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APPENDIX A: Statistics on Farms and Farm Operators

Table 2—Average Area per Farm in Acres (Hectares*)
2006 2001 1996
728 (295) 676 (273) 608 (246)

Source: Statistics Canada, Historical Data from the Census of Agriculture, Section 1.

* Data in brackets are in hectares

Table 3—Number of Farms
2006 2001 1996
229,373 246,923 276,548

Source: Statistics Canada, Historical Data from the Census of Agriculture, Section 1.

Table 4—Number of Farm Operators
2006 2001 1996
327,055 346,190 385,605

Source: Statistics Canada, Historical Data from the Census of Agriculture, Section 6.

Figure 2—Annual Farm Cash Receipts (dollars x1,000)*
Figure 2—Annual Farm Cash Receipts (dollars x1,000)*

Source: Statistics Canada, Farm Cash Receipts, Table 002-0001.

*     Values do not include direct payments from governments. The receipts of supply‑managed commodities are taken into account.