Canada's chicken industry

... at a glance

• Chicken Farmers of Canada is the national organization responsible for the production and marketing of chicken in Canada.
• Canadian chicken production generated $3.9 billion in 2024, contributing 4.1% of cash receipts from agricultural operations in Canada.
• Overall, in 2024, the 2,884 regulated chicken producers in Canada produced 1.4 billion kilograms of chicken (eviscerated weight), 61.0% of which was produced in Ontario and Quebec.
• Canada also counted over 76 chicken primary processing establishments, 39 of which are federally inspected, along with many further processors who depend on supply of chicken for a portion of their business.
• Chicken remained the most consumed animal meat protein in Canada in 2024 with a per capita disappearance of 34.8 kilograms, slightly lower than the 2023 level.
• Canadian chicken production is supplemented by imports subject to import controls such as Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ’s), policies pertaining to supplemental imports, and import to re-export programs.
• According to Statistics Canada, chicken meat and meat products imports in 2024 totalled 208.7 million kilograms, valued at $899.5 million, mostly originating from the United States, followed by Thailand and Brazil.
• That same year, a total of 119.9 million kilograms of chicken meat and meat products, valued at $883.9 million, were exported to over 45 countries, with the largest importers being the United States, the Philippines, and Ghana.

Statistics

• Condemnations
• Industry Indicators
• Imports and Exports
• Inter-provincial Movements
• Prices
• Production
• Slaughter
• Storage Stocks

Publications

• Codes of practice for the care and handling of farm animals - Chickens, turkeys and breeders from hatchery to processing plant
• Codes of practice for the care and handling of farm animals - Poultry - layers
• Managing a small poultry flock
• Raising chicken and turkey broilers in Canada