)other: 23.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 8.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 15.4% (2018 est. From 2016 to 2021, rural population increased at the fastest pace in Nunavut (+10.3%) and Prince Edward Island (+6.2%). )permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 2.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 29.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 43.5% (2018 est. )other: 39.5% (2018 est. Year Percentage; Note: The data presented for the censuses from 1851 to 1951 are based on the definition of rural areas in use at that time. )other: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 10.1% (2018 est. )other: 0% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2.2% (2018 est. )other: 60.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 71.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. Different areas and segments of society have felt the effects more than others throughout the course of the pandemic. )other: 45.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 8.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 39.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 42.5% (2018 est. Countries are ranked by their total cultivated land area, which is the sum of the total arable land area and total area of permanent crops. )permanent pasture: 18.2% (2018 est. )forest: 31.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est. Taking into account the characteristics of these regions is key in continuing to deliver relevant public services across the country. )other: 91.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 15.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 11.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.7% (2018 est. )forest: 0.7% (2018 est. This map displays census subdivisions across Canada, classified into five remoteness zones based on their index of remoteness. )permanent pasture: 31.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 2.9% (2018 est. )forest: 18.8% (2018 est. )other: 19% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 8.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 39.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 76.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 0.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 37.7% (2018 est. Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. )forest: 1.2% (2018 est. )forest: 6.6% (2018 est. )other: 21.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 10% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 5.8% (2018 est. )forest: 41.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.5% (2018 est. )other: 29% (2018 est. This statistic displays the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions produced from land use, land-use change, and the forestry sector in Canada between 1990 . Is something not working? )permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est. )forest: 37.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est. Canada Growth Rate Canada Flag Canada National Anthem Canada Government )arable land: 46.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 68.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 10.7% (2018 est. )other: 99.4% (2018 est. )forest: 34% (2018 est. )forest: 55.7% (2018 est. For example, Canadians living in remote areas, which are often rural, were identified as a high priority group during the vaccination campaign because their locations presented unique challenges for the delivery and administration of the vaccine. ), agricultural land: 12.4% (2018 est. )forest: 25% (2018 est. )forest: 0.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 44.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 17.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 11.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 4.9% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est. Although most municipalities in the three territories are classified as remote, they are also home to urban centres, which are concentrated in 12 municipalities: Whitehorse in Yukon; Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik and Fort Smith in Northwest Territories; and Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Arviat, Baker Lake, Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk and Gjoa Haven in Nunavut. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 44.8% (2018 est. )forest: 42.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 62.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 11.4% (2018 est. Canada has a long-established tradition of inventorying, mapping and monitoring land use and land cover. )arable land: 7.3% (2018 est. )forest: 51.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 24.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 76.9% (2018 est. )forest: 44.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 38.5% (2018 est. 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However, there has been a decrease in the rural population of the Northwest Territories since 2011, caused by migration losses to Yellowknife and other provinces and territories. )permanent pasture: 18.8% (2018 est. 1 Environment and Climate Change Canada (2021) National Inventory Report 1990-2019: Greenhouse gas sources and sinks in Canada. )other: 64.1% (2018 est. )forest: 77% (2018 est. )forest: 37.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 64.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 33.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. In 2021, 81.65 percent of the total population in Canada lived in cities. )other: 34.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 13.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 37.6% (2018 est. )forest: 7.7% (2018 est. )forest: 32.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 12.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 33.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 3.1% (2018 est. )other: 59.1% (2018 est. )forest: 0.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est. )other: 28.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 30.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 60% (2018 est. )arable land: 15.1% (2018 est. It appears that since Canada's total ecumene, this is a countries total arable land and land suitable for the sustainment of a country, is approximately 4.73% of the total land area, the 95.2% of land which falls into the other category is the remainder of Canada's total land. )note: does not include the area of the former Western Sahara, which is almost exclusively desert, agricultural land: 56.3% (2018 est. )other: 48.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 25% (2018 est. )forest: 27.3% (2018 est. )other: 23.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 16.8% (2018 est. The share of Canadians living in rural areas has been steadily declining since 1867. 3 Natural Resources Canada (2020) Deforestation in Canada: Key myths and facts. ), agricultural land: 52.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. While meaningful, dividing Canadas landmass into rural and urban areas alone provides an incomplete portrait of the national population. Canada arable land for 2020 was 38,235,000, a 1.07% decline from 2019. ), agricultural land: 41.2% (2018 est. )forest: 14.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 3.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 4.7% (2018 est. This article reports differences in recent population growth in rural Canada using 2021 Census data. )other: 23.4% (2018 est. )other: 34.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 39.1% (2018 est. )forest: 1.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est. )forest: 0% (2018 est. )other: 38.9% (2018 est. )forest: 28.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )other: 18% (2018 est. )other: 16.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 10.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 3.2% (2018 est. )other: 2.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 60% (2018 est. )arable land: 22.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. The Canadian crop sector is assessed as adding about 6.5% to total national emissions. )permanent pasture: 57.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 2.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 21.8% (2018 est. Canada Land use Factbook > Countries > Canada > Geography Land use: agricultural land: 6.8% (2018 est.) )arable land: 16% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 1.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.6% (2018 est. )other: 100% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 58.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 7.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 41.7% (2018 est. )other: 21.5% (2018 est. As was the case at the national level, the population of urban areas grew at a faster pace than in rural areas in every province and territory, with the exception of Nunavut. )permanent crops: 10.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 12.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 52.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 69.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 28.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 14.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 6.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 58.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. ), agricultural land: 56.2% (2018 est. )other: 43.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 2.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 4.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 21.1% (2018 est. )other: 6.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 27.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 41.7% (2018 est. )forest: 31.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 25.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 19.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 4.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 41.1% (2018 est. Although Canada has the highest rural population growth rate among the G7, it has the fourth-lowest share of its population living in rural areas (17.8%) compared with other G7 countries, following Japan (8.2%), the United Kingdom (16.1%) and the United States (17.3%). In Canada, land use planning is governed by provincial legislation (such as Ontario's Planning Act ). )other: 16.7% (2018 est. )other: 4.9% (2018 est. )other: 2.6% (2018 est. The population growth rate of the most remote municipalities (-2.7%) was negative while more remote municipalities showed no change from 2016 to 2021. )other: 40% (2018 est. 38 Growth Rate 0.93% (113th) 2023 World Percentage 0.48% Density 4.26/km (220th) Land Area 8,965,590 The current population of Canada is 38,741,903 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. )other: 19.2% (2018 est. )forest: 11.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 54.7% (2018 est. )other: 15.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 3.6% (2018 est. )other: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 36.5% (2018 est. )forest: 45.3% (2018 est. Municipal councils adopt land use plans and enact zoning by-laws to regulate land use planning and development within their jurisdiction. )arable land: 6.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 4.9% (2018 est. On average, the population of municipalities classified as the least remote was growing at over twice the pace compared with moderately remote, more remote or most remote areas from 2016 to 2021 (Table 4). )arable land: 15.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 3.3% (2018 est. )forest: 40% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 38.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 3.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 16.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 74.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 10.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 6.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 54.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 8.8% (2018 est. CSDs with zero population or no index of remoteness. )forest: 71.8% (2018 est. The lower deficit mainly reflected a smaller investment income deficit, partially offset by a higher trade in goods and services deficit. )arable land: 5.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est. Least and less remote areas are generally located close to or within large urban areas. ), agricultural land: 19% (2018 est. )arable land: 12.5% (2018 est. )forest: 36.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 10.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 7.8% (2018 est. )forest: 7.6% (2018 est. Rural areas within British Columbia also benefited from positive interprovincial migration as did Nova Scotia. )permanent crops: 1.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 0% (2018 est. )other: 2.5% (2018 est. )other: 44.4% (2018 est. )other: 40.1% (2018), agricultural land: 42.8% (2018 est. Data Linked to Geographic Boundaries, 2021. The Canadian Centre for Energy Information is a convenient one-stop virtual shop for independent and trusted information on energy in Canada. )arable land: 8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 15.3% (2018 est. ), Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges, Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI). )permanent crops: 9.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 3.9% (2018 est. Readers will find more results on population counts and growth among urban areas of the country such as large metropolitan centres and their downtowns, small towns, and municipalities in the other documents released today (see Daily articles titled Canada tops G7 growth despite COVID and Canadas large urban centres continue to grow and spread as well as the Census in brief article titled Canadas fastest growing and decreasing municipalities from 2016 to 2021). Other data releases from the 2021 Census will continue to provide a portrait of rural regions of the country, many of them being the home of Indigenous peoples. For example, in British Columbia, the population living in urban areas grew by 8.7% compared with a 0.5% increase in rural areas. )permanent pasture: 17.2% (2018 est. )other: 55.7% (2018 est. )other: 80% (2018 est. )forest: 33.3% (2018 est. )other: 13.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 15.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 57.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 20% (2018 est. )other: 11.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est. )other: 17.1% (2018 est. If you have been selected for a survey, find the answers to all your questions. )arable land: 13.9% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 42% (2018 est. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est. )forest: 19.8% (2018 est. Thus, the phenomenon of urban spread could be an element which explains the contrasting population growth rates between them and remote areas. Consequently, the average population density was very low in these areas, as low as 0.1 person per square kilometre in municipalities classified as the most remote. )arable land: 9.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 20.5% (2018 est. )forest: 50% (2018 est. )forest: 21.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 6.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 31.3% (2018 est. )arable land: 7.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 4.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 1.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 17.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 60.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 0% (2018 est. His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry, 2022. )permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est. )forest: 34.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 8.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.7% (2018 est. )other: 48% (2018 est. )arable land: 19.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )other: 23% (2018 est. This entry contains the percentage shares of total land area for three different types of land use: agricultural land, forest, and other; agricultural land is further divided into arable land - land cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest, permanent crops - land cultivated for crops like citrus, cof. ), agricultural land: 64.8% (2018 est. )forest: 72.9% (2018 est. )forest: 2.3% (2018 est. )other: 81.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 67.4% (2018 est. Data compilation by the World Bank based on data from the United Nations, which referred to data and definitions from the national statistical agencies. )arable land: 12.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 14.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 43.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 34.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 20.7% (2018 est. )forest: 75.5% (2018 est. )forest: 57.4% (2018 est. )forest: 45% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 30.8% (2018 est. )forest: 49.3% (2018 est. )other: 29.7% (2018 est. )other: 18.8% (2018 est. In fact, Canada and Germany (+0.1%) were the only G7 countries with positive rural population growth rates. )forest: 0.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 29.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 3.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 10.2% (2018 est. Map 1 Rural and urban areas in Canada, 2021. It is also well known that most immigrants settle in Canadas largest urban centres, such as Toronto, Montral, Vancouver, OttawaGatineau, Calgary or Edmonton. )arable land: 15.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 4.7% (2018 est. )other: 22.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 67.8% (2018 est. )forest: 33.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 18.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 2% (2018 est. On the other hand, many urbanized areas are found in remote locations (see Map 1) far from other urban centres. )permanent pasture: 72.6% (2018 est. )other: 32.5% (2018 est. Canada's current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed by $1.9billion to $6.2billion in the first quarter. ), agricultural land: 28.1% (2018 est. Canada Land use; 2006 2001; farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares; Symbols. )arable land: 56.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 26.1% (2018 est. )forest: 36.8% (2018 est. )other: 44% (2018 est. )arable land: 55.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 7.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 32.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 23.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est. )forest: 65.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 44.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.9% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.6% (2018 est. Square kilometres. )other: 7.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 25.5% (2018 est. )forest: 9.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 10.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 41.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 27.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 41.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 27.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 34.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 8.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 13.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.4% (2018 est. )forest: 52.9% (2018 est. Canadian Agriculture at a Glance, 2021. )permanent crops: 2.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 3.7% (2018 est. )forest: 40.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 30.6% (2018 est. )forest: 4.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 42.8% (2018 est. )other: 19.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 18.1% (2018 est. These challenges often disproportionately affect Indigenous communities as they tend to be located in more remote locations. Traditional biomass - the burning of charcoal, crop waste, and other organic matter - is not included. )other: 14.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 6.7% (2018 est. )forest: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 9.1% (2018 est. )forest: 5.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 16.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 1.8% (2018 est. )other: 22.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 19.7% (2018 est. )other: 17.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est. Features. )forest: 67.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 41.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 63.4% (2018 est. )other: 18.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 42.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 7.6% (2018 est. )other: 55.2% (2018 est. Real gross domestic product rose 0.8% in the first quarter, after posting no change in the previous quarter. )permanent pasture: 37.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 28.4% (2018 est. Can't find what you're looking for? ), agricultural land: 49.7% (2018 est. )other: 6.8% (2018 est. )other: 13% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 30.9% (2018 est. )other: 88% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 35.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 14.2% (2018 est. )forest: 12.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 0% (2011 est. )permanent crops: 1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 3% (2018 est. )other: 20.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 18.3% (2018 est. To this end, the Agency has developed standards of service which its employees observe in serving its clients. )forest: 36.7% (2018 est. )other: 8.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 74.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 35.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 30.5% (2018 est. Only Whitehorse (the territorial capital of Yukon) is classified as moderately remote in Yukon, and no other municipalities of this territory are classified as least remote or less remote. Crop Condition Assessment Program during the 2020 growing season. )arable land: 24% (2018 est. Notice: Some sections of the website will be unavailable on Saturday, June 3, 2023 between 6:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time) because of maintenance. Labour Force Survey, December 2020 and October 2021; Table 33-10-0228-01: Percentage of workforce teleworking or working remotely, and percentage of workforce able to carry out a majority of duties during the COVID-19 pandemic, by business characteristics. ), agricultural land: 59.2% (2018 est. The annual total GHG emissions from farms in Canada have increased from 1990 to 2009 (See Figure below). )arable land: 11.8% (2018)permanent crops: 0.3% (2018)permanent pasture: 46% (2018)forest: 1.8% (2018 est. Find the data you are looking for, such as data tables, microdata and data visualizations, on a wide range of subjects. )forest: 42.3% (2018 est. )arable land: 1.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 4.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 10.1% (2018 est. Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit are the three most populous municipalities in their respective territories. Statistics Canada is the national statistical office. ), agricultural land: 1.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 20% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 68.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 23.1% (2018 est. Crop production: Visualization tool. )other: 7.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est. )other: 21.2% (2018 est. )other: 32.2% (2018 est. )forest: 29.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 45.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 26.9% (2018 est. Canada arable land for 2019 was 38,648,000, a 0.11% decline from 2018. This map shows the extent of urban areas across Canada in 2021. )forest: 0.9% (2018 est. Take a look at our data visualizations, infographics, thematic maps and videos. )permanent pasture: 15.9% (2018 est. Take a look at our latest publications and articles that analyze the results of our surveys. )other: 34.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 25% (2018 est. Published by Ian Tiseo , Feb 6, 2023. ), agricultural land: 18.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 22.7% (2018 est. The Major Land Uses (MLU) series is the longest running, most comprehensive accounting of all major uses of public and private land in the United States. )permanent crops: 1.2% (2018 est. Canada's forest industry has to struggle constantly against the threats of fire, insects, and disease. )arable land: 16.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 19.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 11% (2018 est. )forest: 10.2% (2018 est. Agriculture Taxation Data Explorer. )arable land: 22% (2018 est. )forest: 54.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 7.4% (2018 est. Email: infostats@statcan.gc.ca, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 0% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.2% (2018 est. Canada's 2021 Census of Agriculture: A story about the transformation of the agriculture industry and adaptiveness of Canadian farmers. )arable land: 48.5% (2018 est. )forest: 7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 18.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 5.6% (2018 est. )forest: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 51.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 37% (2018 est. Unauthorized use is prohibited. )permanent crops: 4% (2018 est. permanent pasture: 1.6% (2018 est.) This report was prepared by, Karl Chastko, Patrick Charbonneau and Laurent Martel of Statistics Canada's Centre for Demography, with the assistance of other staff members in that centre, and the collaboration of staff members of Census Subject Matter Secretariat, Census Operations Division, Communications and Dissemination Branch. )arable land: 2.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 55.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 22.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 19.2% (2018 est. )other: 2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 6.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 51.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 7.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 4.9% (2018 est. )forest: 0.2% (2018 est. )other: 14.8% (2018 est. )forest: 37.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 13.1% (2018 est. )other: 57% (2018 est. (2020) 299,533. )other: 29.8% (2018 est. )forest: 33.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 10.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 18.1% (2018 est. Learn how Statistics Canada keeps your data safe and protects your privacy. )arable land: 9.9% (2018 est. Results revealed that an overall increase of 41.8% in built-up areas at the expense of 24%, 17.4%, and 0.4% decreases in vegetation, bare land, and water from 1992-2020, respectively. )forest: 43.1% (2018 est. )other: 60.4% (2018 est. )other: 65.2% (2018 est. Use of this publication is governed by the Statistics Canada Open Licence Agreement. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. Discover the story of our country and its people using census data collected every fiveyears. )permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 3.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 43.8% (2018 est. )forest: 43.8% (2018 est. )forest: 8.8% (2018 est. )other: 35.4% (2018 est. )forest: 12.9% (2018 est. )forest: 21% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 8.5% (2018 est. )forest: 39.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 74.9% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est. The definition of the rural population may vary from one country to the next. )permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est. )other: 54.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 42.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 17.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 1.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 1.2% (2018 est. Roughly 1 million (7.9%) positions in the private sector required bilingualism in 2022, even though more than 60,000 businesses (5.8%) expected recruiting bilingual employees to be an obstacle. )forest: 68.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 84.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 10.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 1.2% (2018 est. )forest: 59.2% (2018 est. )other: 20.6% (2018 est. This can be an important energy source in lower-income settings. )forest: 29.2% (2018 est. )forest: 66.3% (2018 est. )arable land: 34.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 56.1% (2018 est. )other: 62.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.1% (2018 est. )other: 21.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 48.1% (2018 est. )other: 61.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 6.8% (2018 est. )forest: 25.9% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 10.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 17.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 59.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est. )other: 62.4% (2018 est. )forest: 53% (2018 est. )other: 14.2% (2018 est. )forest: 64.6% (2018 est. )forest: 31.1% (2018 est. )other: 21.4% (2018 est. Browse Canada's statistics for the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Canada's rural exodus Canada is one of the largest countries in the world regarding land area, second behind Russia . Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1851 to 2011. )arable land: 28.9% (2018 est. Is there information outdated? )arable land: 34.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 87.2% (2018 est. )other: 21% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 8.4% (2018 est. The series was started in 1945, and has since been published about every 5 years, coinciding with the Census of Agriculture. )permanent crops: 1% (2018 est. On the one hand, there are areas classified as rural within every census metropolitan area (CMA) nationally, including Canadas largest CMA of Toronto. Canadian tomatoes, from farm to fork. )permanent crops: 40.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 23.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 32.3% (2018 est. )arable land: 1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 12.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 11.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 5.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the lives of Canadians, although the impacts have not been equal across the country. )permanent crops: 5.8% (2018 est. Across the country, individuals seeking to leave higher density urban areas have relocated to suburban and rural areas adjacent to urban centres. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. Comparison . )forest: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 74.5% (2018 est. Canadas ruralNote 1 population increased by 26,609 people (+0.4%) from 2016 to reach 6.6 million in 2021. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. An additional class colored light grey represents areas for which an index of remoteness is not available. )other: 14.3% (2018 est. For forest lands affected by land-use change (2020) Removals from the atmosphere due to afforestation (CO 2 e/yr, megatonnes) 0.2: . )permanent crops: 2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 20.5% (2018 est. )forest: 21.9% (2018 est. )other: 12.4% (2018 est. permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.) )other: 11.7% (2018 est. The five classes are least remote, less remote, moderately remote, more remote and most remote. )forest: 31.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 4.3% (2018 est. )other: 31.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est. Onlineform )forest: 6.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 3.9% (2018 est. )forest: 8.8% (2018 est. )forest: 74.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 63.4% (2018 est. Record-low international migration levels have slowed the urban growth rate and hence moderated the decline in the share of Canadians living in a rural area. )other: 25.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 16.7% (2018 est. )forest: 46% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 25.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.9% (2018 est. )other: 5.5% (2018 est. )other: 19.3% (2018 est. )forest: 19.4% (2018 est. )other: 80% (2018 est. This presents challenges when planning and delivering public services across the country, such as ensuring equal access to health care, labour opportunities and infrastructure. )forest: 6.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 62% (2018 est. Year. )forest: 2.9% (2018 est. )other: 22.4% (2018 est. These estimates over report the impact of farming as they ignore the complex interaction of cropping with the environment and the role land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) play in sequestering carbon. )permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est. )other: 97.8% (2018 est. )forest: 21.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 5.7% (2018 est. )other: 12% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 43.7% (2018 est. )other: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 3.8% (2018 est. )other: 35.9% (2018 est. )arable land: 9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 71.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.8% (2018 est. )other: 20.2% (2018 est. )arable land: 11.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 31.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.6% (2018 est. )other: 26% (2018 est. Changing any selection will automatically update the page content. )permanent crops: 1.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 41% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est. )other: 27.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 15.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 6.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 44.2% (2018 est. )forest: 7.1% (2018 est. The agency ensures Canadians have the key information on Canada's economy, society and environment that they require to function effectively as citizens and decision makers. )permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est. Additionally, these areas have much more restricted access to many services, such as health care. )permanent pasture: 16.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 73.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 4.9% (2018 est. )forest: 6.1% (2018 est. Statistics Canada (STC) is the national statistical agency, responsible for collecting and disseminating demographic, social and economic statistical information. )forest: 68.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 9.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 24.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.7% (2018 est. In this article, the index is used to classify municipalities into five broad groups ranging from least to most remote (Table 3). )forest: 22.4% (2018 est. )forest: 13.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 16.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )other: 94.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 2.2% (2018 est. The distinct population growth in these areas is in part driven by elevated internal migration rates. )arable land: 12.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 2.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 3.8% (2018 est. )forest: 71.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 2.1% (2018 est. )other: 17.7% (2018 est. Least remote areas include Canadas largest urban centres. ), agricultural land: 46.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 32.1% (2018 est. )other: 13.2% (2018 est. )forest: 40.2% (2018 est. Regardless, these migration patterns, observed in the demographic estimates program and in census data, ultimately contribute to positive rural population growth. It is the second largest country in the world, but it has only one-half of one percent of the world's population. ), agricultural land: 30% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 41.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est. Find everything you need to know about a specific survey or a statistical program. )arable land: 22.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 38.9% (2018 est. )other: 9.4% (2018 est. The seventh release of findings from the 2021 Census are now available! )other: 27.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 19.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 38.7% (2018 est. The share of Canadians living in rural areas also varies greatly by province or territory. Despite the vastness of the country, most Canadians live within a few urban centres located close to the United States border and along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River (Map 1). )forest: 77.4% (2018 est. Mapping Tool (2021 data added) Community Profiles. )permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 29.8% (2018 est. )other: 17.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 0% (2018 est. Favourable international trade and growth in household spending were moderated by slower inventory accumulations as well as declines in housing investment and business investment in machinery and equipment. Land use, Census of Agriculture historical data 1, 2, 3, 4 Frequency: Every 5 years Table: 32-10-0153-01 (formerly CANSIM 004-0002) Release date: 2022-05-11 Geography: Canada, Province or territory Help Save my customizations Customize table Geography : Canada Reference period From: To: Apply Add/Remove data Download options )other: 27.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 24.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 60.5% (2018 est. )other: 28.2% (2018 est. )forest: 47.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 42% (2018 est. )other: 20% (2018 est. All rights reserved. )forest: 43.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 4.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 10.8% (2018 est. )arable land: 9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 41.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 23.4% (2018 est. Despite five municipalities experiencing a population decline from 2016 to 2021, two municipalities showed minor change, and six were growing at a faster pace compared with rural areas, mostly because of internal migration. ), agricultural land: 50.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 14.6% (2018 est. Population projections on immigration and diversity for Canada and its regions, 2016 to 2041: Overview of projection assumptions and scenarios; Canada in 2041: A larger, more diverse population, with greater differences between regions; Language Projections for Canada, 2011 to 2036; The labour force in Canada and its regions: Projections to 2036 ), agricultural land: 42.8% (2018 est. )other: 47.2% (2018 est. This index is useful to help nuance population growth trends within rural areas of the countryNote 3. For example, from 2016 to 2021, rural population growth in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec was driven by intraprovincial migration. )arable land: 2.2% (2018 est. )forest: 22.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 60% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 49.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 6.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 6.2% (2018 est. Register and attend our workshops, conferences and training that are organized in many Canadian cities. )arable land: 14.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 6.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 4.3% (2018 est. Map 3 Classification of Canadian municipalities according to the index of remoteness, 2021. )forest: 13.6% (2018 est. Farm and Farm Operator Data Visualization Tool. )arable land: 17.5% (2018 est. It is only since about 2000 that agricultural lands have been a net sink for CO 2 when land use change is taken into account. ), agricultural land: 66.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.5% (2018 est. Moreover, as of 2021, the population density among the least remote municipalities (212 people per square kilometre) is much higher than the national average of 4.2 people per square kilometre. )other: 13.6% (2018 est. )other: 31.2% (2018 est. This entry contains the percentage shares of total land area for three different types of land use: agricultural land, forest, and other; agricultural land is further divided into arable land - land cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest, permanent crops - land cultivated for crops like citrus, coffee, and rubber that are not replanted after each harvest, and includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, and permanent pastures and meadows land used for at least five years or more to grow herbaceous forage, either cultivated or growing naturally; forest area is land spanning more than 0.5 hectare with trees higher than five meters and a canopy cover of more than 10% to include windbreaks, shelterbelts, and corridors of trees greater than 0.5 hectare and at least 20 m wide; land classified as other includes built-up areas, roads and other transportation features, barren land, or wasteland. ), agricultural land: 45.8% (2018 est. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. )forest: 11.5% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est. )other: 5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 2.8% (2018 est. 1851: 87: 1861: 84 . )forest: 0.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 71.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 6.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 60.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 75.1% (2018 est. )other: 69.1% (2018 est. )other: 5.7% (2018 est. Just like the rest of Canada, the territories are becoming more urbanized. )permanent pasture: 51.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 5.5% (2018 est. )other: 77.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 7.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 6.4% (2018 est. )other: 41.9% (2018 est. )forest: 0.5% (2018 est. 2 Natural Resources Canada (2020) The State of Canada's Forests 2020. )forest: 45.9% (2018 est. )arable land: 2.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 10.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 9.2% (2018 est. CSD count, Percent of land area, Proportion of population 2021, Growth rate 2016-2021, Average population and Average population density (people/km 2), calculated using number and percentage units of . )permanent crops: 4.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 10.6% (2018 est. )forest: 63.9% (2018 est. Total farm area: 558: 89,441: 36,195: 643: )permanent crops: 2.3% (2018 est. )other: 10.5% (2018 est. )other: 15.9% (2018 est. 5,957,695 persons. )forest: 28.1% (2018 est. )other: 19.7% (2018 est. Annual data from Statistics Canada's Demographic Estimates Program provide insight on population trends more frequently than the census. )arable land: 1.8% (2018 est. Chart 1 shows a longer term trend from 2011 to 2021, where the proportion of Canadians living in rural areas decreased, with the exception of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nunavut. )arable land: 22.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 17.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 18.1% (2018 est. )other: 62.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.9% (2018 est. In 1963, the Canada Land Inventory . )permanent pasture: 13.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 2.9% (2018 est. )other: 23.7% (2018 est. Table 5 provides figures for population growth in other populous municipalities of the three territories. ), agricultural land: 53.8% (2018 est. )other: 78.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2.2% (2018 est. Combined, they accounted for almost half of the total population of the territories (47.4%). )permanent pasture: 4.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.1% (2018 est. )forest: 0.1% (2018 est. )forest: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. 1 of 8. )permanent crops: 3.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 22.9% (2018 est. )other: 19.2% (2018 est. Conversely, the population living in municipalities classified as moderately remote, more remote or the most remote (lighter purple on Map 3) represented three-quarters (74.6%) of the landmass, but only 12.0% of the total population of Canada. )permanent pasture: 4.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 7.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 11.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 38.2% (2018 est. Readers should note that although the definition of rural areas is constant from one census to the next, rural areas change because of changes to the population centre geographic areas. )arable land: 16.4% (2018 est. Total area Land area Arable land and permanent crops Permanent meadows and pastures Forest Other areas Percentage in land area Arable and cropland % land area Meadows and pastures % land area Forest % land area Other % land area. )permanent crops: 4% (2018 est. )arable land: 0.4% (2018 est. The title of the map is "Rural and urban areas in Canada, 2021". Accurate and timely statistical information could not be produced without their continued co-operation and goodwill. British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec are the leading provinces in the production of forest products. )forest: 49.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 3.9% (2018 est. )forest: 43.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 6.1% (2018 est. )other: 45.8% (2018 est. There is a five-yearly population . )permanent crops: 4.3% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 19.7% (2018 est. Conversely, the rural population declined in Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick (Table 1). ), agricultural land: 32.9% (2018 est. [2] Contents 1 Price of land 2 Forests 3 References 4 External links Price of land ), agricultural land: 50.7% (2018 est. )forest: 30.5% (2018 est. Statistics Canada is the national statistical office. )arable land: 5.8% (2018 est. )forest: 31.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 40.1% (2018 est. )other: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 0% (2018 est. )other: 25.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 11.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 79.1% (2018 est. Statistics Canada is committed to serving its clients in a prompt, reliable and courteous manner. )other: 9.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 8.6% (2018 est. )other: 37.5% (2018 est. )other: 11.4% (2018 est. )forest: 36.2% (2018 est. [1] )permanent pasture: 8.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 0.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 47% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 46.9% (2018 est. )forest: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 1.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.1% (2018 est. )other: 83.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 1.6% (2018 est. )other: 23% (2018 est. )other: 6.1% (2018 est. Number of non-profit organizations in rural Canada. Unit. ), agricultural land: 0% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 72% (2018 est. )forest: 78.9% (2018 est. May 11, 2022. )permanent crops: 9.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 33.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 1.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 66.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 36.2% (2018 est. )other: 43.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 8.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 73.3% (2018 est. 2021 Census of Agriculture: Farm and Farm Operator Data Visualization Tool. )other: 28.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 77.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 11.7% (2018 est. 2010. )other: 21.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 2.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 45.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 11.9% (2018 est. )other: 15.3% (2018 est. Pause. )forest: 55.2% (2018 est. TTY: 1-800-363-7629 Canada owes the success of its statistical system to a long-standing partnership between Statistics Canada, the citizens of Canada, its businesses, governments and other institutions. )permanent crops: 2.5% (2018 est. From north to south it spans more than half the Northern Hemisphere. This classification was used on the basis of an existing literature review (see Developing Meaningful Categories for Distinguishing Levels of Remoteness in Canada). )forest: 39.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 22% (2018 est. )other: 20.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 41% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 43.3% (2018 est. )forest: 6.1% (2018 est. )other: 14.9% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2% (2018 est. Real gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in March. ), agricultural land: 35.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 2.9% (2018 est. )forest: 85.5% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 38.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 3.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 15.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 2.6% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 1.9% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est. This paper explores Statistics Canada's recent work on measuring land use change around Canada's 33 census metropolitan areas. )other: 5.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 22.8% (2018 est. Urban areas are shown in green while rural areas are shown in grey. ), agricultural land: 6.6% (2018 est. The index of remoteness assigns a value to each municipality based on geographic proximity to urban areas (service and population centres) and on the population size of those urban areas. ), agricultural land: 47.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2.2% (2018 est. Upcoming releases will enrich the portrait of Canadas diverse population including rural and remote areas by telling more about their socio-demographic composition. )other: 30% (2018 est. )arable land: 27.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 14.9% (2018 est. )other: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 0% (2018 est. International: 1-514-283-8300 ), agricultural land: 31.7% (2018 est. )forest: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 25.4% (2018 est. )forest: 15% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 13.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 3.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 12.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 6.5% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 33.3% (2018 est. Consult our documentation to help you understand and interpret our surveys and data. )arable land: 25.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )arable land: 10% (2018)other: 90% (2018 est. The approach fully incorporates data-derived, annual gross changes between six LUC categories: urban, cropland, pasture/rangeland, forest, unmanaged grass/shrubland, sparse/no vegetation (see. )forest: 87.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 23.5% (2018 est. )forest: 11.3% (2018 est. )other: 6.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 11.1% (2018 est. The populations of Whitehorse (+12.4% versus +12.1%) and Yellowknife (+3.9% versus -1.7%) grew at a faster pace than the territory they are located within, while the population of Iqaluit (-4.0%) declined compared with Nunavut which increased by 2.5%. )forest: 65.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 4.7% (2018 est. This kind of migration is not a new phenomenon, but may have been accelerated by the pandemic. We conducted an exploratory analysis assessing the correlation between multi-decadal land use trends and current socio-demographic states using the following 2016 census variables on the DA level (Statistics Canada, 2017b): Population density, percentage of single-detached housing, percentage of recent construction (<5 years), and median total . )permanent pasture: 11.7% (2018 est. 95-629-XWE. )arable land: 2.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 33.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 27.9% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est. )other: 6.3% (2018 est. )arable land: 20.7% (2018 est. forest: 34.1% (2018 est.) ), agricultural land: 8.1% (2018 est. )other: 100% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 19.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 35.7% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 11.3% (2018 est. )other: 9.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 40% (2018 est. Stay-at-home advisories issued during the pandemic may have also increased the desirability of low-density neighbourhoods featuring backyards and abundant public green space. )forest: 63.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 5.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 1.4% (2018 est. )forest: 52.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 29.9% (2018 est. )arable land: 20.6% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 23.8% (2018 est. The majority of those living in the most remote municipalities were living in one of the three territories, with only Northwest Territories (-1.7%) showing a population decline. )permanent pasture: 18.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 66% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 38.2% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est. Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, Toll-free: 1-800-263-1136 ), agricultural land: 74.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 48% (2018 est. )other: 26.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 68.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 52.8% (2018 est. Canada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest. )arable land: 11.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 28.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 10.6% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 8.3% (2018 est. )other: 66.8% (2018 est. )forest: 0% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 64.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 10% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.9% (2018 est. The Atlantic provinces have the highest share of people living in rural areas followed by Manitoba and Saskatchewan, while Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia have much lower shares of residents living in a rural area. Number of small and medium businesses in rural Canada. )forest: 43.7% (2018 est. )other: 9.8% (2018 est. )other: 67.8% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. (2020) 30,357. )arable land: 11.3% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 44.5% (2018 est. Rural areas have less than 1,000 people and a population density of fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre. )other: 63.9% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 3.9% (2018 est. The pandemic has impacted the population dynamics of rural areas primarily through the rapid rise of telework, an increased desire for low density communities, and a decline in international migration. )permanent pasture: 19.7% (2018 est. Demographics and the ethnocultural fabric of rural regions are quite varied. ), agricultural land: 23.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 10.1% (2018 est. Readers should also note that nearly all municipalities within the three territories are classified as either most remote or more remote, according to Statistics Canadas index of remoteness. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )other: 33.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 24.8% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 6.9% (2018 est. Whitehorse is home to 70.1% of Yukons population, while approximately half of the residents of Northwest Territories live in Yellowknife (49.5%) and one-fifth of the residents of Nunavut live in Iqaluit (20.2%). )forest: 37.8% (2018 est. )other: 25.8% (2018 est. As part of an ongoing partnership with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Statistics Canada is bringing data to municipalities. )permanent crops: 0% (2018 est. )other: 35.4% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2.8% (2018 est. )other: 19.6% (2018 est. )arable land: 11.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 19% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 38.1% (2018 est. Drinkers about 76 per cent of all Canadians consume . )permanent crops: 2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 5.1% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 32.1% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 13.4% (2018 est. )forest: 25.3% (2018 est. )forest: 62.3% (2018 est. The title of the map is "Rural and urban areas within the Toronto census metropolitan area in Canada, 2021". )forest: 0% (2018 est. )other: 37.7% (2018 est. )arable land: 10% (2018 est. )other: 63.1% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 21.93% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 48.3% (2018 est. Land use in Canada Approximately 7% of Canada's land base is used for agriculture, amounting to 67.5 million hectares. )forest: 0% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 0% (2011 est. )forest: 3% (2018 est. However, these municipalities make up only 6.1% of Canadas landmass. )other: 100% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 2.9% (2018 est. )arable land: 16.9% (2018 est. )arable land: 15% (2018 est. )forest: 12.5% (2018 est. )forest: 1% (2018 est. )arable land: 3.3% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 18.4% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 65.9% (2018 est. The global crop sector is estimated to contribute about 10.4% of global GHGs annually. )arable land: 10.1% (2018 est. )forest: 44% (2018 est. 2 The indicators focus on the regions in Canada where human activity is more prevalent, as this is usually the main factor for water quality deterioration. )forest: 40.8% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0.4% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 34.1% (2018 est. )arable land: 8.7% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 37.1% (2018 est. )forest: 9.5% (2018 est. )arable land: 18.6% (2018 est. This study . )other: 0% (2018 est. )forest: 47.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 8.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 1.1% (2018 est. Consult our list of subjects to find all the related data, analysis and reference resources. )permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est. )arable land: 5.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 34.7% (2018 est. )forest: 5.1% (2018 est. )other: 51.3% (2018 est. )other: 21% (2018 est. )permanent crops: 7.7% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est. Canada's data story, right at your fingertips. )permanent pasture: 2.1% (2018 est. )forest: 3.3% (2018 est. )arable land: 10.9% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 20% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 37.5% (2018 est. )other: 3.3% (2018 est. The idea of possible optimum land use patterns is tantalizing. Find information about transportation in Canada. )forest: 34% (2018 est. Additionally, telework arrangements now allow many individuals who currently live in rural areas to access urban job markets without relocating. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world at just under 9 million square kilometres. )permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est. )forest: 17.3% (2018 est. )arable land: 38.4% (2018 est. )arable land: 27.2% (2018 est. ), agricultural land: 22.2% (2018 est. )permanent pasture: 7.2% (2018 est. )other: 34% (2018 est. )arable land: 12.3% (2018 est. )other: 95% (2018 est. : 39.1 % ( 2018 est. 32.9 % ( 2018 est. intraprovincial migration have not equal. 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