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Land tenure,by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)
| |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
| |
Farms reporting |
Area1 |
| |
number |
% change |
hectares |
% change |
| Canada |
|
|
|
|
| All farms in the Canada |
276,548 |
246,923 |
-10.7 |
68,054,956 |
67,502,446 |
-0.8 |
| Area owned |
262,152 |
235,131 |
-10.3 |
43,060,963 |
42,265,706 |
-1.8 |
| Area rented, leased or crop-shared from all sources other than government |
97,202 |
91,839 |
-5.5 |
15,140,344 |
15,836,802 |
4.6 |
| Area leased from government |
26,710 |
21,530 |
-19.4 |
9,853,649 |
9,399,939 |
-4.6 |
| 1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare is equivalent to 2.471 acres. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. |
| Last modified: 2004-05-30. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2001 Census of Agriculture.
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