This section host statistics on sheep registrations in Canada.
| Breed | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rideau Arcott | 1628 | 1804 | 1495 | 1879 | 1871 |
| Romanov | 1530 | 2315 | 2242 | 1882 | 1844 |
| Suffolk | 1,565 | 1,807 | 1,815 | 1,849 | 1,648 |
| Dorset (Horned and Polled) | 1,086 | 993 | 1,209 | 1,106 | 978 |
| Canadian Arcott | 490 | 612 | 499 | 633 | 755 |
| Dorper | 438 | 490 | 513 | 434 | 533 |
| North Country Cheviot | 490 | 268 | 322 | 479 | 421 |
| Hampshire | 408 | 414 | 336 | 455 | 405 |
| Charollais | 224 | 389 | 223 | 314 | 331 |
| Île de France | 238 | 291 | 338 | 393 | 310 |
| Katahdin | 261 | 346 | 466 | 324 | 275 |
| Icelandic | 201 | 258 | 222 | 272 | 199 |
| Southdown | 194 | 149 | 237 | 115 | 193 |
| Clun Forest | 59 | 87 | 116 | 105 | 174 |
| Polypay | 135 | 277 | 387 | 267 | 109 |
| Texel | 143 | 91 | 122 | 153 | 94 |
| East Friesian | 68 | 127 | 70 | 148 | 82 |
| Oxford down | 115 | 60 | 67 | 156 | 76 |
| Shropshire | 105 | 78 | 82 | 68 | 75 |
| Finnsheep | 214 | 192 | 136 | 95 | 67 |
| Romney | 33 | 31 | 40 | 70 | 53 |
| Border Leicester | 69 | 74 | 75 | 37 | 49 |
| Border Cheviot | 87 | 34 | 71 | 45 | 45 |
| Rambouillet | 21 | 58 | 60 | 36 | 19 |
| Corriedale | 56 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 13 |
| Lincoln | 48 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Others | 123 | 130 | 134 | 87 | 115 |
| Total registrations | 10,029 | 11,412 | 11,321 | 11,449 | 10,745 |
Source: Breed associations and Canadian livestock records corporation
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