In this section we have gathered some of the most reliable freely available online government and employment websites for you to use in your research.
Government of Canada
Canadian Organic Standards | Mandatory standards for Canadian organic products.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | The Agri-Food Trade Service (ATS) provides a centralized access point to industry news, market information, trade counselling, and export support activities.
Statistics Canada Data | Formerly known as CANSIM, Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database is updated daily. It is free to search the data tables.
- Table 32-10-0414-01 Organic products for sale. Statistics Canada.
- Analysis. Statistics Canada.
- Report - Trade Data Online.
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada
Provides market research, industry statistics, licensing information for intellectual property, and information about doing business internationally. The Industry Canada site features interactive applications such as customizable trade reports, cost calculators, and online business planning guides. You can also search broad Canadian industry statistics.
The Daily - Statistics Canada
The premier source for Canadian statistical information, including census information. Search 'The Daily' releases by subject to identify corresponding census tables, latest news, and publications. Similarly, you can browse by data source, including surveys & questionnaires relevant to your market research, which also link to census tables, latest news and publications.
- Farm Management Survey, 2017
- The Census of Agriculture, 2016
- Canadian Agriculture at a Glance, Fall 2017 to Spring 2019
Government of British Columbia
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture | A collection of BC-based agricultural resource information. Check out the pages on Organic Products Sector, B.C. Agri-Business Planning Program, and Animals and Crops.
WorkBC | Find current employment outlooks, labour market information, relevant links, and a geographic representation of the BC workforce. Start by searching your Industry Profile.
US & International Websites
Small Business Administration: Free Small Business Data
This site is created and managed by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and provides a list of free sources of information that you can use to obtain data about markets in the US.
AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics | AgEcon Search collects, indexes, and electronically distributes full text copies of scholarly research in the broadly defined field of agricultural economics including sub disciplines such as agribusiness, food supply, natural resource economics, environmental economics, policy issues, agricultural trade, and economic development.
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | International portal to publications and statistics on food, agriculture, fisheries and forestry. International portal to publications and statistics on food, agriculture, fisheries and forestry.
US. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Small Farm Digest | Articles about the practical and business aspects of running a small farm.
PubAg | PubAg is a portal to USDA-authored and other highly relevant agricultural research. It delivers over 40,000 full-text journal articles by USDA staff and citations to an additional 340,000 articles. Updated daily.