Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
Census farm

Definition

The "census farm" concept of the Census of Agriculture refers to a unit that produces agricultural products and reports revenues or expenses for tax purposes to the Canada Revenue Agency.

Agricultural products include:

• Crops: grains, oilseeds, leguminous crops, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, berries, greenhouse products, mushrooms, sod, nursery, Christmas trees, maple tree taps, hay and fodder crops, hemp and other crops.
• Livestock: dairy and beef cattle (including feedlots), pigs, poultry and eggs (including hatcheries), turkeys, ducks, geese, sheep, goats, horses and other equines, bison (buffalo), elk (wapiti), deer, llamas and alpacas, rabbits, mink, bees and other animals.

Not included are: forestry and logging, hunting and trapping, fishing and aquaculture, support activities for agriculture and post-harvest activities, horse boarding and riding lessons, operations producing products that are not for human consumption (e.g. genetic operations, insect farms for pet food).

Statistical unit(s)

• Not applicable

Classification(s)

• Not applicable

Reported in

2021,^{Footnote 1} 2016,^{Footnote 2} 2011,^{Footnote 2} 2006,^{Footnote 2} 2001,^{Footnote 2} 1996,^{Footnote 2} 1991,^{Footnote 2} 1986,^{Footnote 3} 1981,^{Footnote 3} 1976,^{Footnote 4} 1971,^{Footnote 5} 1966,^{Footnote 5} 1961,^{Footnote 5} 1956,^{Footnote 6} 1951,^{Footnote 6} 1941,^{Footnote 7} 1931,^{Footnote 7} 1921^{Footnote 8}

Reported for

Total number of farms

Question number(s)

Not applicable

Responses

Not applicable

Remarks

Not applicable

Note(s)