Table 34 - Farm business operating expenses, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2000

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  • 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
      Alberta21,218489,253,01915,670264,084,38110,602225,168,638
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)1,57047,504,7311,24027,515,74170519,988,990
          Division No. 1 - (CD)84426,152,52667015,708,17838210,444,348
            Cypress County - (CCS)42614,615,1343277,821,2802036,793,854
            Forty Mile County No. 8 - (CCS)41811,537,3923437,886,8981793,650,494
          Division No. 4 - (CD)72621,352,20557011,807,5633239,544,642
            Special Area No. 2 - (CCS)25511,297,8152094,734,8501066,562,965
            Special Area No. 3 - (CCS)2935,021,6072293,815,7511231,205,856
            Special Area No. 4 - (CCS)1785,032,7831323,256,962941,775,821
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)3,157120,537,4092,43458,942,4161,62061,594,993
          Division No. 2 - (CD)1,78779,094,4341,38936,338,55793142,755,877
            Warner County No. 5 - (CCS)3068,579,4332475,047,1791493,532,254
            Lethbridge County - (CCS)57330,621,06743113,555,57732117,065,490
            Taber - (CCS)50426,056,47540211,234,07226614,822,403
            Newell County No. 4 - (CCS)40413,837,4593096,501,7291957,335,730
          Division No. 5 - (CD)1,37041,442,9751,04522,603,85968918,839,116
            Vulcan County - (CCS)36610,795,9082896,498,7521674,297,156
            Wheatland County - (CCS)41819,558,0723309,017,12819710,540,944
            Starland County - (CCS)11722,831,5521322,031,17789800,375
            Kneehill County - (CCS)4148,257,4432945,056,8022363,200,641
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)2,69676,632,6431,94935,709,3431,45340,923,300
          Division No. 3 - (CD)86123,782,01165912,451,53442411,330,477
            Cardston County - (CCS)2928,116,4402243,610,5451484,505,895
            Pincher Creek No. 9 - (CCS)2044,305,2271532,335,990881,969,237
            Willow Creek No. 26 - (CCS)36511,360,3442826,504,9991884,855,345
          Division No. 6 - (CD)1,78951,154,7201,26022,548,51999628,606,201
            Foothills No. 31 - (CCS)48516,964,1453486,902,12027710,062,025
            Rocky View No. 44 - (CCS)56018,145,3763927,902,39032010,242,986
            Calgary - (CCS)483,846,56129442,519273,404,042
            Mountain View County - (CCS)69612,198,6384917,301,4903724,897,148
          Division No. 15 - (CD)461,695,91230709,29033986,622
            Bighorn No. 8 - (CCS)21708,73714197,30517511,432
            Ranchland No. 66 - (CCS)125987,17516511,98516475,190
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)1,52528,749,3201,16518,529,19572910,220,125
          Division No. 7 - (CD)1,52528,749,3201,16518,529,19572910,220,125
            Provost No. 52 - (CCS)2605,719,9232083,581,4641092,138,459
            Paintearth County No. 18 - (CCS)2013,460,6381462,054,4401041,406,198
            Stettler County No. 6 - (CCS)3485,959,4492563,809,5001782,149,949
            Flagstaff County - (CCS)4277,401,3373335,052,0172052,349,320
            Wainwright No. 61 - (CCS)2896,207,9732224,031,7741332,176,199
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)2,28233,704,5861,69622,782,6841,09610,921,902
          Division No. 10 - (CD)2,28233,704,5861,69622,782,6841,09610,921,902
            Camrose County No. 22 - (CCS)5188,010,0653925,690,8612682,319,204
            Beaver County - (CCS)3294,220,0202443,020,0551391,199,965
            Minburn County No. 27 - (CCS)3233,814,4152382,787,7421561,026,673
            Vermilion River County No. 24 - (CCS)57011,323,1604397,661,1762743,661,984
            Two Hills County No. 21 - (CCS)2413,375,6921541,527,7011311,847,991
            Lamont County - (CCS)3012,961,2342292,095,149128866,085
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)4,430106,095,0853,23754,587,6012,28151,507,484
          Division No. 8 - (CD)1,82345,729,0231,37323,723,21895322,005,805
            Red Deer County - (CCS)73418,383,1975389,377,9853919,005,212
            Lacombe County - (CCS)55816,943,6234288,510,2152928,433,408
            Ponoka County - (CCS)53110,402,2034075,835,0182704,567,185
          Division No. 9 - (CD)3904,148,6823043,109,3741551,039,308
            Clearwater County - (CCS)3904,148,6823043,109,3741551,039,308
          Division No. 11 - (CD)2,21756,217,3801,56027,755,0091,17328,462,371
            Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - (CCS)4608,978,5293054,571,4172594,407,112
            Leduc County - (CCS)49610,053,8753626,097,7362603,956,139
            Brazeau No. 77 - (CCS)1541,871,9041081,303,28071568,624
            Parkland County - (CCS)3506,779,9162443,601,1491833,178,767
            Strathcona County - (CCS)30213,361,6712054,339,1211739,022,550
            Sturgeon County - (CCS)38712,419,2722886,458,2301905,961,042
            Edmonton - (CCS)682,752,213481,384,076371,368,137
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)2,91437,971,9642,10323,648,1151,36514,323,849
          Division No. 12 - (CD)198111,205,7346836,897,7524814,307,982
            Bonnyville No. 87 - (CCS)3023,708,6982202,180,5441341,528,154
            Lakeland County - (CCS)11491,368,4771121,067,00367301,474
            St. Paul County No. 19 - (CCS)3384,207,9672292,565,5241741,642,443
            Smoky Lake County - (CCS)1921,920,5921221,084,681106835,911
          Division No. 13 - (CD)1,68023,541,4451,24814,774,1487568,767,297
            Lac Ste. Anne County - (CCS)3623,491,4072682,627,268162864,139
            Barrhead County No. 11 - (CCS)3315,659,8112613,515,2451402,144,566
            Westlock County - (CCS)4027,672,1592894,347,9361963,324,223
            Woodlands County - (CCS)891,131,02666753,29539377,731
            Thorhild County No. 7 - (CCS)1922,042,4151421,318,45480723,961
            Athabasca County No. 12 - (CCS)3043,544,6272222,211,9501391,332,677
          Division No. 14 - (CD)2533,224,7851721,976,2151281,248,570
            Yellowhead County - (CCS)2533,224,7851721,976,2151281,248,570
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)2,64438,057,2811,84622,369,2861,35315,687,995
          Division No. 17 - (CD)96612,727,3106647,240,6584885,486,652
            East Peace No.131 - (CCS)982,854,859631,227,696581,627,163
            Big Lakes - (CCS)1611,942,0101241,463,46374478,547
            Lesser Slave River No.124 - (CCS)157305,46433201,26633104,198
            Clear Hills No. 21 - (CCS)2092,306,6311421,235,3181081,071,313
            Northern Lights No. 22 - (CCS)2332,869,6831571,755,2661171,114,417
            Mackenzie No. 23 - (CCS)2082,448,6631451,357,649981,091,014
          Division No. 18 - (CD)2602,766,2261841,848,111124918,115
            Greenview No. 16 - (CCS)2602,766,2261841,848,111124918,115
          Division No. 19 - (CD)1,41822,563,74599813,280,5177419,283,228
            Grande Prairie County No. 1 - (CCS)5127,218,4753724,479,8182562,738,657
            Smoky River No. 130 - (CCS)2105,384,3831562,513,1541112,871,229
            Birch Hills County - (CCS)1512,469,8981021,713,57880756,320
            Spirit River No. 133 - (CCS)66761,52338439,42340322,100
            Saddle Hills County - (CCS)2512,948,9511771,722,6931361,226,258
            Fairview No. 136 - (CCS)1472,615,6321031,779,71874835,914
            Peace No. 135 - (CCS)811,164,88350632,13344532,750
      British Columbia7,854405,678,7484,522124,723,3645,674280,955,384
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)93130,996,13649210,866,23970120,129,897
          Capital Regional District - (CD)31713,106,1481603,719,9882449,386,160
            North Saanich - (CCS)293,187,337171,270,378251,916,959
            Central Saanich - (CCS)815,352,120401,062,284634,289,836
            Saanich - (CCS)1722,652,50835662,431541,990,077
            Capital F - (CCS)52754,34422242,51844511,826
            Capital G - (CCS)25435,86212120,00219315,860
            Capital H (Part2) - (CCS)58723,97734362,37539361,602
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)2446,749,8311323,010,6461803,739,185
            Cowichan Valley D - (CCS)1364,064,480771,578,854962,485,626
            Cowichan Valley G - (CCS)29564,12014x24x
            Cowichan Valley F - (CCS)1711,6932x6x
            Cowichan Valley B - (CCS)722,109,538391,115,17954994,359
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)1553,717,703861,579,5831082,138,120
            Nanaimo C - (CCS)10x5x6x
            Nanaimo D - (CCS)852,452,73846972,399601,480,339
            Nanaimo E - (CCS)8235,857665,2206170,637
            Nanaimo F - (CCS)30514,43516275,82120238,614
            Nanaimo G - (CCS)18237,22911129,54312107,686
            Nanaimo H - (CCS)4x2x4x
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)261,291,44816547,02623744,422
            Alberni-Clayoquot B - (CCS)11949,7877421,16110528,626
            Alberni-Clayoquot D - (CCS)14104,793368,839335,954
            Alberni-Clayoquot F - (CCS)11236,868657,02610179,842
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)11415,825,910721,831,9331123,993,977
            Comox-Strathcona A - (CCS)9330,0755105,9008224,175
            Comox-Strathcona K - (CCS)1447,7017x9x
            Comox-Strathcona B - (CCS)371,772,12014343,750341,428,370
            Comox-Strathcona C - (CCS)563,060,938341,146,668411,914,270
            Comox-Strathcona D - (CCS)10434,1085136,2008297,908
            Comox-Strathcona H - (CCS)17143,224553,195490,029
            Comox-Strathcona J - (CCS)837,7442x8x
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)32192,55017126,1292266,421
            Powell River A - (CCS)115100,104971,8461028,258
            Powell River C - (CCS)1051,110528,910622,200
            Powell River E - (CCS)1741,336325,373615,963
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)16112,546950,9341261,612
            Central Coast A - (CCS)116112,546950,9341261,612
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)2,721249,732,4651,75174,635,6612,019175,096,804
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)1,441103,931,9751,00840,024,3131,05463,907,662
            Fraser Valley B - (CCS)112x5171,97110x
            Fraser Valley D - (CCS)754,009,177551,559,003532,450,174
            Fraser Valley E - (CCS)45625,653,06031310,452,64433415,200,416
            Abbotsford - (CCS)79465,454,49656624,790,54958440,663,947
            Fraser Valley F - (CCS)423,236,93819318,098292,918,840
            Fraser Valley G - (CCS)62x502,732,04844x
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)1,207144,442,56470434,186,687910110,255,877
            Langley - (CCS)50941,097,22828211,177,23038329,919,998
            Surrey - (CCS)24229,307,5141457,644,06718721,663,447
            Delta - (CCS)12433,852,700794,123,6238729,729,077
            Richmond - (CCS)11410,253,460693,182,628927,070,832
            Greater Vancouver A - (CCS)352,677,40024892,605241,784,795
            Burnaby - (CCS)1352,362,03217642,905281,719,127
            Pitt Meadows - (CCS)7912,850,705452,445,2456010,405,460
            Maple Ridge - (CCS)6912,041,525434,078,384497,963,141
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)34614,06821241,02822373,040
            Sunshine Coast A - (CCS)34614,06821241,02822373,040
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)39743,85818183,63333560,225
            Squamish-Lillooet C - (CCS)126583,67714171,90322411,774
            Squamish-Lillooet B - (CCS)113160,181411,73011148,451
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)2,43677,779,2221,23022,035,8571,86755,743,365
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)86625,051,4873905,956,52971319,094,958
            Okanagan-Similkameen A - (CCS)1232,964,89949887,9721052,076,927
            Okanagan-Similkameen B - (CCS)772,368,63146680,754621,687,877
            Okanagan-Similkameen C - (CCS)2459,704,7661031,452,4502008,252,316
            Okanagan-Similkameen D - (CCS)1303,115,024581,039,5311052,075,493
            Okanagan-Similkameen E - (CCS)541,901,14222467,763471,433,379
            Okanagan-Similkameen F - (CCS)1423,254,00566650,0461232,603,959
            Okanagan-Similkameen G - (CCS)691,475,12435679,68353795,441
            Okanagan-Similkameen H - (CCS)26267,8961198,33018169,566
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)40216,537,0432193,728,64528712,808,398
            Thompson-Nicola M - (CCS)324,226,05117285,780223,940,271
            Thompson-Nicola N - (CCS)24550,45717229,98516320,472
            Thompson-Nicola E - (CCS)33586,32719218,04317368,284
            Thompson-Nicola I - (CCS)553,304,68831438,457412,866,231
            Thompson-Nicola J - (CCS)28594,92915231,05118363,878
            Thompson-Nicola P - (CCS)964,680,527521,388,455763,292,072
            Thompson-Nicola L - (CCS)822,130,30044739,827601,390,473
            Thompson-Nicola A - (CCS)121119,323956,5621562,761
            Thompson-Nicola O - (CCS)31344,44115140,48522203,956
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)50719,979,7322394,275,80541415,703,927
            Central Okanagan I - (CCS)43017,791,3002053,824,63935313,966,661
            Central Okanagan G - (CCS)22477,413784,99119392,422
            Central Okanagan H - (CCS)551,711,01927366,175421,344,844
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)46111,259,9772615,087,5043236,172,473
            North Okanagan B - (CCS)1243,082,43755678,943962,403,494
            North Okanagan D - (CCS)591,016,74438577,39736439,347
            North Okanagan E - (CCS)1192,279644,882547,397
            Spallumcheen - (CCS)1844,667,0061122,363,1121282,303,894
            North Okanagan F - (CCS)832,401,511501,423,17058978,341
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)2004,950,9831212,987,3741301,963,609
            Columbia-Shuswap A - (CCS)114136,279595,7141140,565
            Columbia-Shuswap C - (CCS)401,827,465251,251,39326576,072
            Columbia-Shuswap D - (CCS)1272,748,957811,472,312821,276,645
            Columbia-Shuswap E - (CCS)10177,1674x6x
            Columbia-Shuswap F - (CCS)961,1156x5x
        Kootenay - (CAR)42710,499,0792233,580,7743046,918,305
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)1201,581,67665787,81384793,863
            East Kootenay A - (CCS)20117,323970,2501247,073
            East Kootenay B - (CCS)19154,9931169,4821485,511
            East Kootenay C - (CCS)38483,46122249,75827233,703
            East Kootenay E - (CCS)15232,381886,23511146,146
            East Kootenay F - (CCS)17487,05810223,55812263,500
            East Kootenay G - (CCS)11106,460588,530817,930
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)2064,769,9691081,859,6941442,910,275
            Central Kootenay A - (CCS)9x37,4446x
            Central Kootenay B - (CCS)972,322,043621,282,723591,039,320
            Central Kootenay C - (CCS)351,485,47914349,946301,135,533
            Central Kootenay D - (CCS)7x1x7x
            Central Kootenay E - (CCS)7x3x6x
            Central Kootenay G - (CCS)516,70146,000510,701
            Central Kootenay H - (CCS)17139,710834,00810105,702
            Central Kootenay J - (CCS)1342,017836,61775,400
            Central Kootenay K - (CCS)16215,9795x14x
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)1014,147,43450933,267763,214,167
            Kootenay Boundary B - (CCS)11268,578318,5001150,078
            Kootenay Boundary D - (CCS)422,510,20319515,398331,994,805
            Kootenay Boundary E - (CCS)471,568,65328399,369321,169,284
        Cariboo - (CAR)54518,640,9643093,777,95734714,863,007
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)3638,322,3231982,655,1222325,667,201
            Cariboo D - (CCS)28383,63413153,28022230,354
            Cariboo E - (CCS)16831,45210x8x
            Cariboo F - (CCS)66859,80936387,65242472,157
            Cariboo G - (CCS)19x8181,28712x
            Cariboo H - (CCS)18x9125,35211x
            Cariboo L - (CCS)30x16109,43718x
            Cariboo A - (CCS)45579,51826291,84828287,670
            Cariboo B - (CCS)41298,98623214,5843084,402
            Cariboo C - (CCS)14x8x7x
            Cariboo I - (CCS)36x21235,75917x
            Cariboo J - (CCS)20x10104,35715x
            Cariboo K - (CCS)303,393,25218561,200222,832,052
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)18210,318,6411111,122,8351159,195,806
            Fraser-Fort George H - (CCS)38x22x2492,052
            Fraser-Fort George A - (CCS)32x20x20x
            Fraser-Fort George C - (CCS)53x36x30x
            Fraser-Fort George D - (CCS)32x21x21x
            Fraser-Fort George E - (CCS)7x1x7x
            Fraser-Fort George F - (CCS)120168,2141178,7701389,444
        North Coast - (CAR)31292,6641693,76323198,901
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)131292,6641693,76323198,901
            Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - (CCS)117127,66510x14x
            Kitimat-Stikine B - (CCS)14164,9996x9x
        Nechako - (CAR)3087,113,2361953,644,5951803,468,641
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)13087,113,2361953,644,5951803,468,641
            Bulkley-Nechako C - (CCS)115252,001984,62510167,376
            Bulkley-Nechako D - (CCS)29198,74913145,3631953,386
            Bulkley-Nechako F - (CCS)912,046,73060960,420511,086,310
            Bulkley-Nechako B - (CCS)1667,751844,5871223,164
            Bulkley-Nechako E - (CCS)51519,38732283,96829235,419
            Bulkley-Nechako A - (CCS)853,624,002601,958,239481,665,763
            Bulkley-Nechako G - (CCS)21404,61613167,39311237,223
        Peace River - (CAR)45510,624,9823066,088,5182334,536,464
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)145510,624,9823066,088,5182334,536,464
            Peace River D - (CCS)1663,220,0111102,192,036851,027,975
            Peace River E - (CCS)691,288,59642777,75637510,840
            Peace River B - (CCS)11794,490,7901171,907,988962,582,802
            Peace River C - (CCS)411,625,585371,210,73815414,847
    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.