1. Ten Key Facts Regarding Agricultural Labour
Presentation to the
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council Advisory Committee
March 28, 2014
Ottawa
Ray D. Bollman
Research Affiliate, Rural Development Institute, Brandon University
Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan

2. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.
Maybe ¼ of “non-family” workers are temporary foreign workers.
About 30% of “non-family” workers are employed in the greenhouse and nursery sector.
Over ½ of “non-family” workers are employed on farms with sales of $1 million or more.
Full-time paid workers receive about $15/hour.
Part-time paid workers receive about $12/hour.
About 70K individuals (Canadian residents) enter the agricultural workforce per year

3. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

4. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.

5. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

6. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

7. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

8. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

9. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.

10. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

11. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

12. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

13. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.

14. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

15. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.

16. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

17. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.

18. Family = 1.90 / 4.71 = 40.3% of total paid labour
Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
$4.7
billion
Family = 1.90 / 4.71 = 40.3% of total paid labour
$0.6
billion

19. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

20. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.
Maybe ¼ of “non-family” workers are temporary foreign workers.
Coming after #10

21. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.
Maybe ¼ of “non-family” workers are temporary foreign workers.
About 30% of “non-family” workers are employed in the greenhouse and nursery sector.

22. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
695 million / 2,310 million is 30%

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24. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

25. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

26. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.
Maybe ¼ of “non-family” workers are temporary foreign workers.
About 30% of “non-family” workers are employed in the greenhouse and nursery sector.
Over ½ of “non-family” workers are employed on farms with sales of $1 million or more.

27. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
1,413 million / 2,310 million is 61%

28. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.
Maybe ¼ of “non-family” workers are temporary foreign workers.
About 30% of “non-family” workers are employed in the greenhouse and nursery sector.
Over ½ of “non-family” workers are employed on farms with sales of $1 million or more.
Full-time paid workers receive about $15/hour.
Part-time paid workers receive about $12/hour.

29. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

30. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.
Maybe ¼ of “non-family” workers are temporary foreign workers.
About 30% of “non-family” workers are employed in the greenhouse and nursery sector.
Over ½ of “non-family” workers are employed on farms with sales of $1 million or more.
Full-time paid workers receive about $15/hour.
Part-time paid workers receive about $12/hour.
About 70K individuals (Canadian residents) enter the agricultural workforce per year

31. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

32. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

33. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.
Maybe ¼ of “non-family” workers are temporary foreign workers.
About 30% of “non-family” workers are employed in the greenhouse and nursery sector.
Over ½ of “non-family” workers are employed on farms with sales of $1 million or more.
Full-time paid workers receive about $15/hour.
Part-time paid workers receive about $12/hour.
About 70K individuals (Canadian residents) enter the agricultural workforce per year

34. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour

35. Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour Ten Key Facts: Agricultural Labour
For Canada’s labour market as a whole, there are now fewer labour market entrants than leavers. Everyone will be facing labour shortages – or the older workers will keep working.
Employment in agriculture, generally, is trending down.
Self-employed “farmers” provide more labour than paid workers.
Less than 1/3 of “farmers” hire some labour.
About 40% of the paid workers are “family” workers.
Maybe ¼ of “non-family” workers are temporary foreign workers.
About 30% of “non-family” workers are employed in the greenhouse and nursery sector.
Over ½ of “non-family” workers are employed on farms with sales of $1 million or more.
Full-time paid workers receive about $15/hour.
Part-time paid workers receive about $12/hour.
About 70K individuals (Canadian residents) enter the agricultural workforce every year.

36. Ten Key Facts Regarding Agricultural Labour
Presentation to the
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council Advisory Committee
March 28, 2014
Ottawa
Ray D. Bollman
Research Affiliate, Rural Development Institute, Brandon University
Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Discussion / Questions