Canadian farmers continue to work off the farm for financial security.
The number of operators working off the farm grew by 3.8 percent, according to the 2021 agricultural census data, with 47.7 percent reporting they had off-farm jobs.
There are 125,280 operators with off-farm jobs, compared to 120,665 five years ago.
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The proportion who work off the farm full-time dropped from 68.1 percent to 66 percent while those who work part-time rose from 31.9 percent to 34 percent.
Full-time work is considered to be 30 hours per week or more.
Operators who reported they worked full-time on their farms with no other job totalled 137,170.
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