Dairy processors and jobs in Canada

Overview of the dairy processors in Canada - 2025

Federally licensed dairy establishments

Year	BC	AB	SK	MB [2]	ON	QC	NB [2]	NS	PE [2]	NL	Total
2025	29	23	1	14	101	89	5	10	8	2	282
2024	33	29	3	15	99	95	5	9	9	2	299
2023	34	21	2	11	93	89	3	9	9	2	273
2022	34	21	1	11	98	87	2	10	8	3	275
2021	33	23	1	12	103	84	2	10	8	3	279
2020 [3]	34	23	2	13	102	95	5	8	6	2	290
2019 [3]	33	23	2	14	100	87	4	7	6	1	277
2018 [3]	35	24	4	13	104	92	5	7	7	2	293
2017 [3]	33	23	2	13	101	89	4	7	6	1	279
2016 [3]	32	23	2	11	96	87	4	7	6	2	270

Provincial only licensed dairy establishments

Year	BC	AB [1]	SK	MB [2]	ON	QC	NB [2]	NS [4]	PE [2]	NL	Total
2025	29	8	2	4	60	116	3	13	1	1	237
2024	29	9	3	5	61	122	4	14	2	1	250
2023 [4]	28	8	3	4	57	130	3	9	1	2	245
2022	23	7	3	3	50	129	4	9	2	2	232
2021	20	10	3	4	42	112	3	4	2	2	202
2020 [3]	25	11	3	4	60	106	3	7	4	1	224
2019 [3]	25	11	2	4	50	104	3	6	4	1	210
2018 [3]	30	11	2	4	60	109	3	6	4	1	230
2017 [3]	21	8	1	4	50	101	3	3	6	2	199
2016 [3]	28	8	1	2	43	106	4	3	5	1	201
Source: Canadian Food and Inspection Agency (CFIA) and provincial governments Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal industry division, Market information section

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Links to reports provided by Statistics Canada:

Employment in the dairy processing sector (Annual, Statistics Canada Table:14-10-0202-01)

Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and type of employee, last 5 years.