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Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Faculty of Agriculture

HÂþ»­ Organic in Canada

In 2021, Canada was home to 7,300 certified organic operations, accounting for 3.3% of total operations.Ìý Of these operations, Quebec was found to be the home to the largest number of organic operations across the country, followed by Saskatchewan. The totalÌý number of certified organic producers in Canada had increased by 5.4% since 2019. Ìý

In 2021, Canada's organic market was worth an estimated $6.5 billion, of which 80% is spent on certified organic foods and non-alcoholic beverages. Organic foods now make up 3.3% of total food sales, and on average Canadians spend $184 each week on organic grocery (COTA, 2013).


To learn more about organic in Canada:

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Additional resources

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Canadian organic production information and statistics

    • Statistics Canada. 2017
    • Statistics Canada. 2007
  • [PDF - 162 kB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2015
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2017
  • [PDF - 669 kB]
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2017
  • [PDF - 25 kB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2009
  • [PDF - 214 kB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2009
  • [PDF - 94 kB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2008
  • [PDF - 170 kB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2006
  • [PDF - 1.1 MB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2005
  • [PDF - 268 kB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2004
  • [PDF - 173 kB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2003
  • (with a section on organic corn production)
    • Statistics Canada. 2014
    • Western Producer. 2012
    • Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. 2007

  • Includes organic production statistics from the latest census
    • Statistics Canada. 2017
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2016
  • [PDF - 2.6 MB]
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2016
  • [PDF – 6.3 MB]
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2017
    • Statistics Canada. 2009
    • Prairie Organic Grain Initiative. 2017
  • [PDF - 165 kB]
    • Canadian Organic Growers. 2015
  • (including 2011 statistics on organic farming in Canada)
    • Statistics Canada. 2012

Canadian organic market information

  • [PDF - 2.4 MB]
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2013
  • [PDF - 1.0 MB]
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2013
  • - April 2012 [PDF - 4.6 MB]
    • Alberta Livestock and Marketing Agency Ltd. 2012
  • [PDF - 306 kB]
    • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2010
  • [PDF – 6.3 MB]
    • Canada Organic Trade Association and The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security. 2014
    • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2010
  • [PDF - 155 kB]
    • Statistics Canada. 2005
    • Organic Value Chain Roundtable. 2013
  • [PDF - 106 kB]
    • OACC. 2007
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2015

    • Organic Alberta, SOD, MOA, COABC. 2014

General information about organic agriculture in Canada

  • [PDF - 538 kB]
    • OACC. 2009
  • [PDF - 156 kB]
    • OACC. 2009
  • Factsheets prepared by the
    • [PDF - 261 kB]
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  • The Globe and Mail's Annual Organic Week Feature
    • [PDF - 4.6 MB]
    • [PDF - 4.3 MB]
    • [PDF - 1.6 MB]
    • [PDF - 4.9 MB]
    • [PDF - 2.2 MB]
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  • [PDF - 5.0MB]
    • Organic Value Chain Roundtable. 2014
  • [PDF - 4.7 MB]
    • Organic Value Chain Roundtable. 2014
  • [PDF - 5.3 MB]
    • Organic Value Chain Roundtable. 2014
    • The Western Producer. 2015
  • [PDF - 5.5 MB]
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2017