sale date.
  2. Nursery products grown for sale
    e.g., shrubs, trees, vines, ornamentals, bulbs, grown outdoors, or in cold frames or tunnels

    Exclude field grown cut flowers (report under other field crops in the hay and field crops section).

  3. Christmas trees grown for sale
    Include naturally established or planted areas, regardless of stage of growth, that are pruned or managed with the use of fertilizer or pesticides.

Land use

32. For the workable and non-workable land reported in question 12, what is the net area used for each of the following?

Exclude land used by others.

  1. Total area of hay and field crops, field vegetables, fruits, berries and nuts, sod, nursery products and Christmas trees previously reported
  2. Summerfallow
    Include cropland on which no crops will be grown during the year but that will have weeds controlled by tillage or chemical application.
  3. Tame or seeded pasture
    Exclude areas to be harvested for hay, silage or seed.
  4. Natural land for pasture
    Include woodland used as pasture, and shared land where livestock graze based on a permit, lease or licence.
  5. Woodland, sugarbush and wetlands
    e.g., woodlots, tree windbreaks, bush, ponds, bogs, marshes, sloughs
  6. All other land and buildings
    e.g., idle land, land on which farm buildings, residences, barnyards, lanes, lawns, livestock facilities, greenhouses or mushroom houses are located

Total net area

This total should equal the net area reported in question 12.

Summerfallow

33. For the summerfallow, what is the area on which each of the following forms of weed control will be used in 2024?

  1. Chemfallow only
  2. Summerfallow, tilled only
  3. Chemical and tillage weed control on the same land
    Exclude area already reported as "Chemfallow only" or "Summerfallow, tilled only".

Tillage and seeding practices

34. In 2024, what is the area on which the following tillage and seeding practices will be used on land seeded or to be seeded?

Include the area that was prepared last fall or this spring.

Exclude land in summerfallow this year.

  1. No-till seeding or zero-till seeding
    Include direct seeding into undisturbed stubble or sod.
  2. Tillage that retains most of the crop residue on the surface (conservation)
    Include minimum tillage.
  3. Tillage that incorporates most of the crop residue into the soil (conventional)

Land practices and features

35. In 2023, did this operation use the following land practices?

  1. In-field winter grazing or feeding
    • Yes
      Provide the area for in-field winter grazing or feeding
    • No
  2. Rotational grazing
    • Yes
      Provide the area for rotational grazing
    • No
  3. Turning in green crops
    • Yes
      Provide the area for turning in green crops
    • No
  4. Planting fall or winter cover crops

    Include fall seeded crops that are grazed, harvested for forage, or left to dry on the field in the spring prior to reseeding, e.g., red clover.

    Exclude fall seeded crops that are harvested for grain, e.g., winter wheat.

    • Yes
      Provide the area for planting fall or winter cover crops
    • No

36. Does this operation have any shelterbelts or windbreaks (natural or planted)?

Include shelterbelts and windbreaks around any workable land, as well as around lanes, farm buildings and yards.

  • Yes
  • No

Crop residue

37. In 2023, what was the area of this operation from which crop residue (straw, stover, stalks) was baled for bedding or sale?

Include residue from small grains, oilseeds and corn stalks.

Exclude hay, corn silage and other forages.

  • Area in 2023

OR

  • No crop residue baled in 2023

Inputs or manure

38. In 2023, did this agricultural operation use any treated seeds, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, commercial fertilizers, lime, trace minerals and nutrients, or manure?

Exclude:

  • mushroom areas and greenhouse areas
  • manure spread by grazing livestock.
  • Yes
  • No

39. In 2023, what was the area on which each of the following inputs or manure were used on this operation?

The same area can be reported for more than one input, but for each input, report land areas only once, even if there was more than one application in 2023.

Exclude mushroom areas and greenhouse areas.

  1. Treated seed, prior to planting
  2. Herbicides, applied in-field
  3. Insecticides, applied in-field
  4. Fungicides, applied in-field
  5. Commercial fertilizer, applied in-field
  6. Lime
  7. Trace minerals and nutrients
    e.g., copper, manganese, zinc
  8. Manure
    Exclude manure spread by grazing livestock.
    • h1. Solid or composted manure, incorporated into soil
    • h2. Solid or composted manure, not incorporated into soil
    • h3. Liquid manure, injected or incorporated into soil
    • h4. Liquid manure, not incorporated into soil

Irrigation

40. In 2023, was an irrigation system used on this operation to apply water on land?

Include all methods of irrigation (e.g., pivot, sprinklers, surface, side rolls, wheel rolls, drip).

Exclude mushroom areas and greenhouse areas.

  • Yes
    • What was the irrigated area in 2023?
  • No

Mushrooms

41. On May 14, 2024, what is the total growing area for Agaricus mushrooms?

Include Agaricus mushrooms grown for sale using beds, shelves, trays or other types of production systems.

Unit of measure

  • square feet
  • square metres

Total area on May 14, 2024

42. On May 14, 2024, what types of production systems does this operation use for specialty mushroom production?

Select all that apply.

  • Bags
  • Natural wood logs
  • Other
    (e.g., beds, shelves, trays)

43. On May 14, 2024, what are the number and dimensions of the bags and natural wood logs for specialty mushrooms?

Exclude: 

  • beds, shelves, trays, and other types of production systems
  • specialty mushrooms grown for personal consumption.

If sizes vary, estimate the average dimensions.

For smaller dimensions decimals are permitted.

  Number Unit of Measure Length Width
a. Bags  
  • feet
  • metres
  • inches
  • centimetres
    
b. Natural wood logs  
  • feet
  • metres
  • inches
  • centimetres
    

44. On May 14, 2024, what is the total growing area of other production systems used for specialty mushrooms?

Include beds, trays, forest floor (exclude wild forest floor mushrooms).

Exclude:

  • bags and natural wood logs
  • specialty mushrooms grown for personal consumption.

Unit of measure

  • square feet
  • square metres
  • acres
  • hectares

Total area on May 14, 2024

Greenhouses

45. In 2024, what is the total greenhouses area in which agricultural products are grown for sale?

Include environments where temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide (CO2) or light are controlled, such as:

  • greenhouses (of glass, plastic or poly-film materials)
  • enclosed structures used for agricultural production such as a warehouse, box car, shipping container or building.

Exclude:

  • mushrooms
  • areas and structures used for storage
  • areas under unheated cold frames or tunnels (report in field vegetables, fruits, berries and nuts, or sod, nursery products and Christmas trees sections)
  • tree seedlings grown solely for reforestation.

Unit of measure

  • acres
  • arpents
  • hectares
  • square feet
  • square metres

Total area in 2024

46. On May 14, 2024, what is the greenhouse area on this operation for each of the following agricultural products?

Report using the same unit of measure as reported in question 45 (above).

  1. Greenhouse fruits and vegetables
    • a1. Greenhouse tomatoes
    • a2. Greenhouse cucumbers
    • a3. Greenhouse peppers
    • a4. Greenhouse lettuces
    • a5. Greenhouse herbs
    • a6. Other greenhouse fruits and vegetables
      e.g., strawberries, sprouts, microgreens, shoots, eggplants

    Total area of greenhouse fruits and vegetables

  2. Greenhouse cut flowers
    Exclude field-grown flowers (fresh and dried) - report under hay and field crops section.
  3. Greenhouse potted plants – indoor or outdoor
    Include any prefinished or finished plants grown and sold in a pot (e.g., potted flowers, potted herbs, potted vegetable plants).

  4. Other products grown in a greenhouse
    e.g., ornamental tree seedlings, cuttings, bedding plants, transplants or plugs (ornamental or vegetable)

    Specify other products

    Begin entering the name of the other products by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Maple tree taps

47. In the spring of 2024, what was the total number of taps made on maple trees?

Include only taps made on maple trees.

Exclude maple production for home or personal use.

Number of taps in 2024

Bees

48. On May 14, 2024, how many live colonies of honeybees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Exclude honey production for home or personal use.

Number of colonies on May 14, 2024

49. On May 14, 2024, how many other pollinating bees (e.g., leafcutter, blue orchard, bumble) are owned by this operation?

Unit of measure

  • gallons
  • number of bees
  • colonies

Number on May 14, 2024

Poultry

You have indicated that there is poultry on this operation.

Throughout the questions on poultry, report only the poultry on this operation. If you own poultry that is kept on someone else's operation, do not report it on this questionnaire.

If this operation is undergoing a rest period between two flocks on May 14, 2024, please enter "0" for each type of poultry.

50. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following poultry are on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those raised under contract?

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.

Exclude poultry owned by this operation but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

  1. Chickens for table eggs
    • a1. Pullets intended for laying table eggs, under 19 weeks
    • a2. Laying hens that produce table eggs, 19 weeks and over
  2. Chickens for meat
    • b1. Broilers, roasters and Cornish
  3. Chickens for hatching eggs (pullets and hens)
    Exclude roosters (report under other poultry)
    • c1. Breeders for laying hens
    • c2. Breeders for Broiler, roaster and Cornish chickens

    Total hens and chickens on May 14, 2024

  4. Turkeys
  5. Ducks
  6. Geese
  7. Other poultry
    e.g., roosters, guinea fowl, peacocks, pheasants, quail, pigeons, emus, partridge, ostriches, silkies, Taiwanese chickens
    • g1. Other poultry 1

      Specify other poultry 1
      Begin entering the name of the other poultry by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

    • g2. Other poultry 2

      Specify other poultry 2
      Begin entering the name of the other poultry by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

    • g3. Other poultry 3

      Specify other poultry 3
      Begin entering the name of the other poultry by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Chicken or turkey production

51. In 2023, what was the total production of chicken on a live weight basis?

Include only chickens produced for sale.

Exclude: 

  • chickens for personal use
  • production of specialty chickens (silkies and Taiwanese chickens) and spent fowl.

Unit of measure

  • kilograms
  • pounds

Production of broilers, roasters and Cornish in 2023 (total live weight)

52. In 2023, what was the total production of turkey on a live weight basis?

Include only turkeys produced for sale.

Exclude turkeys for personal use.

Unit of measure

  • kilograms
  • pounds

Production of turkeys in 2023 (total live weight)

Table and hatching eggs

53. In 2023, how many dozens of table eggs were produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude eggs for personal use.

Dozens of table eggs in 2023

54. In 2023, how many dozens of hatching eggs were produced on this operation for sale?

Exclude eggs for personal use.

Dozens of hatching eggs in 2023

Commercial poultry hatcheries

55. In 2023, how many chicks or other poultry were hatched?

Include:

  • only hatcheries registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  • all types of poultry hatched in 2023, e.g., chickens, turkeys, geese, pheasants, quail.

Number of birds hatched in 2023

Livestock

You have indicated that there is livestock on this operation.

Throughout the questions on livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, sheep or lamb, or other livestock), report only the livestock on this operation. If you own livestock that is kept on someone else's operation, do not report it on this questionnaire.

If this operation has zero head of a type of livestock on May 14, 2024, please enter "0" for that type of livestock.

56. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following cattle and calves are on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Include:

  • all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract
  • all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude animals owned by this operation but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

  1. Calves, under 1 year
  2. Steers, 1 year and over
  3. Heifers, 1 year and over
    • c1. for slaughter or feeding
    • c2. for beef herd replacement
    • c3. for dairy herd replacement
  4. Cows
    • d1. mainly for beef purposes
    • d2. mainly for dairy purposes
  5. Bulls, 1 year and over

Total cattle and calves on May 14, 2024

57. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following pigs are on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Include all pigs on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract.

Exclude pigs under contract and kept on a farm or ranch operated by someone else.

  1. Sows and gilts kept for breeding
  2. Boars kept for breeding
  3. Nursing pigs, less than 15 lb (7 kg)
  4. Weanling, nursery or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg)
  5. Market pigs, 50 lb (23 kg) and over

Total pigs on May 14, 2024

58. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following sheep or lambs are on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Include:

  • all sheep and lambs on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract
  • all sheep and lambs kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude sheep and lambs under contract and kept on a farm or ranch operated by someone else.

  1. Rams, 1 year and over
  2. Ewes
  3. Replacement lambs
  4. Market lambs

Total sheep and lambs on May 14, 2024

59. On May 14, 2024, how many of the following other livestock are on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Include:

  • all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom fed or fed under contract
  • all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land.

Exclude animals owned by this operation but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

  1. Horses and ponies
  2. Donkeys and mules
  3. Goats
  4. Llamas and alpacas
  5. Bison (buffalo)
  6. Elk (wapiti)
  7. Deer
    Exclude wild deer.
  8. Rabbits
  9. Mink
    Include breeding stock only.

    Other livestock
    e.g., wild boars, fox, chinchillas

  10. Other livestock 1

    Specify other livestock 1
    Begin entering the name of the other livestock by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

  11. Other livestock 2

    Specify other livestock 2
    Begin entering the name of the other livestock by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

  12. Other livestock 3

    Specify other livestock 3
    Begin entering the name of the other livestock by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

Technologies

60. In 2023, were the following technologies used on this operation?

       Include work done by others on this operation.

  Yes No

a. Automated guidance steering systems (auto-steer) on farm equipment

Include GPS-based tractor systems for vehicle navigation and control.

    

b. Geographic Information System mapping (GIS)

e.g., soil quality mapping, yield mapping, NDVI mapping

    

c. Variable-rate input application

Include variable-rate seeders, sprayers and fertilizer applications.

    

d. Drones

    

e. Soil sample test

    

f. Enhanced efficiency fertilizers

e.g., slow release fertilizers, controlled release fertilizers, nitrification inhibitors and urease inhibitors

    

g.  Electronic feed monitoring system

    

h. Fully-robotic milkers

i.e., minimal intervention required

    

i. Robotic greenhouse equipment

e.g., spraying robots, robotic planters or harvesters

    

Renewable energy

61. In 2024, which of the following types of renewable energy are produced on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Renewable energy is energy obtained from natural resources that can be naturally replenished or renewed within a human lifespan, that is, the resource is a sustainable source of energy.

Include renewable energy produced for use on this operation or for sale to others.

Exclude petroleum (gas or diesel) and coal products.
Select all that apply.

  • Wind
  • Solar
    e.g., solar panels, solar heating equipment, solar fencing system, solar water pump
  • Biomass combustion
    e.g., straw, wood, wood pellets, perennial grasses
  • Biofuel and biogas
    e.g., biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethane, other biogas
  • Geothermal
    e.g., heat pumps, other equipment used in geothermal energy systems
  • Other renewable energy
    Specify other renewable energy
    OR
  • No renewable energy produced in 2024

62. In 2024, for which of the following purposes is renewable energy produced on this operation?

Include all renewable energy produced on this operation, regardless of ownership.

Select all that apply.

  • For use on this operation
    e.g., using solar energy to heat livestock buildings or biomass heating for greenhouses
  • For sale
    e.g., selling electricity onto the grid

Market value

63. What is the estimated present market value of land, buildings, and fixed equipment on this operation?

Include:

  • the value of all land and all structures such as houses, farm buildings and silos that are part of this operation
  • the value of all fixed (i.e., immobile) equipment such as bulk tanks and farrowing pens.

Exclude:

  • the value of any land and buildings rented or leased to others
  • the value of farm vehicles, mobile machinery and non-fixed equipment (report in the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment section).

Present market value

Rounded to the nearest CAN$

  1. Land, buildings and fixed equipment owned
  2. Land, buildings and fixed equipment rented or leased from others or governments

Farm vehicles, machinery and equipment

64. On May 14, 2024, what is the number and present market value of the following farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that are owned or leased by this operation?

Include all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that are owned or leased by this operation or jointly with a different operation.

Exclude:

  • machinery that is rented on a short-term basis (hourly or daily rentals)
  • fixed (i.e., immobile) equipment (the value of which was reported in the previous question).

Example: An operation owns one combine, valued at $100,000, and shares ownership of another combine, valued at $60,000, equally with another operation. These two combines would be reported as follows:

  • Number of farm vehicles, machinery and equipment owned or leased: 1.50 (this includes the owned combine plus one-half of the shared combine)
  • Present market value: $130,000 (this includes the $100,000 plus one-half of the $60,000).
  Number of farm vehicles, machinery and equipment owned or leased Present market value
Rounded to the nearest CAN$

a. Pick-ups, cargo vans, cars and other passenger vehicles used in the farm business

    
b. Tractors    

b1. Under 60 p.t.o. hp.

Include garden tractors, ATVs, etc.

    

b2. 60 - 149 p.t.o. hp.

    

b3. 150 - 249 p.t.o. hp.

    

b4. Over 249 p.t.o. hp.

    

c. Other farm trucks

    

d. Grain combines and swathers

    

e. Forage harvesters, balers, mower-conditioners

    

f. Tillage, cultivation, seeding and planting equipment

    

g. Irrigation equipment

    

h. All other farm vehicles, machinery and equipment not reported above

e.g., sprayers, wagons, manure spreaders, portable grinder-mixers, elevators, dryers, other harvesting equipment, Christmas tree balers, skid steers, flat-decks, trailers

    

Total present market value of all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment

    

Direct sales

65. In 2023, did this operation sell any edible agricultural products directly to consumers for human consumption?

Include sales directly at a market or on farm.

Exclude:

  • sales of any goods purchased for resale (to intermediaries such as marketers and wholesalers)
  • sales directly to a store (to intermediaries such as retail and grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries).
  • Yes
  • No

66. In 2023, which of the following edible products were sold directly to consumers for human consumption?

Select all that apply.

  • Unprocessed agricultural products
    e.g., fruits, vegetables, meat cuts, poultry, eggs, maple syrup, honey
  • Value added products
    e.g., jellies, sausages, wine, cheese, cider, pies, maple sugar or butter, pickles

67. In 2023, which of the following methods were used to sell edible agricultural products directly to consumers for human consumption?

Include sales directly at a market or on farm.

Exclude:

  • sales of any goods purchased for resale (to intermediaries such as marketers and wholesalers)
  • sales directly to a store (to intermediaries such as retail and grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries).

Select all that apply.

  • On-site farm stores, stands, kiosks, U-pick or farm gate sales
  • Off-site farm stores or stands
  • Farmers' markets
  • Direct deliveries to consumers
  • Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) or food baskets
  • Other methods

    Specify other methods
    Begin entering the name of the other methods by typing the first few letters to narrow down the choices or enter your own answer.

68. In 2023, what percentage of the total operating revenues was from the sale of edible agricultural products directly to consumers for human consumption?

Exclude:

  • sales of any goods purchased for resale (to intermediaries such as marketers and wholesalers)
  • sales directly to a store (to intermediaries such as retail and grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries).

Percentage

 _______ (%)

Succession plan

69. On May 14, 2024, does this operation have a written succession plan?

A written succession plan, also referred to as a transition plan, is a formalized plan and agreement that details the orderly transfer of the farm business from the current owners and operators to the future owners and operators. A written succession plan contains three main elements:

  • transfer of the assets and ownership
  • transfer of management and decision-making
  • transfer of labour.

A will is not a written succession plan, unless it includes the three main elements noted above.

  • Yes, a written succession plan is in place

    Types of successors
    Select all that apply.

    • The successors are family members
    • The successors are non-family members
  • No, a written succession plan is not in place
    • A succession plan has been discussed but has not been formalized in a written agreement
    • No succession plan has been discussed as of May 14, 2024

Contact person

70. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information.

Is the contact person provided in question 2 the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

    Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

    • First name
    • Last name
    • Title
    • Email address
      Example: user@example.gov.ca
    • Telephone number (including area code)
      Example: 123-123-1234
    • Extension number (if applicable)
    • Fax number (including area code)
      Example: 123-123-1234

Comments

71. We invite your comments about this questionnaire.

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