The Agriculture Sector in Canada

Agriculture is an important sector of Canada’s economy.

As of 2018, there were 269,000 jobs in farming.

Farmers, in turn, supply the much larger food production and processing industries .

Among Canada’s top agricultural products are canola, cattle and calves, beef and veal, vegetables and poultry.

Canadian companies export crops, meat, maple syrup and many other products.

Canada is a top exporter of agricultural products in the world.

These exports were worth more than $60 billion in 2016.

Agriculture in Canada is varied and continues to change.

Most of it is still traditional production of animals and crops for food.

However, Canada now has a substantial amount of aquaculture.

Another type of agriculture is called protected cultivation.

This is the growing of food, flower, mushroom and cannabis crops in greenhouses or warehouses .

Some farmers also rear animals for fur or grow crops for various uses .