Table 34 - Farm business operating expenses, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2000
Variable nameTotal wages and salariesWages and salaries paid to family membersWages and salaries paid to all other persons
Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $
Canada103,2803,324,607,93470,2201,420,570,65360,8991,904,037,281
  Ontario24,0131,118,177,69215,280403,352,39215,427714,825,300
    Southern Ontario Region - (CAR)9,052610,655,7226,017200,362,3605,928410,293,362
      Hamilton Division - (CD)49351,932,77530116,289,46535835,643,310
        Hamilton - (CCS)49351,932,77530116,289,46535835,643,310
      Niagara Regional Municipality - (CD)1,304115,059,13577934,747,76598580,311,370
        Fort Erie - (CCS)30941,49222512,54119428,951
        Port Colborne - (CCS)30873,56918486,53021387,039
        Wainfleet - (CCS)1043,411,960741,977,817641,434,143
        West Lincoln - (CCS)2025,854,6681433,773,6981152,080,970
        Pelham - (CCS)1069,875,292642,868,865887,006,427
        Welland - (CCS)13722,1697235,1569487,013
        Thorold - (CCS)271,676,97318631,324221,045,649
        Niagara Falls - (CCS)29976,05822580,03915396,019
        Niagara-on-the-Lake - (CCS)29029,476,5381548,676,70924720,799,829
        St. Catharines - (CCS)7814,648,467453,431,5776611,216,890
        Lincoln - (CCS)31938,975,0721748,272,57625430,702,496
        Grimsby - (CCS)767,626,877383,300,933654,325,944
      Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality - (CD)1,397113,325,56883230,740,1971,10982,585,371
        Haldimand - (CCS)38714,712,5352455,376,2112549,336,324
        Norfolk - (CCS)1,01098,613,03358725,363,98685573,249,047
      Brant County - (CD)40226,565,9322539,647,47029816,918,462
        Brant - (CCS)140226,565,9322539,647,47029816,918,462
      Oxford County - (CD)1,09855,044,09981024,834,45865230,209,641
        Norwich - (CCS)28414,312,2371935,763,9961948,548,241
        South-West Oxford - (CCS)17714,984,8801324,012,7659910,972,115
        Zorra - (CCS)30411,234,8382286,862,9781794,371,860
        East Zorra-Tavistock - (CCS)1646,747,1891344,457,264872,289,925
        Blandford-Blenheim - (CCS)1697,764,9551233,737,455934,027,500
      Elgin County - (CD)72733,827,81146212,942,06348220,885,748
        Bayham - (CCS)1075,885,894631,941,320813,944,574
        Malahide - (CCS)24410,998,9911574,032,3171646,966,674
        Central Elgin - (CCS)1256,665,817852,821,530843,844,287
        Southwold - (CCS)875,599,550552,093,925563,505,625
        Dutton/Dunwich - (CCS)751,337,74147662,24143675,500
        West Elgin - (CCS)893,339,818551,390,730541,949,088
      Chatham-Kent Division - (CD)92740,888,14164514,711,30651526,176,835
        Chatham-Kent - (CCS)92740,888,14164514,711,30651526,176,835
      Essex County - (CD)74398,066,46152124,192,58847273,873,873
        Leamington - (CCS)22853,883,11016011,098,37018142,784,740
        Kingsville - (CCS)116129,162,0671067,051,59311322,110,474
        Essex - (CCS)924,962,957561,041,064623,921,893
        Amherstburg - (CCS)543,414,401361,364,383282,050,018
        LaSalle - (CCS)1171,931,97210x12x
        Tecumseh - (CCS)311,013,83423x15x
        Lakeshore - (CCS)1603,698,1201302,292,163611,405,957
      Lambton County - (CD)88421,777,36465413,497,6824328,279,682
        St. Clair - (CCS)11472,541,3031031,650,03775891,266
        Dawn-Euphemia - (CCS)951,311,02768913,61840397,409
        Brooke-Alvinston - (CCS)981,629,21775946,39342682,824
        Enniskillen - (CCS)1182,188,472871,349,34847839,124
        Sarnia - (CCS)452,470,737371,350,334271,120,403
        Plympton-Wyoming - (CCS)1482,942,8941031,911,756731,031,138
        Lambton Shores - (CCS)1205,349,797943,284,238732,065,559
        Warwick - (CCS)1133,343,917872,091,958551,251,959
      Middlesex County - (CD)1,07754,168,43676018,759,36662535,409,070
        Southwest Middlesex - (CCS)1142,870,321741,329,585701,540,736
        Strathroy-Caradoc - (CCS)12621,336,482821,514,8968619,821,586
        Thames Centre - (CCS)1745,902,9801223,440,1901062,462,790
        Middlesex Centre - (CCS)2258,219,2161664,558,8311303,660,385
        London - (CCS)835,739,164542,010,414563,728,750
        North Middlesex - (CCS)1755,999,4371343,713,815852,285,622
        Adelaide Metcalfe - (CCS)1142,491,252831,472,431541,018,821
        Lucan Biddulph - (CCS)661,609,58445719,20438890,380
    Western Ontario Region - (CAR)7,352266,890,5124,691105,233,6024,520161,656,910
      Peel Regional Municipality - (CD)24821,686,2431515,710,62217315,975,621
        Mississauga - (CCS)112,227,3196365,521101,861,798
        Brampton - (CCS)549,931,330362,881,580417,049,750
        Caledon - (CCS)1839,527,5941092,463,5211227,064,073
      Dufferin County - (CD)2757,342,4591363,376,2171903,966,242
        East Garafraxa - (CCS)44991,68923491,04629500,643
        Amaranth - (CCS)541,006,09729530,77137475,326
        East Luther Grand Valley - (CCS)36547,58124384,43120163,150
        Mono - (CCS)551,084,85718302,83944782,018
        Mulmur - (CCS)32129,5081447,1402382,368
        Melancthon - (CCS)543,582,727281,619,990371,962,737
      Wellington County - (CD)1,00136,242,73465114,235,12658322,007,608
        Puslinch - (CCS)581,346,81230584,79139762,021
        Guelph/Eramosa - (CCS)10415,012,130643,018,3696411,993,761
        Erin - (CCS)893,185,28540933,075722,252,210
        Centre Wellington - (CCS)1844,504,2041222,468,3291072,035,875
        Mapleton - (CCS)2976,699,8892164,467,0821482,232,807
        Minto - (CCS)1162,800,849791,101,677641,699,172
        Wellington North - (CCS)1532,693,5651001,661,803891,031,762
      Halton Regional Municipality - (CD)27132,731,1571636,456,37418726,274,783
        Oakville - (CCS)14448,3817154,26411294,117
        Burlington - (CCS)434,352,972291,914,716282,438,256
        Milton - (CCS)1167,839,725703,140,251824,699,474
        Halton Hills - (CCS)9820,090,079571,247,1436618,842,936
      Waterloo Regional Municipality - (CD)57430,062,81039311,026,29832419,036,512
        North Dumfries - (CCS)498,541,036371,321,463277,219,573
        Cambridge - (CCS)13501,4238399,0348102,389
        Kitchener - (CCS)1101,080,6227357,4517723,171
        Wilmot - (CCS)1327,841,277963,312,417774,528,860
        Wellesley - (CCS)1721,928,3631021,260,397101667,966
        Woolwich - (CCS)19810,170,0891434,375,5361045,794,553
      Perth County - (CD)1,13431,256,74983918,499,19261512,757,557
        Perth South - (CCS)1885,272,2661312,857,1721132,415,094
        West Perth - (CCS)2758,612,2082075,203,0911563,409,117
        Perth East - (CCS)4049,019,0403006,005,3162083,013,724
        North Perth - (CCS)2678,353,2352014,433,6131383,919,622
      Huron County - (CD)1,28938,970,86085017,665,78478221,305,076
        South Huron - (CCS)13910,543,0791022,778,910787,764,169
        Bluewater - (CCS)1423,736,0841032,146,738791,589,346
        Central Huron - (CCS)1904,763,6221202,086,2781282,677,344
        Huron East - (CCS)2869,281,1762014,800,2391714,480,937
        Howick - (CCS)1202,441,13168913,152761,527,979
        Morris-Turnberry - (CCS)1363,021,194931,855,456741,165,738
        North Huron - (CCS)631,691,935421,087,81240604,123
        Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh - (CCS)2133,492,6391211,997,1991361,495,440
      Bruce County - (CD)86113,829,6505337,941,7655295,887,885
        South Bruce - (CCS)2053,658,2651452,421,5611201,236,704
        Huron-Kinloss - (CCS)1351,560,85781889,19680671,661
        Kincardine - (CCS)1231,900,88370744,975851,155,908
        Brockton - (CCS)1753,458,0591062,003,8561061,454,203
        Arran-Elderslie - (CCS)1241,380,81471847,54379533,271
        Saugeen Shores - (CCS)301,081,53117435,29420646,237
        South Bruce Peninsula - (CCS)46538,70626368,53430170,172
        Northern Bruce Peninsula - (CCS)23250,53517230,806919,729
      Grey County - (CD)86218,017,3934645,527,28558912,490,108
        West Grey - (CCS)1826,664,200100905,3781165,758,822
        Southgate - (CCS)1351,575,31573925,83984649,476
        Grey Highlands - (CCS)1361,494,13177884,71290609,419
        Chatsworth - (CCS)1141,040,72866619,17375421,555
        Blue Mountains - (CCS)823,804,12530717,594773,086,531
        Georgian Highlands - (CCS)1042,419,324581,062,829741,356,495
        Georgian Bluffs - (CCS)1091,019,57060411,76073607,810
      Simcoe County - (CD)83736,750,45751114,794,93954821,955,518
        Adjala-Tosorontio - (CCS)704,710,714451,199,203453,511,511
        Clearview - (CCS)1323,812,182671,431,454962,380,728
        New Tecumseth - (CCS)663,406,279461,258,545452,147,734
        Springwater - (CCS)11092,888,012671,630,414691,257,598
        Bradford West Gwillimbury - (CCS)927,959,777583,117,670664,842,107
        Severn - (CCS)41782,04625252,79026529,256
        Innisfil - (CCS)703,585,633431,543,845462,041,788
        Ramara - (CCS)35535,01422280,86818254,146
        Essa - (CCS)656,671,550442,746,289423,925,261
        Oro-Medonte - (CCS)941,414,35051650,32062764,030
        Tiny - (CCS)41766,95526522,98124243,974
        Tay - (CCS)22217,94517160,560957,385
    Central Ontario Region - (CAR)3,151128,915,4991,78746,369,9752,13982,545,524
      Hastings County - (CD)3996,088,2762173,184,2712772,904,005
        Tyendinaga - (CCS)42302,99022169,90325133,087
        Belleville - (CCS)42685,15125326,64225358,509
        Quinte West - (CCS)982,179,590561,200,40577979,185
        Stirling-Rawdon - (CCS)731,249,64950687,99939561,650
        Centre Hastings - (CCS)35426,51617276,54523149,971
        Tweed - (CCS)36899,41818405,58829493,830
        Madoc - (CCS)36177,7501586,7882990,962
        Marmora - (CCS)725,7892x6x
        Faraday - (CCS)15x2x4x
        Bancroft - (CCS)5x4x4x
        Carlow/Mayo - (CCS)922,02933,100618,929
        Hastings Highlands - (CCS)1141,8933x10x
      Prince Edward Division - (CD)23814,041,9141402,546,84116111,495,073
        Prince Edward - (CCS)23814,041,9141402,546,84116111,495,073
      Northumberland County - (CD)40715,046,1662386,796,8492808,249,317
        Brighton - (CCS)543,318,525362,528,36538790,160
        Cramahe - (CCS)421,061,82016607,44432454,376
        Hamilton - (CCS)591,379,24332692,03741687,206
        Port Hope and Hope - (CCS)615,487,223391,532,977433,954,246
        Alnwick/Haldimand - (CCS)681,862,28839659,894441,202,394
        Campbellford/Seymour,Percy,Hastings - (CCS)1231,937,06776776,132821,160,935
      Peterborough County - (CD)4096,129,8192363,346,1842682,783,635
        Asphodel-Norwood - (CCS)62812,51133442,69546369,816
        Otonabee-South Monaghan - (CCS)921,765,81254884,28060881,532
        Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan - (CCS)801,377,99341817,56258560,431
        Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield - (CCS)1791,319,83053641,50348678,327
        Douro-Dummer - (CCS)70730,04241503,69841226,344
        Havelock-Belmont-Methuen - (CCS)1789,772827,3601262,412
        Galway-Cavendish and Harvey - (CCS)1933,859629,08634,773
      Kawartha Lakes Division - (CD)4105,572,4032262,660,1392502,912,264
        Kawartha Lakes - (CCS)4105,572,4032262,660,1392502,912,264
      Durham Regional Municipality - (CD)65242,959,39738915,151,71744727,807,680
        Pickering - (CCS)267,941,17112x22x
        Whitby - (CCS)1439,803,229301,418,578308,384,651
        Oshawa - (CCS)253,057,21513x18x
        Clarington - (CCS)1908,046,6331062,660,9911355,385,642
        Scugog - (CCS)1464,848,221932,509,845942,338,376
        Uxbridge - (CCS)1036,929,946611,322,677695,607,269
        Brock - (CCS)1192,332,982741,431,03079901,952
      York Regional Municipality - (CD)147235,889,81225911,775,44334924,114,369
        Vaughan - (CCS)1505,586,319322,189,058343,397,261
        Markham - (CCS)362,355,65017799,739301,555,911
        Richmond Hill - (CCS)1181,845,1244185,000171,660,124
        Whitchurch-Stouffville - (CCS)964,554,848461,900,240712,654,608
        King - (CCS)15210,354,003873,085,5191137,268,484
        East Gwillimbury - (CCS)699,066,429392,500,750496,565,679
        Georgina - (CCS)512,127,439341,115,137351,012,302
      Muskoka District Municipality - (CD)451,210,60319314,54932896,054
        Gravenhurst - (CCS)918,6223x7x
        Bracebridge - (CCS)1733,3153x5x
        Huntsville - (CCS)1478,5159x7x
        Muskoka Lakes - (CCS)1151,080,1514x13x
      Haliburton County - (CD)1756,124817,6061238,518
        Minden Hills - (CCS)933,3305x7x
        Dysart and Others - (CCS)1822,7943x5x
      Parry Sound District - (CD)1021,920,98555576,376631,344,609
        Seguin - (CCS)4x4x1x
        Perry - (CCS)1948,1483x7x
        Armour - (CCS)45,6572x2x
        Ryerson - (CCS)2x002x
        McKellar - (CCS)15x2x44,735
        Whitestone - (CCS)45,1043x1x
        Magnetawan - (CCS)12x8x7x
        Strong - (CCS)840,2443x7x
        Machar - (CCS)1827,0484x5x
        Powassan - (CCS)20130,8681357,4111173,457
        Nipissing - (CCS)115x7x10x
        Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part - (CCS)1161,517633,800627,717
    Eastern Ontario Region - (CAR)3,60790,536,8902,28342,363,3492,27448,173,541
      Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties - (CD)90019,115,38761011,744,4625527,370,925
        South Glengarry - (CCS)1744,085,3081302,877,9891051,207,319
        South Stormont - (CCS)1681,428,68651977,53335451,153
        South Dundas - (CCS)1293,372,040821,494,028821,878,012
        North Dundas - (CCS)2214,187,8561432,449,0021431,738,854
        North Stormont - (CCS)1552,990,9341112,091,44083899,494
        North Glengarry - (CCS)1533,050,563931,854,4701041,196,093
      Prescott and Russell United Counties - (CD)55315,772,9303819,449,1223516,323,808
        East Hawkesbury - (CCS)812,058,434551,391,99957666,435
        Champlain - (CCS)601,572,72937948,39235624,337
        Alfred and Plantagenet - (CCS)862,748,005601,288,689461,459,316
        The Nation Municipality - (CCS)1936,564,1841383,950,7491302,613,435
        Clarence-Rockland - (CCS)571,169,19940696,29838472,901
        Russell - (CCS)761,660,379511,172,99545487,384
      Ottawa Division - (CD)51923,413,4163328,050,56633515,362,850
        Ottawa - (CCS)51923,413,4163328,050,56633515,362,850
      Leeds and Grenville United Counties - (CD)48614,514,9392714,077,15431710,437,785
        Edwardsburgh/Cardinal - (CCS)461,148,66929558,36126590,308
        Augusta - (CCS)48949,40519436,33739513,068
        Elizabethtown-Kitley - (CCS)777,545,66346579,114526,966,549
        Front of Yonge - (CCS)19226,80015202,940723,860
        Leeds and the Thousand Islands - (CCS)962,060,93255970,512611,090,420
        Rideau Lakes - (CCS)991,002,48359509,63762492,846
        Athens - (CCS)21305,45011201,35914104,091
        Merrickville-Wolford - (CCS)25430,92113330,39116100,530
        North Grenville - (CCS)55844,61624288,50340556,113
      Lanark County - (CD)2914,042,7331681,910,1571872,132,576
        Montague - (CCS)22449,23210144,13615305,096
        Drummond/North Elmsley - (CCS)47857,15026383,52032473,630
        Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke - (CCS)45450,14028253,71527196,425
        Beckwith - (CCS)32479,15021246,62221232,528
        Mississippi Mills - (CCS)911,208,07756673,53253534,545
        Lanark Highlands - (CCS)54598,98427208,63239390,352
      Frontenac County - (CD)2243,593,2591492,035,9951341,557,264
        Frontenac Islands - (CCS)33425,91819231,61620194,302
        Kingston - (CCS)791,737,931591,042,91945695,012
        South Frontenac - (CCS)911,297,47459715,10557582,369
        Central Frontenac - (CCS)18x10x10x
        North Frontenac - (CCS)3x2x2x
      Lennox and Addington County - (CD)2095,551,5641172,366,2651433,185,299
        Loyalist - (CCS)51x25x41x
        Greater Napanee - (CCS)882,544,07752820,960561,723,117
        Stone Mills - (CCS)641,883,237371,128,83242754,405
        Addington Highlands - (CCS)6x3x4x
      Renfrew County - (CD)4254,532,6622552,729,6282551,803,034
        McNab/Braeside - (CCS)46235,97224108,47430127,498
        Greater Madawaska - (CCS)10x4x723,872
        Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan - (CCS)22x1884,8017x
        Madawaska Valley - (CCS)8x4x5x
        Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards - (CCS)1566,566844,9941021,572
        Bonnechere Valley - (CCS)42238,22127138,16822100,053
        Admaston/Bromley - (CCS)761,452,540541,058,29446394,246
        Horton - (CCS)17212,8546144,8001568,054
        Whitewater Region - (CCS)971,111,57956656,48459455,095
        North Algona Wilberforce - (CCS)3479,4671745,6092233,858
        Laurentian Valley - (CCS)49740,00833331,93126408,077
        Laurentian Hills - (CCS)19x4x6x
    Northern Ontario Region - (CAR)85121,179,0695029,023,10656612,155,963
      Nipissing District - (CD)941,135,79464609,38657526,408
        Calvin - (CCS)1838,930423,600615,330
        Bonfield - (CCS)652,1644x2x
        Chisholm - (CCS)18235,8821180,16610155,716
        East Ferris - (CCS)18171,8526x5x
        West Nipissing - (CCS)54636,96639409,81234227,154
      Manitoulin District - (CD)94530,76240294,94666235,816
        Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands - (CCS)81416,38335x54x
        Gordon - (CCS)113114,3795x12x
      Sudbury District - (CD)501,960,76131464,861281,495,900
        French River - (CCS)13x10x8x
        St.-Charles - (CCS)991,729761,320330,409
        Markstay-Warren - (CCS)115x7x8x
        Sables-Spanish Rivers - (CCS)13x7233,5169x
      Greater Sudbury Division - (CD)641,745,32832582,210511,163,118
        Greater Sudbury - (CCS)641,745,32832582,210511,163,118
      Timiskaming District - (CD)1863,839,9871112,328,0041271,511,983
        Haileybury - (CCS)5x4x2x
        Harris - (CCS)4x2x3x
        Dymond - (CCS)12368,0038256,7559111,248
        Hudson - (CCS)875,081536,408438,673
        Kerns - (CCS)20319,71011211,93314107,777
        Harley - (CCS)871,38900871,389
        Casey - (CCS)16452,47012322,32011130,150
        Brethour - (CCS)731,4252x6x
        Hilliard - (CCS)13146,0077118,765927,242
        Armstrong - (CCS)251,242,44617761,45818480,988
        Dack - (CCS)1075,033637,785637,248
        Evanturel - (CCS)14221,16611161,6721059,494
        Chamberlain - (CCS)8x4x5x
        Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part - (CCS)36554,82722354,64622200,181
      Cochrane District - (CD)581,517,76333359,877391,157,886
        Timmins - (CCS)10332,0867137,6628194,424
        Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part - (CCS)481,185,67726222,21531963,462
      Algoma District - (CD)1032,809,56053651,672772,157,888
        St. Joseph - (CCS)118344,1417218,81515125,326
        Laird - (CCS)117321,77914137,25210184,527
        Johnson - (CCS)10140,722479,034961,688
        Plummer Additional - (CCS)832,80333,756629,047
        Huron Shores - (CCS)23169,037972,2861896,751
        Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional - (CCS)663,3054x3x
        Sault Ste. Marie - (CCS)10x5x7x
        Algoma, Unorganized, North Part - (CCS)11x7x9x
      Thunder Bay District - (CD)985,508,245682,594,711682,913,534
        Neebing - (CCS)11418,6818x7x
        Thunder Bay - (CCS)141,212,9119342,2079870,704
        Oliver Paipoonge - (CCS)532,947,132421,810,398381,136,734
        O'Connor - (CCS)1621,6523x5x
        Thunder Bay, Unorganized - (CCS)14907,8696110,6859797,184
      Rainy River District - (CD)781,150,43553688,22636462,209
        Alberton - (CCS)693,470342,400451,070
        La Vallee - (CCS)657,5583x4x
        Emo - (CCS)58,52635,36133,165
        Chapple - (CCS)22193,10316182,356610,747
        Morley - (CCS)11131,3899x4x
        Dawson - (CCS)15320,69710182,3268138,371
        Rainy River, Unorganized - (CCS)113345,6929x7x
      Kenora District - (CD)26980,43417449,21317531,221
        Kenora, Unorganized - (CCS)26980,43417449,21317531,221
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.