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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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