This 2016 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system using the most recent data available. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document that presents: ? the agriculture and agri-food system in the context of the Canadian economy and international markets; and, ? a snapshot of the composition and performance of the agriculture and agri-food system as it evolves in response to challenges, opportunities and market developments. The report begins with a special feature section on natural resource use and the environment. This section examines the impact of agriculture on the environment and quantifies greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by Canada’s various economic sectors, including agriculture. Historical levels of emission trends by agricultural sub-sector (e.g. livestock and crop, land use, on-farm energy use) are provided, along with emissions/removals associated with land management changes. Projected GHG emissions for the agriculture sector through 2030 are given. The remainder of the section addresses Canada’s agricultural use of land and water resources, including types of agricultural land cover, water use and consumption by sector, irrigation levels by province, farm size, farm type, and crop, as well as irrigation methods and sources of irrigation water. The rest of the report looks at the agriculture and agri-food system’s relevance to the Canadian economy, as measured by its share of the Canadian gross domestic product (GDP) and number of jobs in Canada. It also reviews the sector’s performance internationally, in terms of its share of agriculture and agri-food trade to total world trade and a snap shot of each segment of the agriculture and agri-food system covering: primary agriculture, food processing, consumers and food distribution. The report ends with an overview of government support to agriculture. The report describes the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system as a modern, integrated and competitive supply chain that is important to the Canadian economy. It is a dynamic and resilient system that constantly adapts to changing consumer demands, technological advances and globalization.

本报告利用最新数据提供了加拿大农业和农业食品系统的经济概况。本报告旨在成为一份多用途参考文件，内容包括:?加拿大经济和国际市场背景下的农业和农业食品系统;?农业和农业食品系统在应对挑战、机遇和市场发展过程中的组成和性能概况。报告以自然资源使用和环境的专题部分开始。本节审查农业对环境的影响，并对加拿大各经济部门(包括农业)的温室气体(GHG)排放进行量化。按农业分部门(例如牲畜和作物、土地使用、农场能源使用)提供了排放趋势的历史水平，以及与土地管理变化有关的排放/清除量。给出了到2030年农业部门的温室气体排放预测。本节的其余部分将介绍加拿大土地和水资源的农业利用情况，包括农业土地覆盖类型、按部门分列的用水量和消耗量、按省分列的灌溉水平、农场规模、农场类型和作物，以及灌溉方法和灌溉用水来源。报告的其余部分着眼于农业和农业食品系统对加拿大经济的相关性，通过衡量其在加拿大国内生产总值(GDP)中所占的份额和在加拿大的就业数量来衡量。它还审查该部门在国际上的表现，按其在农业和农业粮食贸易中占世界贸易总额的份额，并对农业和农业粮食系统的每个部分进行快照，包括:初级农业、粮食加工、消费者和粮食分配。报告最后概述了政府对农业的支持。该报告将加拿大农业和农业食品系统描述为对加拿大经济至关重要的现代化、综合和有竞争力的供应链。这是一个动态的和有弹性的系统，不断适应不断变化的消费者需求，技术进步和全球化。