This section host statistics on sheep registrations in Canada.
| Breed | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Cheviot | 60 | 60 | 61 | 87 | 34 |
| Border Leicester | 51 | 60 | 85 | 69 | 74 |
| Canadian Arcott | 453 | 446 | 459 | 490 | 612 |
| Charollais | 277 | 245 | 269 | 224 | 389 |
| Clun Forest | 65 | 113 | 82 | 59 | 87 |
| Corriedale | 69 | 59 | 70 | 56 | 18 |
| Dorper | 645 | 762 | 601 | 438 | 490 |
| Dorset (Horned and Polled) | 1,156 | 1,177 | 1,110 | 1,086 | 993 |
| East Friesian | 101 | 73 | 87 | 68 | 127 |
| Finnsheep | 222 | 84 | 183 | 214 | 192 |
| Hampshire | 375 | 451 | 373 | 408 | 414 |
| Icelandic | 180 | 205 | 223 | 201 | 258 |
| Île de France | 177 | 250 | 149 | 238 | 291 |
| Katahdin | 465 | 589 | 266 | 261 | 346 |
| Lincoln | 14 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 19 |
| North Country Cheviot | 530 | 496 | 353 | 490 | 268 |
| Oxford down | 106 | 129 | 126 | 115 | 60 |
| Polypay | 432 | 298 | 263 | 135 | 277 |
| Rambouillet | 13 | 111 | 19 | 21 | 58 |
| Rideau Arcott | 1,131 | 1,346 | 1,515 | 1,628 | 1,804 |
| Romanov | 758 | 1,523 | 2,051 | 1,530 | 2,315 |
| Romney | 15 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 31 |
| Shropshire | 69 | 112 | 82 | 105 | 78 |
| Southdown | 187 | 261 | 224 | 194 | 149 |
| Suffolk | 1,775 | 1,852 | 1,979 | 1,565 | 1,807 |
| Texel | 250 | 139 | 127 | 143 | 91 |
| Others | 154 | 141 | 183 | 123 | 130 |
| Total registrations | 9,730 | 11,037 | 10,987 | 10,029 | 11,412 |
Source: Breed associations and Canadian livestock records corporation
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