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December1997 D^cembre1997 Catalogueno.93-359-XPB N°93-359-XPBaucatalogue Frequency:Census Periodicity:Recensement ISBN0-660-59292-4 ISBN0-660-59292-4 Ottawa Ottawa Noteofappreciation Notedereconnaissance CanadaowesthesuccessofItsstatisticalsystem LesuccdsdusystdmestatistiqueduCanadarepose toalong-standingco-operationinvolvingStatistics surunpartenariatbien4tablientreStatistiqueCanada Canada,thecitizensofCanada,itsbusinesses, etlapopulation,lesentreprises,lesadministrations governmentsandotherinstitutions.Accurateand canadiennesetlesautresorganlsmes.Sanscette twiimtehloyutsttahteiisrticcoalntiinnfuoerdmactoi-oonpecroautlidonnoatnbdegporodowdiulcl.ed cdoellparboodruaitrieondeetscsettatteisbtoiqnuneespvroelecnitsie,siletsearcatiutelilmepso.ssible . . 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Materials",ANSIZ39.481984. ii StatisticsCanada-CatalogueNo.93-359-XPB StatistiqueCanada-n°93-359-XPBaucatalogue ProfileofCanadianFarmOperators Profildesexploitantsagricolescanadiens Acknowledgements Remerciements Thispublicationistheresultoftheeffort,co-operation Lapr6sentepublicationestler6sultatdesefforts,dela anddiligenceofmanypeople. collaborationetdeladiligencedenombreusespersonnes. First,itwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthe IIconvientavanttoutdepreciserqu'ellen'auraitpuse continuedsupportandco-operationofthefarm materialisersanslacooperationetlesoutiencontinusdes operatorswhoparticipatedinthe1996Censusof exploitantsagricolesquiontparticip6auRecensementde Agriculture.ThehardworkofStatisticsCanadastaff I'agriculturede1996.Noustenons^soulignerI'important inthemanyaspectsoftheCensusofAgricultureand apportdupersonneldeStatistiqueCanada,quis'estcharge thecensusrepresentativeshiredtoperformthe desnombreuxaspectsduRecensementdeI'agriculture,et variousdata collection activities isgratefully desrecenseursembauchespours'acquitterdediff6rentes appreciated. activitesdecollectededonnees. Specialthanksareowedto:LarryNellyfordesigning Nousadressonsdesremerciementsparticuliers^:LarryNelly, andpreparingthepublication;KristineLamontagne, pourlaconceptionetlapreparationdelapublication;Kristine BillSteele,GayatriShankarraman,BernardHouleand Lamontagne, BillSteele,GayatriShankarraman, Bernard PaulGrantforcreatingthedatabaseandretrieving HouleetPaulGrant,pourlacreationdelabasededonnees andformattingthedata;TomThibaultandLynda etI'extractionetlamiseenformedesdonn6es;TomThibault Kempforwritingthetextandpreparingthehighlights; etLyndaKemp,pourlaredactiondutexteetlapreparation andCathyRobinsonfororganizingandsupervising desfaitssaillants;etCathyRobinson,pourI'organisationetla thenumerousproofreadingactivities. supervisiondesnombreusesactivitesdecorrectiond'6preuves. Inaddition,thecontributionsofthefollowingpersons Enoutre, noustenons^soulignerI'apportpr6cieuxdes aregreatlyappreciated: Gary Davidson, Cathy personnessuivantes:GaryDavidson,CathyCromey,Wilson Cromey,WilsonFreeman,RosemaryVillani,Steven Freeman, RosemaryVillani, Steven Danford, Suzanne Danford,SuzanneBastien,ChristianeJean,Charlene Bastien,ChristianeJean,CharleneLonmo,SteveBoyd, Lonmo,SteveBoyd,LouiseLarouche,MaryseJutras, LouiseLarouche,MaryseJutras,SuzanneOlsheskie,Jean SuzanneOlsheskie,JeanDornan,RichardChretien Dornan,RichardChretienetH6l§neComeaudelaDivision and Hel6neComeaufromAgriculture Division; deI'agriculture;BarbaraTaylor,RobertFaubert,SylvieRivest BarbaraTaylor,RobertFaubert,SylvieRivestand etMartinMontreuildelaDivisiondud6veloppementde MartinMontreuilfromSystemDevelopmentDivision; systemes;etGayeWard,TomVradenburgetAnnieLebeau andGayeWard,TomVradenburgandAnnieLebeau delaDivisiondescommunications. fromCommunicationsDivision. Finally,theassistanceofStatisticsCanadastafffrom Enfin,nousexprimonsnosremerciementsaupersonnelde Official Languages and Translation Division, laDivisiondeslanguesofficiellesetdelatraduction,dcelui DisseminationDivisionandtheLibraryandInformation delaDivisiondeladiffusionainsiqu'dceluidelaBiblioth^que Centreisgratefullyacknowledged. etduCentred'informationdeStatistiqueCanada. statisticsCanada-CatalogueNo.93-35g-XPB StatistiqueCanada-n°93-35g-XPBaucatalogue ProfileofCanadianFarmOperators Profildesexploitantsagricolescanadiens TableofContents Tabledesmatieres Page Page 1.Highlights IX 1. Faitssaillants ix 2.introduction xi 2. Introduction xi 3.HowthisPublicationisOrganized xi 3.Structuredelapublication xi 4.RelatedMaterial XIII Documentationcomplementaire xiii 4.11996CensusofAgricultureProducts xiii 4.1ProduitsduRecensementcleragriculturede1996 xiii 4.2OtherAgricultureDivisionPublications xiv 4.2AutrespublicationsdelaDivisiondeI'agriculture xiv 4.31996CensusofPopulationPublications xv 4.3PublicationsduRecensementdelapopulation de1996 XV Background XV 5.Contexte xv 5.1History XV 5.1Historique xv 5.2QuestionnaireDevelopment xvi 5.2Elaborationduquestionnaire xvi 5.3CollectionProcedures xvii 5.3Proceduresdecollecte xvii 5.3.1ProgressofSeedingFollow-up xviii 5.3.1Suividel'etatd'avancementdusemis xvlii 5.4 DataValidation xviii 5.4Validationdesdonn^es xviii DataQuality xix 6. Qualitedesdonnees XIX 6.1CoverageErrors xix 6.1Erreursdecouverture xix 6.2Non-responseErrors XX 6.2Erreursdenon-r6ponse XX 6.3ResponseErrors XX 6.3Erreursder6ponse XX 6.4ProcessingErrors XX 6.4Erreursdetraitement XX 7.Confidentiality xxi 7. Confidentialite XXI 8.NotestoDataUsers xxi 8.NotesaI'intentiondesutilisateurs dedonnees XXI 8.1GeneralNotes xxi 8.1Notesd'ordreg6n6ral xxi 8.2NotesonDataTables xxiii 8.2Notessurlestableauxdedonnees xxiii 9.Definitions xxvii 9.Definitions xxvii statisticsCanada-CatalogueNo.93-359-XPB StatistiqueCanada-n°93-359-XPBaucatalogue v ProfileofCanadianFarmOperators Profildesexploitantsagricolescanadiens DataTables Tableauxdedonnees Section1-1996FarmandFarmOperator Section1-Caracteristiquesdesfermesetdes Characteristics exploitantsagricolesde1996 Table Page Tableau Page 1. FarmsClassifiedbyNumberofOperators 1. Fermesclass6esselonlenombred'exploitant(e)s perFarm, showingOperatingArrange- parfermeetselonlaformejuridique,latailiedela ments,SizeofFarm, FarmType,Total ferme,legenredeferme,lesrevenusagricoles Gross FarmReceiptsandTotal Farm totauxbrutsetlavaleurtotaleducapitalagricole, Capital,CanadaandProvinces,1996 1 Canadaetprovinces,1996 1 2. FarmOperatorsClassified bySexand 2. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclasse(e)sselonlesexe NumberofOperatorsperFarm,showing etlenombred'exploitant(e)sparferme,etselon Age,ResidenceStatus,WorkActivitiesand r§ge,laresidence,lescaracteristiquesdutravail Farm Related Injuries, Canada and etlesblessuresliees^Texploitationagricole, Provinces,1996 12 Canadaetprovinces,1996 12 3. FarmOperatorsClassifiedbySexand 3. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclass6(e)sselonlesexe NumberofOperatorsperFarm,showing etlenombred'exploitant(e)sparferme,etselonla SizeofFarm,FarmType,TotalGrossFarm tailiedelaferme,legenredeferme,lesrevenus ReceiptsandTotalFarmCapital,Canada agricolestotauxbrutsetlavaleurtotaleducapital andProvinces,1996 34 agricole,Canadaetprovinces,1996 34 4. FarmOperatorsClassifiedbyAgeand 4. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclass6(e)sselonr§geet NumberofOperatorsperFarm,showing lenombred'exploitant(e)sparferme,etselonle Sex,ResidenceStatus,WorkActivitiesand sexe,laresidence,lescaracteristiquesdutravail Farm Related Injuries, Canada and etlesblessureslieesdI'exploitationagricole, Provinces,1996 45 Canadaetprovinces,1996 45 5. FarmOperatorsClassified byAgeand 5. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclass6(e)sselonI'ageet NumberofOperatorsperFarm,showing lenombred'exploitant(e)sparferme,etselonla SizeofFarm,FarmType,TotalGrossFarm tailiedelaferme,legenredeferme,lesrevenus ReceiptsandTotalFarmCapital,Canada agricolestotauxbrutsetlavaleurtotaleducapital andProvinces,1996 67 agricole,Canadaetprovinces,1996 67 6. FarmOperatorsClassifiedbyNon-farm 6. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclass6(e)sselonletravail WorkDoneandNumberofOperatorsper nonagricoleaccomplietlenombred'exploitant(e)s Farm,showingSex,Age,ResidenceStatus, parferme,etselonlesexe,I'^ge,laresidence,les WorkActivitiesandFarmRelatedInjuries, caracteristiquesdutravailetlesblessuresIi6es^ CanadaandProvinces,1996 78 I'exploitationagricole,Canadaet provinces,1996 78 7. FarmOperatorsClassifiedbyNon-farm 7. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclass6(e)sselonletravail WorkDoneandNumberofOperatorsper nonagricoleaccomplietlenombred'exploitant(e)s Farm,showingSizeofFarm,FarmType, parferme,etselonlatailiedelaferme,legenrede TotalGrossFarmReceiptsandTotalFarm ferme,lesrevenusagricolestotauxbrutsetlavaleur Capital,CanadaandProvinces,1996 100 totaleducapitalagricole,Canadaetprovinces,1996 100 8. FarmOperatorsClassifiedbyCategoryof 8. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclass§(e)sselonlestypes Farm Related Injuries, Canada and deblessuresli^es^I'exploitationagricole,Canada Provinces,1995 111 etprovinces,1995 111 vl statisticsCanada-CatalogueNo.93-359-XPB StatistiqueCanada-n"93-359-XPBaucatalogue ProfileofCanadianFarmOperators Proflldesexploitantsagricolescanadiens Section2-1991and1996Characteristicsof Section2-Caracteristiquesdesexploitants FarmOperators agricolesde1991et1996 Table Page Tableau Page 9. FarmsOperatorsClassifiedbyNumberof 9. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclass6(e)sselon le OperatorsperFarm,showingSex,Age, nombred'exploitant(e)sparfermeetselonlesexe, Non-farmWorkDoneand Residence r§ge, letravail nonagricoleaccomplietla Status,CanadaandProvinces,1991and residence des exploitant{e)s, Canada et 1996 114 provinces,1991et1996 114 10. FarmOperatorsClassifiedbyNumberof 10. Exploitant(e)sagricolesclass6(e)sselonlenombre OperatorsperFarm, showingSizeof d'exploitant(e)sparfermeetselonlatailledela Farm, FarmType, TotalGrossFarm ferme,legenredeferme,lesrevenusagricoles ReceiptsandTotalFarmCapital,Canada totauxbrutsetlavaleurtotaleducapitalagricole, andProvinces,1991and1996 136 Canadaetprovinces,1991et1996 136 AppendixI-1996Censusof AnnexeI-Questionnairedu AgricultureQuestionnaire Recensementde{'agriculturede1996 statisticsCanada-CatalogueNo.93-359-XPB StatistiqueCanada-n°93-359-XPBaucatalogue