Title page

Contents

Acknowledgements 4

Highlights 5

Introduction 6

1. Portrait of Ontario farms whose main operator is French-speaking 6

1.1. Operating arrangements 7

1.2. Type of farm 8

1.3. Age group and generational profile of operators 9

1.4. Land tenure 10

1.5. Total farm area 11

1.6. Total gross farm receipts 12

1.7. Total farm capital 13

2. Social, economic and linguistic profile of French-speaking workers in Ontario's agriculture industry 14

2.1. Age group 17

2.2. Sex 19

2.3. Place of birth 19

2.4. Indigenous identity 21

2.5. Education 22

2.6. Class of worker 25

2.7. Employment income 27

2.8. Languages used at work 31

3. Social, economic and linguistic profile of French-speaking workers in Ontario's agri-food industry 34

3.1. Age group 37

3.2. Sex 39

3.3. Place of birth 40

3.4. Indigenous identity 42

3.5. Education 43

3.6. Class of worker 45

3.7. Employment income 45

3.8. Industry 49

3.9. Languages used at work 52

Conclusion 55

Glossary 56

Appendix 58

Table 1/Table 1.2. Farms classified by farm type and by first official language spoken (FOLS) of the main operator, Ontario, 2016 8

Table 2. First official language spoken (FOLS) of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over, by census agricultural region, Ontario, 2006 and 2016 14

Table 3. First official language spoken (FOLS) of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over, by census agricultural region, Ontario, 2006 and 2016 34

Charts

Chart 1.1. Farms classified by operating arrangements and first official language spoken (FOLS) of the main operator, Ontario, 2016 7

Chart 1.2/Chart 1.3. Farms classified by operators' age group and first official language spoken (FOLS) of the main operator, Ontario, 2016 9

Chart 1.3/Chart 1.4. Percentage of farms by land tenure and first official language spoken (FOLS) of the main operator, Ontario, 2016 10

Chart 1.4/Chart 1.5. Farms classified by total farm area and first official language spoken (FOLS) of the main operator, Ontario, 2016 11

Chart 1.5/Chart 1.6. Farms classified by total gross farm receipts and first official language spoken (FOLS) of the main operator, Ontario, 2016 12

Chart 1.6/Chart 1.7. Farms classified by total farm capital and first official language spoken (FOLS) of the main operator, Ontario, 2016 13

Chart 2.1.1. Age group of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 17

Chart 2.1.2. Age group of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 18

Chart 2.1.3. Age group of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 18

Chart 2.3.1. Place of birth of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 19

Chart 2.3.2. Place of birth of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 20

Chart 2.3.3. Place of birth of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 21

Chart 2.5.1. Highest certificate, diploma or degree of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 22

Chart 2.5.2. Highest certificate, diploma or degree of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 23

Chart 2.5.3. Highest certificate, diploma or degree of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 24

Chart 2.6.1. Class of worker of agricultural sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 25

Chart 2.6.2. Class of worker of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official langue spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 26

Chart 2.6.3. Class of worker of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 27

Chart 2.7.1. Employment income of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario,2006 and 2016 28

Chart 2.7.2. Employment income of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 29

Chart 2.7.3. Employment income of agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 30

Chart 2.8.1. Language(s) used at work by agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 31

Chart 2.8.2. Language(s) used at work by agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 32

Chart 2.8.3. Language(s) used at work by agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 33

Chart 3.1.1. Age group of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 37

Chart 3.1.2. Age group of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 38

Chart 3.1.3. Age group of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 39

Chart 3.3.1. Place of birth of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 40

Chart 3.3.2. Place of birth of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 41

Chart 3.3.3. Place of birth of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 42

Chart 3.5.1. Highest certificate, diploma or degree of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 43

Chart 3.5.2. Highest certificate, diploma or degree of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 44

Chart 3.5.3. Highest certificate, diploma or degree of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 45

Chart 3.7.2. Employment income of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 47

Chart 3.7.3. Employment income of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 48

Chart 3.8.1. Industry of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 49

Chart 3.8.2. Industry of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 50

Chart 3.8.3. Industry of agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 51

Chart 3.9.1. Language(s) used at work by agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Ontario, 2006 and 2016 52

Chart 3.9.2. Language(s) used at work by agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Eastern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 53

Chart 3.9.3. Language(s) used at work by agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over by first official language spoken (FOLS), Northern Ontario census agricultural region, 2006 and 2016 54

Maps

Map 2.a. Percentage change from 2006 to 2016 of the French-speaking population aged 15 or over who worked in the agriculture sector, Ontario census agricultural regions (CARs) 15

Map 2.b. Number of French-speaking agriculture sector workers aged 15 or over, Ontario census subdivisions (CSDs), 2016 16

Map 3.a. Percentage change from 2006 to 2016 of the French-speaking population aged 15 or over who worked in the agri-food sector, Ontario census agricultural regions (CARs) 35

Map 3.b. Number of French-speaking agri-food sector workers aged 15 or over, Ontario census subdivisions (CSDs), 2016 36

Table A.1. List of industries in the agriculture sector, 2006 and 2016 58

Table A.2. List of industries in the agri-food sector, 2006 and 2016 59