 |
Paid agricultural work, by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)
| |
1995 |
2000 |
1995 to 2000 |
| |
number |
% change |
| Canada |
|
|
| All farms Canada |
276,548 |
246,923 |
-10.7 |
| Farms reporting paid work1 |
120,172 |
103,280 |
-14.1 |
| Weeks of paid work: |
| Year round |
3,987,070 |
4,597,758 |
15.3 |
| Seasonal or temporary |
2,373,283 |
2,503,494 |
5.5 |
| Note: Data are reported on Census Day for the preceding calendar year. |
| 1. As in previous censuses, response errors are common for the paid work question because of the variety of arrangements in hiring farm labour. However, the data are comparable with previous censuses. |
| 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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