ONTARIOECONOMY

GENERATES

leads the greenhouse vegetable sectorwith 69% of total harvested area in Canada

has the 3rd largest food and beveragemanufacturing sector in North AmericaProvides 130K direct jobs, generates $41B inrevenue and $7.6B in exports/year

accounts for 24% of Canada’sagricultural exports at $14.8B

The Agriculture andAgri-Food sector

ONTARIOEMPLOYING 807,000 PEOPLE (ALMOST 6% OF OUR GDP)

1 in 8JOBS in Ontario

GENERATEDmorethan $37Bfor the

49,600 FARMS WITHA TOTAL AREA OF

4.98 MILLION HECTARES

MORE THAN HALFOF ALL OF CANADA’SCLASS 1 FARMLAND

2 OF THE BEST AGROCLIMATICZONES IN CANADA

ABUNDANT WATER

DIVERSE PRIMARYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

ONTARIO

*All data from 2016

150MWith MORE than residents14M

people within a

to a LARGE AND DIVERSEconsumer base

andday’s drive, ONTARIO HAS ACCESS

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