Census of Agriculture, 2001 [Canada]: Farm Data - Farm Business [B2020]

Statistics Canada conducts the Census of Agriculture every five years at the same time as the Census of Population. The most recent Census of Agriculture was on May 15, 2001.The Census of Agriculture collects and disseminates a wide range of data on the agriculture industry such as number and type of farms, farm operator characteristics, business operating arrangements, land management practices, crop areas, numbers of livestock and poultry, farm capital, operating expenses and receipts, and farm machinery and equipment. These data provide a comprehensive picture of the agriculture industry across Canada every five years at the national and provincial levels as well as at lower levels of geography. The Census of Agriculture is the cornerstone of Canada's Agriculture Statistics Program. Census of Agriculture data are an indispensable public and private sector tool for analysing important changes in the agriculture and food industries;developing, implementing and evaluating agricultural policies and programs such as farm income safety nets and environmental sustainability; and making production, marketing and investment decisions. Statistics Canada uses the data as benchmarks for its regular surveys on crops, livestock and farm finances between census years. In addition, data extracted from the unique Agriculture Population Linkage Database, which links data from both the Census of Population and Census of Agriculture databases, paint a socio-economic portrait not only of farm operators but also of their families and households. This release contains all farm data and farm operations data plus selected historical files. In 2001, a census farm was defined as an agricultural operation that produces at least one of the following products intended for sale: crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed); livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, game animals, other livestock); poultry (hens, chickens, turkeys, chicks, game birds, other poultry); animal products (milk or cream, eggs, wool, furs, meat); or other agricultural products (Christmas trees, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, sod, honey, maple syrup products). For 2001, a new farm type classification based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) has been added to the historical classification used in previous censuses. All tabulated data are subject to confidentiality restrictions prior to release. Due to confidentiality constraints, data for those geographic areas with very few agricultural operations are not released separately, but rather merged with a geographically adjacent area.加拿大统计局（Statistics Canada）每五年开展一次农业普查（Census of Agriculture），与人口普查（Census of Population）同期进行。最近一次农业普查于2001年5月15日实施。本次农业普查收集并发布涵盖农业行业多维度的各类数据，包括农场数量与类型、农场经营者特征、经营运作模式、土地管理实践、作物种植面积、畜禽存栏量、农场资产、经营开支与营收，以及农用机械与设备等。该数据每五年更新一次，可全面呈现加拿大全国、各省及更低地理层级的农业行业整体面貌。农业普查是加拿大农业统计计划的基石。农业普查数据是公共与私营部门分析农业及食品行业重要变革、制定、实施并评估农业政策与项目（如农场收入安全保障网、环境可持续性相关政策）、做出生产、营销与投资决策的不可或缺的工具。加拿大统计局将此类数据作为普查年度间作物、畜禽与农场财务常规调查的基准。此外，通过关联人口普查与农业普查数据库构建的独特农业人口关联数据库（Agriculture Population Linkage Database）提取的数据，不仅可描绘农场经营者的社会经济画像，还能涵盖其家庭与住户群体。本次发布包含全部农场数据与农场经营数据，以及精选的历史档案文件。2001年的农业普查将农场定义为：至少生产一种用于销售的下列产品的农业经营主体：作物（干草、大田作物、树果或坚果、浆果或葡萄、蔬菜、种子）；畜禽（牛、猪、羊、马、狩猎动物、其他畜禽）；家禽（母鸡、鸡、火鸡、雏鸡、猎禽、其他家禽）；动物产品（奶或奶油、鸡蛋、羊毛、毛皮、肉类）；或其他农产品（圣诞树、温室或苗圃产品、蘑菇、草皮、蜂蜜、枫糖浆制品）。2001年起，在既往普查使用的历史分类体系基础上，新增了基于北美行业分类系统（North American Industrial Classification System, NAICS）的新型农场类型分类。所有制表数据在发布前均需遵守保密限制要求。鉴于保密约束，农业经营主体极少的地理区域数据不会单独发布，而是与地理上相邻的区域合并后发布。