In April, Statistics Canada announced when it releases the first set of Census of Agriculture data on May 11, the information will reflect a new definition of “farm.”
In 2016 for the previous census, a “farm” was any operation that intended to sell an agricultural product in that year.
What constitutes a farm is different in 2021, said Erin Kumar, unit head, analyst, with Stats Canada.
“This time around, a farm is any operation that will be reporting revenues of expenses to the Canada Revenue Agency,” she told Farms.com. “People should be aware of this when they’re comparing data.”