Survey of Wage Rates for Hired Farm Labour

Description: This survey collects data on wage rates paid to and expenses incurred in hiring farm labour. This data which is a key component of the Farm Input Price Index (FIPI) is required by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as essential information to run their Gross Revenue Insurance Plan (GRIP). The GRIP program budget was reduced in 1998 and the funds that supported the survey were suspended in 1999. The latest available data reference 1997 for the annual series and the first quarter of 1999 for the quarterly series.

Who/what is surveyed: Census farms reporting hired labour

How the data is collected: Computer-assisted telephone interviews

Geographic detail: Quebec; Ontario; Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta; British Columbia; Atlantic Region

Information collected:

Frequency: Quarterly

Sample size:
Quarterly: 700
Annual: 2800

Data availability: 1992 to 1999

Reference period: Quarter; Calendar year

Release dates: Annual averages - 10 days, Quarterly index - 50 days

Response rates: 95%

What makes the data valuable: This is the only source of information on this topic.

Related surveys or data:
Census of Agriculture; Agriculture Economic Statistics; Farm Input Price Index

Products and services:
The complete set of annual estimates from the survey are available in CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) in Matrix 160, Statistics Canada’s publicly accessible database; for further information, please call: (613) 951-8200. The quarterly index is published in Farm Input Price Index, Catalogue no. 62-004-XPB.

Responsible division: Agriculture