Government of Ontario data provides average net operating income for farms by region and county. The dataset includes total gross farm receipts, operating expenses, and derived ratios like operating expenses as a percentage of receipts. Data is compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness in cooperation with Statistics Canada and was last updated on 2026-04-17.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional farm profitability disparities based on average net operating income per farm.
- Model farm business expense ratios based on operating expenses as a percentage of total gross farm receipts.
- Benchmark gross farm receipts across counties based on the reported dollar amounts.
- Assess farm financial efficiency based on net operating income per total dollar of gross farm receipts.
Strengths
- Data is compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness and Statistics Canada, indicating official provenance.
- Includes multiple derived financial ratios, such as net operating income per total dollar of gross farm receipts.
- Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-04-17.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada, focusing solely on Ontario.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, in co-operation with Statistics Canada.
- Collection Method
- Compiled by Statistics and Economics staff of the Ministry.
- Time Range
- Data is for the calendar year prior to the census or the last complete fiscal year prior to the census.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:42:47.800383.
- Geography
- Ontario, by region and county.