News Releases

- 66 per cent of Canadians on the Prairies say migration of young people from rural to urban areas has negative impact on family farms

- 60 per cent of British Columbians say migration of young people from rural to urban areas has negative impact on family farms

- Average age of BC farm operators increased to over 55 years

- 59 per cent of Ontarians say migration of young people from rural to urban areas has negative impact on family farms

- Average age of Ontario farm operators has risen to over 54 years

- 67 per cent of Atlantic Canadians say migration of young people from rural to urban areas has negative impact on family farms

- Trend has negative impact on family farms; knowledge transfer to the next generation; the rural economy; the supply of labour on Canadian farms; and the rural way of life.

- Trend has negative impact on family farms; knowledge transfer to the next generation; the rural economy; the supply of labour on Canadian farms; and the rural way of life