Table 34 - Farm business operating expenses, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2000
Variable nameLivestock and poultry purchasesVeterinary services, drugs, etc.Custom work and contract work2
Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $
Canada99,3956,384,037,876142,614572,908,674138,9771,359,903,463
  Ontario24,2521,220,075,37834,659151,989,41135,004361,476,583
    Southern Ontario Region - (CAR)5,283325,670,6467,35038,011,27311,823160,402,660
      Hamilton Division - (CD)32816,617,9634712,158,4784854,889,884
        Hamilton - (CCS)32816,617,9634712,158,4784854,889,884
      Niagara Regional Municipality - (CD)58130,836,7417032,827,2431,02515,417,313
        Fort Erie - (CCS)28727,81235114,09921125,385
        Port Colborne - (CCS)281,009,7972751,03032119,650
        Wainfleet - (CCS)792,219,442102409,904107934,612
        West Lincoln - (CCS)2388,632,283276885,2852371,370,810
        Pelham - (CCS)481,477,30563244,96793791,661
        Welland - (CCS)793,4006x837,637
        Thorold - (CCS)17416,14321108,73027154,109
        Niagara Falls - (CCS)29706,28328x2478,839
        Niagara-on-the-Lake - (CCS)301,374,74335124,5801744,127,546
        St. Catharines - (CCS)4122,36599,07138748,073
        Lincoln - (CCS)5113,101,07270704,9192226,545,036
        Grimsby - (CCS)22956,0963189,23842383,955
      Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality - (CD)60835,426,3049213,014,3121,63723,794,018
        Haldimand - (CCS)38727,404,5135502,187,8755354,274,678
        Norfolk - (CCS)2218,021,791371826,4371,10219,519,340
      Brant County - (CD)2016,514,4793521,860,3645085,154,919
        Brant - (CCS)12016,514,4793521,860,3645085,154,919
      Oxford County - (CD)92863,920,4721,32011,298,0301,54324,310,780
        Norwich - (CCS)19414,934,6232811,866,5393854,491,200
        South-West Oxford - (CCS)18514,007,8322572,885,0782763,407,048
        Zorra - (CCS)25417,575,2913693,212,9894164,984,815
        East Zorra-Tavistock - (CCS)1528,040,1182162,212,8962299,335,149
        Blandford-Blenheim - (CCS)1439,362,6081971,120,5282372,092,568
      Elgin County - (CD)48623,881,3466623,368,1301,0298,585,929
        Bayham - (CCS)491,103,25475298,8181461,243,240
        Malahide - (CCS)15610,710,7362001,302,2182732,792,487
        Central Elgin - (CCS)601,813,82685547,7091581,229,070
        Southwold - (CCS)654,010,945107621,8311651,306,907
        Dutton/Dunwich - (CCS)783,746,637104270,5461451,151,635
        West Elgin - (CCS)782,495,94891327,008142862,590
      Chatham-Kent Division - (CD)36734,034,2254521,966,2721,45934,579,187
        Chatham-Kent - (CCS)36734,034,2254521,966,2721,45934,579,187
      Essex County - (CD)1705,370,1932491,147,10893616,828,487
        Leamington - (CCS)291,619,09832118,5462008,439,270
        Kingsville - (CCS)134667,06944115,1521754,028,458
        Essex - (CCS)28295,07456300,5661351,449,116
        Amherstburg - (CCS)181,070,40128134,45295633,499
        LaSalle - (CCS)15154,500653,11720263,798
        Tecumseh - (CCS)14498,6002060,03853430,692
        Lakeshore - (CCS)421,065,45163365,2372581,583,654
      Lambton County - (CD)68342,831,3639163,478,9151,49510,042,875
        St. Clair - (CCS)11257,885,943170627,8633421,902,815
        Dawn-Euphemia - (CCS)884,228,449116224,1062071,665,352
        Brooke-Alvinston - (CCS)765,722,75595292,5901621,239,415
        Enniskillen - (CCS)874,011,358129333,7112031,442,913
        Sarnia - (CCS)301,647,72542173,62964362,085
        Plympton-Wyoming - (CCS)1039,345,731147619,149197982,530
        Lambton Shores - (CCS)643,442,08287613,7771551,190,217
        Warwick - (CCS)1106,547,320130594,0901651,257,548
      Middlesex County - (CD)93166,237,5601,3046,892,4211,70616,799,268
        Southwest Middlesex - (CCS)1123,313,588155412,6882161,301,592
        Strathroy-Caradoc - (CCS)758,875,938107564,1911672,456,606
        Thames Centre - (CCS)1585,797,6042431,369,8582842,172,899
        Middlesex Centre - (CCS)1688,241,2922451,519,1773363,550,203
        London - (CCS)481,176,43284395,78896718,327
        North Middlesex - (CCS)18528,681,9642341,383,6293153,479,352
        Adelaide Metcalfe - (CCS)1256,225,421155685,0581802,004,294
        Lucan Biddulph - (CCS)603,925,32181562,0321121,115,995
    Western Ontario Region - (CAR)9,835677,247,42813,16863,957,33012,417126,036,807
      Peel Regional Municipality - (CD)19917,443,4303173,364,5842304,530,728
        Mississauga - (CCS)2x313,265514,300
        Brampton - (CCS)30x451,210,348372,500,208
        Caledon - (CCS)16711,416,8982692,140,9711882,016,220
      Dufferin County - (CD)39110,699,3396081,648,6484833,032,731
        East Garafraxa - (CCS)563,148,38483327,93173741,857
        Amaranth - (CCS)962,977,501143445,996110523,112
        East Luther Grand Valley - (CCS)411,186,78464237,82357412,971
        Mono - (CCS)59687,643105253,83477427,073
        Mulmur - (CCS)62890,21798151,75679238,862
        Melancthon - (CCS)771,808,810115231,30887688,856
      Wellington County - (CD)1,44187,634,7871,9309,836,4991,75212,447,004
        Puslinch - (CCS)561,915,20393351,22277398,278
        Guelph/Eramosa - (CCS)1156,823,207166934,2651731,683,296
        Erin - (CCS)1142,708,9532061,183,075141574,523
        Centre Wellington - (CCS)22814,586,3762911,238,5942881,970,214
        Mapleton - (CCS)49435,272,0775833,647,9335614,350,992
        Minto - (CCS)16714,465,2832231,057,5121991,481,519
        Wellington North - (CCS)26711,863,6883681,423,8983131,988,182
      Halton Regional Municipality - (CD)21710,744,0853171,993,9612993,425,505
        Oakville - (CCS)8326,67814x1577,536
        Burlington - (CCS)353,666,32643x421,214,920
        Milton - (CCS)943,452,8981351,166,190112803,529
        Halton Hills - (CCS)803,298,183125654,9391301,329,520
      Waterloo Regional Municipality - (CD)959115,477,4561,0917,213,9421,11210,714,526
        North Dumfries - (CCS)539,601,37574466,02177700,442
        Cambridge - (CCS)143,511,20817x22x
        Kitchener - (CCS)1101,440,74415x18x
        Wilmot - (CCS)12636,423,4021641,114,5041761,720,555
        Wellesley - (CCS)40334,793,9584442,618,3554252,630,463
        Woolwich - (CCS)35329,706,7693772,458,8513943,314,307
      Perth County - (CD)1,36299,603,2371,75712,125,3821,98026,764,362
        Perth South - (CCS)17012,016,9772601,866,7843003,540,849
        West Perth - (CCS)29421,392,2443673,010,5824687,104,900
        Perth East - (CCS)55831,125,3116854,070,3497566,359,215
        North Perth - (CCS)34035,068,7054453,177,6674569,759,398
      Huron County - (CD)1,463134,222,2391,82711,644,1642,12534,454,362
        South Huron - (CCS)16021,008,2421851,154,9922596,397,180
        Bluewater - (CCS)1166,134,752140757,5872172,221,079
        Central Huron - (CCS)18913,420,846226969,9473003,471,987
        Huron East - (CCS)27428,600,6033453,631,9224587,520,745
        Howick - (CCS)19017,861,8392431,270,5262241,525,613
        Morris-Turnberry - (CCS)18115,526,7512501,350,5682523,589,191
        North Huron - (CCS)987,180,580116426,7021051,082,329
        Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh - (CCS)25524,488,6263222,081,9203108,646,238
      Bruce County - (CD)1,31894,941,3081,7486,159,1231,5649,560,580
        South Bruce - (CCS)27410,597,4093971,655,8933572,252,952
        Huron-Kinloss - (CCS)1929,863,341240719,5562461,869,888
        Kincardine - (CCS)2049,075,967252801,9912451,511,242
        Brockton - (CCS)24925,940,2033361,459,2893181,874,220
        Arran-Elderslie - (CCS)22932,074,0942691,006,5492331,337,610
        Saugeen Shores - (CCS)381,235,98263138,85253216,339
        South Bruce Peninsula - (CCS)852,238,718120252,74971318,737
        Northern Bruce Peninsula - (CCS)473,915,59471124,24441179,592
      Grey County - (CD)1,47367,919,3182,0615,330,8161,58511,659,477
        West Grey - (CCS)35023,541,3694871,571,1513895,023,228
        Southgate - (CCS)29015,910,4493741,029,4142941,968,899
        Grey Highlands - (CCS)2328,283,530368872,8372721,175,772
        Chatsworth - (CCS)2217,766,205311648,418204801,871
        Blue Mountains - (CCS)45575,41765230,31195919,014
        Georgian Highlands - (CCS)1703,352,537234457,743174699,792
        Georgian Bluffs - (CCS)1658,489,811222520,9421571,070,901
      Simcoe County - (CD)1,01238,562,2291,5124,640,2111,2879,447,532
        Adjala-Tosorontio - (CCS)742,131,167128438,065103940,463
        Clearview - (CCS)15614,408,090216675,2561971,252,372
        New Tecumseth - (CCS)511,658,70383219,680901,004,183
        Springwater - (CCS)11317,451,942196775,0701781,004,211
        Bradford West Gwillimbury - (CCS)40948,44166212,51088802,476
        Severn - (CCS)861,319,607123253,48680295,142
        Innisfil - (CCS)712,607,00094519,840941,233,135
        Ramara - (CCS)943,162,629130242,40780285,422
        Essa - (CCS)712,081,105106404,3341061,543,331
        Oro-Medonte - (CCS)1612,256,212245551,372180765,020
        Tiny - (CCS)39294,20570180,04059239,976
        Tay - (CCS)38243,12855168,1513281,801
    Central Ontario Region - (CAR)3,95693,763,2465,87019,147,0874,50634,263,232
      Hastings County - (CD)5598,225,4258272,537,2156272,934,723
        Tyendinaga - (CCS)781,082,558124262,62492234,124
        Belleville - (CCS)481,050,86087346,29075353,185
        Quinte West - (CCS)1121,937,997169822,123129883,078
        Stirling-Rawdon - (CCS)811,769,560124495,538102529,054
        Centre Hastings - (CCS)31623,19563155,86550228,395
        Tweed - (CCS)721,034,74294229,78873384,795
        Madoc - (CCS)58478,88670146,06557189,496
        Marmora - (CCS)2250,7053026,1321653,418
        Faraday - (CCS)1841,0991314,0713x
        Bancroft - (CCS)1696,212108,958617,529
        Carlow/Mayo - (CCS)1328,8411710,19612x
        Hastings Highlands - (CCS)2030,7702619,5651242,495
      Prince Edward Division - (CD)2173,494,7493261,205,5622811,430,781
        Prince Edward - (CCS)2173,494,7493261,205,5622811,430,781
      Northumberland County - (CD)47318,086,6827252,353,4026296,812,258
        Brighton - (CCS)49x77356,26176416,039
        Cramahe - (CCS)532,444,26779155,63166455,800
        Hamilton - (CCS)60x103327,97492628,397
        Port Hope and Hope - (CCS)68916,03698334,639923,614,259
        Alnwick/Haldimand - (CCS)821,739,347132340,454103533,605
        Campbellford/Seymour,Percy,Hastings - (CCS)1611,818,118236838,4432001,164,158
      Peterborough County - (CD)5609,630,7228602,338,9486052,558,292
        Asphodel-Norwood - (CCS)773,014,460116472,93182517,949
        Otonabee-South Monaghan - (CCS)1352,811,539208510,956152647,076
        Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan - (CCS)901,585,070142515,925102474,922
        Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield - (CCS)185971,672134362,939105433,859
        Douro-Dummer - (CCS)1231,013,267181345,508121380,062
        Havelock-Belmont-Methuen - (CCS)30123,9114989,9832585,009
        Galway-Cavendish and Harvey - (CCS)120110,8033040,7061819,415
      Kawartha Lakes Division - (CD)76716,900,4401,1342,539,5608253,705,028
        Kawartha Lakes - (CCS)76716,900,4401,1342,539,5608253,705,028
      Durham Regional Municipality - (CD)75420,356,5081,1194,367,4539098,831,235
        Pickering - (CCS)24333,45237111,93131x
        Whitby - (CCS)121639,36534205,26933x
        Oshawa - (CCS)30767,68140266,52429x
        Clarington - (CCS)1924,445,256281859,8202481,481,347
        Scugog - (CCS)1795,807,0332631,117,3922141,602,068
        Uxbridge - (CCS)1463,930,061217701,7541551,082,705
        Brock - (CCS)1624,433,6602471,104,7631991,282,878
      York Regional Municipality - (CD)134115,312,1145193,450,5854477,483,426
        Vaughan - (CCS)133496,01549264,484561,285,755
        Markham - (CCS)312,569,43740185,82646540,228
        Richmond Hill - (CCS)19x16154,2771274,759
        Whitchurch-Stouffville - (CCS)515,534,18078508,954691,106,644
        King - (CCS)862,804,1841361,421,7371222,158,953
        East Gwillimbury - (CCS)632,636,98199617,231701,391,036
        Georgina - (CCS)68x101298,07672926,051
      Muskoka District Municipality - (CD)87276,618107128,75954130,991
        Gravenhurst - (CCS)1651,0362014,51477,361
        Bracebridge - (CCS)12042,5602530,6561019,196
        Huntsville - (CCS)2791,4323029,9162139,353
        Muskoka Lakes - (CCS)12491,5903253,6731665,081
      Haliburton County - (CD)3593,3833923,7862364,255
        Minden Hills - (CCS)2374,2152815,2101457,158
        Dysart and Others - (CCS)11219,168118,57697,097
      Parry Sound District - (CD)1631,386,605214201,817106312,243
        Seguin - (CCS)519,15613x31,680
        Perry - (CCS)111x62,4822x
        Armour - (CCS)63,933612,8691012,436
        Ryerson - (CCS)621,643145,04042,683
        McKellar - (CCS)11142,297168,80133,100
        Whitestone - (CCS)749,029113,9995x
        Magnetawan - (CCS)17x21x11x
        Strong - (CCS)1654,7692110,4101418,521
        Machar - (CCS)11418,3311210,1631113,519
        Powassan - (CCS)2758,2994572,3321935,019
        Nipissing - (CCS)126421,83825x13162,387
        Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part - (CCS)1730,8982411,9691119,069
    Eastern Ontario Region - (CAR)3,986106,912,2386,48127,262,2415,22736,174,380
      Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties - (CD)77816,266,7011,2948,023,0741,34211,964,769
        South Glengarry - (CCS)1242,444,5162071,376,9312302,185,158
        South Stormont - (CCS)1891,035,654153543,2981231,033,332
        South Dundas - (CCS)1064,574,6121731,596,8471921,703,719
        North Dundas - (CCS)1903,937,3212931,902,4333113,200,071
        North Stormont - (CCS)1191,091,7342051,437,8822202,053,897
        North Glengarry - (CCS)1503,182,8642631,165,6832661,788,592
      Prescott and Russell United Counties - (CD)5119,875,5167985,548,5417647,048,363
        East Hawkesbury - (CCS)73850,700126854,9731171,007,859
        Champlain - (CCS)50518,97686494,79873521,873
        Alfred and Plantagenet - (CCS)902,778,959140728,046119750,165
        The Nation Municipality - (CCS)1743,413,9892422,066,0432602,785,671
        Clarence-Rockland - (CCS)63958,592102476,22089874,647
        Russell - (CCS)611,354,300102928,4611061,108,148
      Ottawa Division - (CD)5557,954,8058643,699,2467626,067,688
        Ottawa - (CCS)5557,954,8058643,699,2467626,067,688
      Leeds and Grenville United Counties - (CD)55644,608,2999303,342,8376934,511,726
        Edwardsburgh/Cardinal - (CCS)50x93x73573,471
        Augusta - (CCS)51x89x64212,849
        Elizabethtown-Kitley - (CCS)106x173x1211,683,704
        Front of Yonge - (CCS)21x31119,23423102,606
        Leeds and the Thousand Islands - (CCS)1021,751,184177678,154130564,557
        Rideau Lakes - (CCS)114x186665,982136567,381
        Athens - (CCS)24x34182,28024128,808
        Merrickville-Wolford - (CCS)33x53x38171,601
        North Grenville - (CCS)55x94456,27884506,749
      Lanark County - (CD)3704,686,5646721,573,7004671,605,851
        Montague - (CCS)32181,63262101,14634149,018
        Drummond/North Elmsley - (CCS)881,523,738142371,77293197,649
        Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke - (CCS)61442,733122312,12581271,492
        Beckwith - (CCS)331,068,84868167,36651192,811
        Mississippi Mills - (CCS)1101,316,008191486,961156651,237
        Lanark Highlands - (CCS)46153,60587134,33052143,644
      Frontenac County - (CD)3055,775,8575121,324,2043021,077,984
        Frontenac Islands - (CCS)45778,42962196,89740140,439
        Kingston - (CCS)793,704,047150505,378101450,596
        South Frontenac - (CCS)1371,013,822214561,642122426,089
        Central Frontenac - (CCS)39x7855,8613045,612
        North Frontenac - (CCS)5x84,426915,248
      Lennox and Addington County - (CD)2827,506,7514551,716,7092871,398,165
        Loyalist - (CCS)63289,762102262,01267x
        Greater Napanee - (CCS)923,685,219156831,114100627,307
        Stone Mills - (CCS)1203,502,426185617,259115549,229
        Addington Highlands - (CCS)729,344126,3245x
      Renfrew County - (CD)62910,237,7459562,033,9306102,499,834
        McNab/Braeside - (CCS)51320,23195131,38259227,987
        Greater Madawaska - (CCS)23124,29527x1410,971
        Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan - (CCS)33252,7495075,0762267,118
        Madawaska Valley - (CCS)99,052196,406618,234
        Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards - (CCS)2262,8263614,9081641,428
        Bonnechere Valley - (CCS)541,065,1787881,58353149,373
        Admaston/Bromley - (CCS)1114,025,571159606,820112646,088
        Horton - (CCS)33283,1035563,78135111,169
        Whitewater Region - (CCS)1662,893,258238673,984172786,628
        North Algona Wilberforce - (CCS)49228,1017453,9533648,485
        Laurentian Valley - (CCS)68955,998114301,31175354,950
        Laurentian Hills - (CCS)11017,38311x1037,403
    Northern Ontario Region - (CAR)1,19216,481,8201,7903,611,4801,0314,599,504
      Nipissing District - (CD)1281,595,889186362,003113389,880
        Calvin - (CCS)12056,7622730,28955,407
        Bonfield - (CCS)1939,4632414,6631420,772
        Chisholm - (CCS)24945,2602950,9102557,895
        East Ferris - (CCS)11369,182164,68545,534
        West Nipissing - (CCS)52485,22290261,45665300,272
      Manitoulin District - (CD)1503,619,265226291,647114216,441
        Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands - (CCS)1283,139,840191228,39395185,013
        Gordon - (CCS)122479,4253563,2541931,428
      Sudbury District - (CD)62508,690118246,85248130,977
        French River - (CCS)16223,4832465,7541232,157
        St.-Charles - (CCS)938,7961748,671815,112
        Markstay-Warren - (CCS)11980,0503774,6221343,246
        Sables-Spanish Rivers - (CCS)18166,3614057,8051540,462
      Greater Sudbury Division - (CD)54178,60580124,71337124,338
        Greater Sudbury - (CCS)54178,60580124,71337124,338
      Timiskaming District - (CD)2724,694,0673911,214,3612861,668,004
        Haileybury - (CCS)922,7201410,287835,106
        Harris - (CCS)13299,1851616,00988,679
        Dymond - (CCS)20761,93028106,87921151,557
        Hudson - (CCS)20374,0562460,9501849,451
        Kerns - (CCS)24902,73735116,38533216,385
        Harley - (CCS)964,1022241,33616128,001
        Casey - (CCS)11105,3751980,08014174,200
        Brethour - (CCS)16164,8572339,5881020,985
        Hilliard - (CCS)1672,6622369,7162066,068
        Armstrong - (CCS)22545,13029330,18227307,189
        Dack - (CCS)15286,7082540,6311836,706
        Evanturel - (CCS)18339,9612093,18212112,600
        Chamberlain - (CCS)1329,6741929,44916140,378
        Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part - (CCS)66724,97094179,68765220,699
      Cochrane District - (CD)90827,449123149,70072181,010
        Timmins - (CCS)3x931,1301061,143
        Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part - (CCS)87x114118,57062119,867
      Algoma District - (CD)1431,623,627211340,570125443,306
        St. Joseph - (CCS)118173,0032753,5292578,549
        Laird - (CCS)113186,8942057,5811273,152
        Johnson - (CCS)13135,6751733,3461151,060
        Plummer Additional - (CCS)19354,2092129,3721432,193
        Huron Shores - (CCS)32356,7514546,4672975,554
        Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional - (CCS)15170,1621838,139924,165
        Sault Ste. Marie - (CCS)1281,42720x11x
        Algoma, Unorganized, North Part - (CCS)21165,50643x14x
      Thunder Bay District - (CD)96690,981138423,48086618,531
        Neebing - (CCS)1272,6991673,38013104,471
        Thunder Bay - (CCS)614,791623,2855x
        Oliver Paipoonge - (CCS)49544,10069287,66253436,340
        O'Connor - (CCS)11022,4851417,6604x
        Thunder Bay, Unorganized - (CCS)1936,9063321,4931141,089
      Rainy River District - (CD)1572,265,393252370,580125633,731
        Alberton - (CCS)945,2861913,5574x
        La Vallee - (CCS)21489,4733244,3401134,856
        Emo - (CCS)21185,3412731,68012x
        Chapple - (CCS)34353,1605997,76434272,971
        Morley - (CCS)21542,1883074,10018108,648
        Dawson - (CCS)25445,7294270,7582480,878
        Rainy River, Unorganized - (CCS)126204,2164338,38122103,901
      Kenora District - (CD)40477,8546587,57425193,286
        Kenora, Unorganized - (CCS)40477,8546587,57425193,286
Source: Statistics Canada

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Footnotes:
1. Due to confidentiality constraints, the data for one or more adjacent geographic areas having very few farms have been combined with the data from this census consolidated subdivision or census division. For the names of the geographic areas included in this amalgamation and the number of farms in them, click on Geographic area amalgamations.

2. "Custom work and contract work" and "rental and leasing of farm machinery, equipment and vehicles" were separate entries for expenses in 2001; in 1996 they were grouped together. This change limits the comparability of the data between 2001 and previous censuses.