Table 34 - Farm business operating expenses, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2000
Variable nameTotal farm business operating expensesFertilizer and lime purchasesPurchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.
Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $
Canada246,92333,213,077,917158,4992,069,703,004137,9621,549,618,896
  Ontario59,7287,829,246,57440,746363,697,86333,855257,206,528
    Southern Ontario Region - (CAR)19,6313,349,000,01415,691191,240,06614,394144,823,884
      Hamilton Division - (CD)1,026192,790,9576798,492,0875834,283,775
        Hamilton - (CCS)1,026192,790,9576798,492,0875834,283,775
      Niagara Regional Municipality - (CD)2,266435,859,8561,58910,041,8831,51712,362,916
        Fort Erie - (CCS)705,317,38738128,39830188,462
        Port Colborne - (CCS)706,861,95839344,07030282,121
        Wainfleet - (CCS)20725,706,6881341,121,6691211,042,730
        West Lincoln - (CCS)45457,089,0152581,299,906211944,209
        Pelham - (CCS)20933,533,458151974,6071451,030,397
        Welland - (CCS)282,280,83616x1347,960
        Thorold - (CCS)495,980,13135252,61334272,575
        Niagara Falls - (CCS)825,481,29847x38104,879
        Niagara-on-the-Lake - (CCS)40190,429,6893502,212,4403493,594,925
        St. Catharines - (CCS)10838,894,45192882,80593874,312
        Lincoln - (CCS)473140,719,0483602,348,1963713,474,085
        Grimsby - (CCS)11523,565,89769354,23282506,261
      Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality - (CD)2,602458,563,8231,99627,018,9251,79624,256,566
        Haldimand - (CCS)951125,134,9455954,828,3885313,847,987
        Norfolk - (CCS)1,651333,428,8781,40122,190,5371,26520,408,579
      Brant County - (CD)817121,553,6706008,307,8265276,131,108
        Brant - (CCS)1817121,553,6706008,307,8265276,131,108
      Oxford County - (CD)2,104471,255,8311,69319,307,2301,47814,117,327
        Norwich - (CCS)53698,155,1454405,382,9603764,112,711
        South-West Oxford - (CCS)377126,286,0333043,881,0672542,502,176
        Zorra - (CCS)533114,061,9824374,827,6643923,408,360
        East Zorra-Tavistock - (CCS)30173,310,7642432,133,9622171,529,512
        Blandford-Blenheim - (CCS)35759,441,9072693,081,5772392,564,568
      Elgin County - (CD)1,608219,852,4821,30017,526,6051,16912,319,565
        Bayham - (CCS)22826,404,7421892,863,7361651,602,812
        Malahide - (CCS)41971,030,5643254,098,3992893,144,349
        Central Elgin - (CCS)24035,791,4331983,168,2211862,352,909
        Southwold - (CCS)23837,540,6061902,455,3081721,868,901
        Dutton/Dunwich - (CCS)22223,313,9151832,149,9051661,441,644
        West Elgin - (CCS)26125,771,2222152,791,0361911,908,950
      Chatham-Kent Division - (CD)2,352355,022,3622,12631,560,8562,00620,985,915
        Chatham-Kent - (CCS)2,352355,022,3622,12631,560,8562,00620,985,915
      Essex County - (CD)1,789408,578,2131,53426,675,6301,49617,395,897
        Leamington - (CCS)379197,497,60734110,510,8963155,286,868
        Kingsville - (CCS)1345113,827,6013007,296,9432973,920,892
        Essex - (CCS)25627,755,5482092,510,5192062,366,986
        Amherstburg - (CCS)15917,636,3371311,254,8811281,014,274
        LaSalle - (CCS)1595,406,67246373,81348387,246
        Tecumseh - (CCS)909,239,23978849,06278747,504
        Lakeshore - (CCS)50137,215,2094293,879,5164243,672,127
      Lambton County - (CD)2,427271,785,5572,05818,892,3611,95016,207,706
        St. Clair - (CCS)154443,794,5084613,330,5604503,027,825
        Dawn-Euphemia - (CCS)32132,335,9122823,588,0722572,716,888
        Brooke-Alvinston - (CCS)26531,408,5732252,361,6922171,890,338
        Enniskillen - (CCS)33827,276,5462861,844,1562631,685,935
        Sarnia - (CCS)11913,547,60390673,33189623,601
        Plympton-Wyoming - (CCS)32238,863,1432781,994,6412611,622,191
        Lambton Shores - (CCS)24541,555,7592053,018,1792002,823,866
        Warwick - (CCS)27343,003,5132312,081,7302131,817,062
      Middlesex County - (CD)2,640413,737,2632,11623,416,6631,87216,763,109
        Southwest Middlesex - (CCS)33432,175,7922663,007,1112442,227,973
        Strathroy-Caradoc - (CCS)27673,526,6162172,489,0451952,242,905
        Thames Centre - (CCS)42951,610,5773453,539,9943022,100,884
        Middlesex Centre - (CCS)54073,468,4464284,312,0023943,319,849
        London - (CCS)17823,027,5291331,384,224120993,959
        North Middlesex - (CCS)44997,078,8843835,130,6473113,374,482
        Adelaide Metcalfe - (CCS)27841,794,3022192,217,4441951,535,147
        Lucan Biddulph - (CCS)15621,055,1171251,336,196111967,910
    Western Ontario Region - (CAR)19,1912,785,364,93313,39296,504,95111,09067,776,935
      Peel Regional Municipality - (CD)522103,423,9033252,872,9712651,923,143
        Mississauga - (CCS)195,144,82814117,8901480,985
        Brampton - (CCS)8741,351,49662637,47657342,067
        Caledon - (CCS)41656,927,5792492,117,6051941,500,091
      Dufferin County - (CD)89874,553,7535304,568,3173993,409,170
        East Garafraxa - (CCS)12414,383,02887746,64873488,121
        Amaranth - (CCS)20715,260,366135799,03697371,062
        East Luther Grand Valley - (CCS)927,612,96259307,91750207,325
        Mono - (CCS)1709,634,31970251,51058177,400
        Mulmur - (CCS)1405,662,15478350,30358196,054
        Melancthon - (CCS)16522,000,9241012,112,903631,969,208
      Wellington County - (CD)2,616372,660,6161,81911,469,0091,5637,143,974
        Puslinch - (CCS)14913,493,31187379,72268264,217
        Guelph/Eramosa - (CCS)26452,472,4831821,380,810154961,692
        Erin - (CCS)26820,044,840135617,310107350,829
        Centre Wellington - (CCS)41956,431,6222741,553,9292521,173,730
        Mapleton - (CCS)733130,647,4615513,764,6684852,265,752
        Minto - (CCS)29246,532,7422161,714,2411801,134,959
        Wellington North - (CCS)49153,038,1573742,058,329317992,795
      Halton Regional Municipality - (CD)619123,410,3703452,684,3713012,823,064
        Oakville - (CCS)272,565,4691492,03412113,794
        Burlington - (CCS)9522,698,36244466,56041553,000
        Milton - (CCS)27131,626,728147880,386123758,998
        Halton Hills - (CCS)22666,519,8111401,245,3911251,397,272
      Waterloo Regional Municipality - (CD)1,444322,890,3731,0575,708,4589503,926,934
        North Dumfries - (CCS)11741,834,17481764,05962413,845
        Cambridge - (CCS)3212,392,49719139,58618x
        Kitchener - (CCS)1297,327,09219183,23216x
        Wilmot - (CCS)27183,106,1301621,406,9571391,033,846
        Wellesley - (CCS)50180,408,7333921,031,330359652,639
        Woolwich - (CCS)49497,821,7473842,183,2943561,582,630
      Perth County - (CD)2,570459,985,7342,03415,193,9131,81410,823,535
        Perth South - (CCS)40368,403,8603112,730,3092812,180,856
        West Perth - (CCS)630115,698,5105224,887,8314883,662,602
        Perth East - (CCS)956141,033,7377354,267,6606472,889,247
        North Perth - (CCS)581134,849,6274663,308,1133982,090,830
      Huron County - (CD)2,880568,445,2242,28223,363,0232,00516,039,600
        South Huron - (CCS)33192,283,9642724,343,1992462,952,905
        Bluewater - (CCS)29049,517,4022413,163,6552252,384,251
        Central Huron - (CCS)41170,736,9413042,850,3912732,102,292
        Huron East - (CCS)599136,765,8354805,470,2054133,681,131
        Howick - (CCS)30752,125,6102411,504,0572191,151,022
        Morris-Turnberry - (CCS)32752,719,3262541,790,2872111,201,022
        North Huron - (CCS)15622,240,5291231,002,371104609,649
        Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh - (CCS)45992,055,6173673,238,8583141,957,328
      Bruce County - (CD)2,345273,590,6941,7339,904,9051,3776,002,512
        South Bruce - (CCS)49652,728,0223971,911,4773541,392,786
        Huron-Kinloss - (CCS)32136,661,0212562,016,6222281,215,925
        Kincardine - (CCS)35334,727,2362541,705,583194927,909
        Brockton - (CCS)47363,750,7073381,694,6172731,166,100
        Arran-Elderslie - (CCS)35060,617,8332481,415,336184704,394
        Saugeen Shores - (CCS)1008,367,11164473,59953423,300
        South Bruce Peninsula - (CCS)1648,744,698109394,42057107,775
        Northern Bruce Peninsula - (CCS)887,994,06667293,2513464,323
      Grey County - (CD)2,834224,111,3371,7775,712,7131,2143,964,812
        West Grey - (CCS)65470,803,3564231,325,577276674,951
        Southgate - (CCS)48845,064,2083201,202,980219619,351
        Grey Highlands - (CCS)48827,998,696310864,653218433,695
        Chatsworth - (CCS)40324,167,325253749,870163290,661
        Blue Mountains - (CCS)16114,402,226117465,0121181,195,310
        Georgian Highlands - (CCS)33619,278,000180581,844125565,567
        Georgian Bluffs - (CCS)30422,397,526174522,77795185,277
      Simcoe County - (CD)2,463262,292,9291,49015,027,2711,20211,720,191
        Adjala-Tosorontio - (CCS)19828,178,9671151,949,975881,527,728
        Clearview - (CCS)36144,928,4522281,722,1091911,332,105
        New Tecumseth - (CCS)16221,970,0221022,155,926851,576,242
        Springwater - (CCS)129834,040,9212041,727,9241841,408,380
        Bradford West Gwillimbury - (CCS)17128,716,5151191,972,9321111,762,814
        Severn - (CCS)1878,563,23376261,39152191,882
        Innisfil - (CCS)16324,014,6701141,300,493951,531,852
        Ramara - (CCS)17310,318,90395192,9255492,182
        Essa - (CCS)17333,794,0571242,399,4731001,416,052
        Oro-Medonte - (CCS)37017,920,288199807,980150582,586
        Tiny - (CCS)1346,427,42875390,09160233,579
        Tay - (CCS)733,419,47339146,0523264,789
    Central Ontario Region - (CAR)8,938754,715,5914,99630,373,0543,68220,864,791
      Hastings County - (CD)1,19063,993,5016062,275,6714461,534,737
        Tyendinaga - (CCS)1626,063,90867117,2624068,584
        Belleville - (CCS)1236,806,23959150,43546113,061
        Quinte West - (CCS)25619,149,981142883,299132796,150
        Stirling-Rawdon - (CCS)16111,740,29789459,12470218,118
        Centre Hastings - (CCS)895,362,80249222,79638121,557
        Tweed - (CCS)1357,902,64379197,91350125,181
        Madoc - (CCS)1073,766,85156131,2584269,635
        Marmora - (CCS)43879,9531648,408914,289
        Faraday - (CCS)118463,75353,3402x
        Bancroft - (CCS)23620,757512,05143,059
        Carlow/Mayo - (CCS)25453,2101214,96362,056
        Hastings Highlands - (CCS)48783,1072734,8227x
      Prince Edward Division - (CD)53556,838,7982752,145,0382651,845,803
        Prince Edward - (CCS)53556,838,7982752,145,0382651,845,803
      Northumberland County - (CD)1,104109,225,1047014,511,0265593,170,544
        Brighton - (CCS)13624,157,825102545,47082383,039
        Cramahe - (CCS)11210,096,53272728,06656396,892
        Hamilton - (CCS)16712,250,18295667,65184379,566
        Port Hope and Hope - (CCS)16927,067,665119880,28296818,660
        Alnwick/Haldimand - (CCS)20414,997,202118795,25787582,361
        Campbellford/Seymour,Percy,Hastings - (CCS)31620,655,698195894,300154610,026
      Peterborough County - (CD)1,20264,668,8767062,342,9594431,166,987
        Asphodel-Norwood - (CCS)15113,040,06290255,64170131,758
        Otonabee-South Monaghan - (CCS)28518,253,875160676,782111374,488
        Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan - (CCS)21012,368,201127507,40993369,808
        Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield - (CCS)12019,301,159117413,45278186,313
        Douro-Dummer - (CCS)2318,840,607149393,5236882,652
        Havelock-Belmont-Methuen - (CCS)681,783,9093759,00515x
        Galway-Cavendish and Harvey - (CCS)1561,081,0632637,1478x
      Kawartha Lakes Division - (CD)1,51681,323,1778943,625,5175752,207,576
        Kawartha Lakes - (CCS)1,51681,323,1778943,625,5175752,207,576
      Durham Regional Municipality - (CD)1,709199,393,0631,0047,685,4578155,205,086
        Pickering - (CCS)7218,843,87345271,92838294,532
        Whitby - (CCS)18027,525,73149774,19847826,707
        Oshawa - (CCS)6110,328,90533264,12628140,117
        Clarington - (CCS)46242,574,7812782,308,5752151,687,268
        Scugog - (CCS)38239,722,4602241,674,583170849,196
        Uxbridge - (CCS)33432,433,0231861,333,490161746,765
        Brock - (CCS)31827,964,2901891,058,557156660,501
      York Regional Municipality - (CD)11,020158,339,4835747,463,3624635,651,040
        Vaughan - (CCS)111618,450,86570836,37660516,236
        Markham - (CCS)8514,033,26053863,08054663,310
        Richmond Hill - (CCS)1327,473,92416299,41612201,891
        Whitchurch-Stouffville - (CCS)17823,724,351102785,43978477,860
        King - (CCS)28944,699,7971682,218,9431422,348,926
        East Gwillimbury - (CCS)16736,005,537951,437,10765929,273
        Georgina - (CCS)15313,951,749701,023,00152513,544
      Muskoka District Municipality - (CD)2015,428,5486488,3133325,383
        Gravenhurst - (CCS)40617,3701017,50861,467
        Bracebridge - (CCS)144747,6171324,4614550
        Huntsville - (CCS)53939,36695,6267x
        Muskoka Lakes - (CCS)1643,124,1953240,71816x
      Haliburton County - (CD)691,064,8402422,2441518,001
        Minden Hills - (CCS)40601,4341515,3988x
        Dysart and Others - (CCS)129463,40696,8467x
      Parry Sound District - (CD)39214,440,201148213,4676839,634
        Seguin - (CCS)19411,6599x5912
        Perry - (CCS)124379,32087,2655x
        Armour - (CCS)22316,8981122,2402x
        Ryerson - (CCS)26355,56747,0653583
        McKellar - (CCS)129522,913116,25051,400
        Whitestone - (CCS)20786,211710,8622x
        Magnetawan - (CCS)354,231,3309x1x
        Strong - (CCS)36511,824169,2357884
        Machar - (CCS)125385,91076,0423380
        Powassan - (CCS)581,914,4133190,7211524,881
        Nipissing - (CCS)1503,889,5231420,91692,602
        Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part - (CCS)48734,6332115,133111,592
    Eastern Ontario Region - (CAR)9,333796,126,2795,17239,631,8883,96821,924,816
      Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties - (CD)1,939203,363,3181,32314,184,5191,1457,959,991
        South Glengarry - (CCS)34738,449,7482393,012,0172031,520,866
        South Stormont - (CCS)122812,985,714130787,064100374,137
        South Dundas - (CCS)27137,957,3481911,938,9731781,380,870
        North Dundas - (CCS)42447,388,5673173,666,6962751,954,090
        North Stormont - (CCS)29934,235,1062202,855,4782041,755,554
        North Glengarry - (CCS)37032,346,8352261,924,291185974,474
      Prescott and Russell United Counties - (CD)1,148143,890,3227808,458,6086764,543,794
        East Hawkesbury - (CCS)15018,105,2191091,022,45798516,452
        Champlain - (CCS)11612,780,95779824,35058376,191
        Alfred and Plantagenet - (CCS)20221,911,942112937,77693642,202
        The Nation Municipality - (CCS)36558,357,8982653,422,8222461,836,025
        Clarence-Rockland - (CCS)16214,244,90895871,20885436,233
        Russell - (CCS)15318,489,3981201,379,99596736,691
      Ottawa Division - (CD)1,318130,819,8197527,948,5946224,768,480
        Ottawa - (CCS)1,318130,819,8197527,948,5946224,768,480
      Leeds and Grenville United Counties - (CD)1,348135,077,3336833,750,1424891,952,684
        Edwardsburgh/Cardinal - (CCS)13610,728,66282658,80162x
        Augusta - (CCS)1346,798,81973x46204,347
        Elizabethtown-Kitley - (CCS)24271,814,711121x86x
        Front of Yonge - (CCS)462,124,8732079,5521767,302
        Leeds and the Thousand Islands - (CCS)24315,079,004106512,62285295,498
        Rideau Lakes - (CCS)26112,680,590132614,78179x
        Athens - (CCS)483,063,37725x22x
        Merrickville-Wolford - (CCS)763,686,67236x2972,175
        North Grenville - (CCS)1629,100,62588650,33463319,768
      Lanark County - (CD)91039,256,3514381,593,372261615,400
        Montague - (CCS)812,887,5642897,5231761,103
        Drummond/North Elmsley - (CCS)1808,669,61097298,5364887,852
        Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke - (CCS)1495,664,33781272,6004571,533
        Beckwith - (CCS)934,858,22137288,0352498,819
        Mississippi Mills - (CCS)26312,494,611128495,986102271,575
        Lanark Highlands - (CCS)1444,682,00867140,6922524,518
      Frontenac County - (CD)69933,382,488269699,140177429,595
        Frontenac Islands - (CCS)804,461,0682773,7062097,692
        Kingston - (CCS)20313,798,81969262,81449179,524
        South Frontenac - (CCS)28712,757,073121311,65487144,347
        Central Frontenac - (CCS)1081,968,2504749,31418x
        North Frontenac - (CCS)21397,27851,6523x
      Lennox and Addington County - (CD)62949,814,9752811,074,193218873,807
        Loyalist - (CCS)1586,713,47657206,30452x
        Greater Napanee - (CCS)21725,087,114119601,83297529,613
        Stone Mills - (CCS)22916,969,40198258,76763111,581
        Addington Highlands - (CCS)251,044,98477,2906x
      Renfrew County - (CD)1,34260,521,6736461,923,320380781,065
        McNab/Braeside - (CCS)1404,034,60657118,3934357,820
        Greater Madawaska - (CCS)37721,64211x4x
        Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan - (CCS)761,784,6483565,5166x
        Madawaska Valley - (CCS)34411,0771415,7815x
        Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards - (CCS)55876,1892526,90864,130
        Bonnechere Valley - (CCS)1154,296,6456493,8222914,327
        Admaston/Bromley - (CCS)20817,616,550111544,14686256,699
        Horton - (CCS)842,510,6372684,4701521,220
        Whitewater Region - (CCS)30017,780,997160656,152120280,795
        North Algona Wilberforce - (CCS)1102,165,20058114,5081916,239
        Laurentian Valley - (CCS)1587,673,98776181,3564196,363
        Laurentian Hills - (CCS)125649,4959x6x
    Northern Ontario Region - (CAR)2,635144,039,7571,4955,947,9047211,816,102
      Nipissing District - (CD)28412,326,475130341,37071131,376
        Calvin - (CCS)137883,0871614,8717614
        Bonfield - (CCS)39720,8381426,0052x
        Chisholm - (CCS)462,637,6491728,8131012,341
        East Ferris - (CCS)131753,0291521,6386x
        West Nipissing - (CCS)1317,331,87268250,04346112,791
      Manitoulin District - (CD)28411,313,103165421,6508169,658
        Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands - (CCS)2399,436,261133359,5056159,700
        Gordon - (CCS)1451,876,8423262,145209,958
      Sudbury District - (CD)1689,931,75998556,1383742,250
        French River - (CCS)341,906,5242558,5319x
        St.-Charles - (CCS)28889,5551115,17652,208
        Markstay-Warren - (CCS)1585,160,48331436,07311x
        Sables-Spanish Rivers - (CCS)481,975,1973146,3581214,147
      Greater Sudbury Division - (CD)1597,394,047107586,60848270,305
        Greater Sudbury - (CCS)1597,394,047107586,60848270,305
      Timiskaming District - (CD)53237,693,4403081,689,044215762,585
        Haileybury - (CCS)20476,38544,1742x
        Harris - (CCS)231,006,4841012,75488,721
        Dymond - (CCS)353,302,8531762,9581219,831
        Hudson - (CCS)321,632,4801639,5127x
        Kerns - (CCS)513,977,53739162,1093294,186
        Harley - (CCS)321,982,31013206,68110x
        Casey - (CCS)263,133,65918145,2391785,645
        Brethour - (CCS)271,247,6961459,4397x
        Hilliard - (CCS)372,021,6871561,94017x
        Armstrong - (CCS)347,804,23827469,44727200,993
        Dack - (CCS)341,453,6282466,0771722,352
        Evanturel - (CCS)272,369,9992389,9921238,202
        Chamberlain - (CCS)251,764,1451348,8245x
        Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part - (CCS)1295,520,33975259,8984299,669
      Cochrane District - (CD)2049,171,888119307,0534258,723
        Timmins - (CCS)201,888,7591360,4377x
        Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part - (CCS)1847,283,129106246,61635x
      Algoma District - (CD)33714,953,457177581,29572172,235
        St. Joseph - (CCS)1521,940,8722139,582128,850
        Laird - (CCS)1272,071,8021667,9169x
        Johnson - (CCS)261,109,7731424,97354,150
        Plummer Additional - (CCS)271,053,6811635,3052x
        Huron Shores - (CCS)671,984,2053779,7341417,705
        Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional - (CCS)25996,8001827,97472,465
        Sault Ste. Marie - (CCS)451,686,4332266,65812x
        Algoma, Unorganized, North Part - (CCS)684,109,89133239,15311x
      Thunder Bay District - (CD)23822,721,278141715,81076218,675
        Neebing - (CCS)282,838,66721128,01911x
        Thunder Bay - (CCS)243,240,6971627,77413x
        Oliver Paipoonge - (CCS)10213,277,70867410,21442109,848
        O'Connor - (CCS)123535,5351022,8594x
        Thunder Bay, Unorganized - (CCS)612,828,67127126,9446x
      Rainy River District - (CD)32613,361,057195539,3705552,911
        Alberton - (CCS)26858,3671835,2215x
        La Vallee - (CCS)431,580,1962669,9633x
        Emo - (CCS)33994,5311955,7466x
        Chapple - (CCS)743,293,78446142,222138,088
        Morley - (CCS)372,065,8942581,51285,959
        Dawson - (CCS)542,548,2472786,55811x
        Rainy River, Unorganized - (CCS)1592,020,0383468,14895,398
      Kenora District - (CD)1035,173,25355209,5662437,384
        Kenora, Unorganized - (CCS)1035,173,25355209,5662437,384
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.