Agriculture, forestry and fishing in Canada
This page gathers the figures we hold on agriculture, forestry and fishing in Canada. Each section names its own source.
Each source groups industries its own way, so the edges of agriculture, forestry and fishing differ a little from section to section.
- EBITDA margin15.6%share of revenue, 2024
Margins
In 2024, operating profit plus depreciation and amortisation came to 15.6% of revenue across the industry. The measure is close to EBITDA.
Operating profit came to 7.8% of revenue, and staff costs took 13.1%.
Every incorporated business in the industry is added together, so the figures are not a typical business. The measure close to EBITDA is our calculation from Statistics Canada's figures.
Source: adapted from Statistics Canada, Balance sheet, income statement and taxation statistics with selected financial ratios, by non-financial industries (33-10-0500-01), 2024. Ratios computed by onestepright. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Businesses that started and stopped
Each is a share of the industry's businesses with employees in 2023.
Statistics Canada counts businesses with employees. A business counts as stopped when it no longer has employees. These are Statistics Canada's own rates.
Source: adapted from Statistics Canada, Business Dynamics measures, by industry (33-10-0164-01), 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Prices businesses expect to charge
In the third quarter of 2026, 12.2% of agriculture, forestry and fishing businesses expected to raise their prices over the next three months. Across all businesses, 20.6% did.
Statistics Canada asked businesses with employees. Each business counts once, whatever its size.
Source: adapted from Statistics Canada, Business or organization expectations over the next three months, third quarter of 2026 (33-10-1178-01), 2026Q3. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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