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Agriculture and Horticulture in Canada

8 verified figures for Canada, covering 7 indicators from 1 primary source. Every figure links to the report it came from.

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Verification 8 verified data points Updated 16 Sep 2026 Last verified 16 Sep 2026 Reviewed 16 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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  1. Greenhouse area in Ontario in Canada stood at 204.2 million square feet in 2021 (StatCan). StatCan ↗ T1 Official
  2. Fruit and tree nut farms in Canada stood at 7,101 in 2021 (StatCan). StatCan ↗ T1 Official
  3. Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture farms in Canada stood at 5,256 in 2021 (StatCan). StatCan ↗ T1 Official
  4. Vegetable and melon farms in Canada stood at 5,076 in 2021 (StatCan). StatCan ↗ T1 Official
  5. Fruit and vegetable share of Ontario's greenhouse area in Canada stood at 74.6% in 2021 (StatCan). StatCan ↗ T1 Official
  6. Greenhouse area growth rate in Canada came in at 27.8% in 2016–2021 (StatCan). StatCan ↗ T1 Official
  7. Temporary foreign worker share of greenhouse, nursery and floriculture farm employees in Canada stood at 31.2% in 2018 (StatCan). StatCan ↗ T1 Official

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Agriculture and Horticulture data for Canada

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8 data points across 7 indicators. Each line shows the latest value; open a line for earlier periods and forecasts.

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IndicatorPeriodValueSourceType
Fruit and tree nut farms20217,101StatCanT12021actual→
Fruit and vegetable share of Ontario's greenhouse area202174.6%StatCanT12021actual→
Greenhouse area growth rate2016–202127.8%StatCanT12021actual→
Greenhouse area in Ontario +1 more 2021204.2 million square feetStatCanT12021actual→
  • 2016159.8 million square feetStatCanT12016actual→
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture farms20215,256StatCanT12021actual→
Temporary foreign worker share of greenhouse, nursery and floriculture farm employees201831.2%StatCanT12018actual→
Vegetable and melon farms20215,076StatCanT12021actual→

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1 primary source documents. Every figure on this page traces to one of these.
Document Publisher Authority tier Published Accessed Locator Data points
Ontario is an agricultural powerhouse that leads in many farming categories Press release StatCan T1 Official — 16 Sep 2026 Table 1: Number of farms by farm type, Ontario and Canada, 2021; Ontario continues to dominate the greenhouse products market 8

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StatOrigin. (2026). Agriculture and Horticulture in Canada: statistics. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/industries/agriculture/canada

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