Canada's turkey industry

... at a glance

• Turkey Farmers of Canada is the national organization responsible for the production and marketing of turkey in Canada.
• Canadian turkey production generated $399.6 million in 2025, contributing 0.4% of cash receipts from agricultural operations in Canada.
• Overall, in 2025, the 494 regulated turkey producers in Canada produced 139.3 million kilograms of turkey (eviscerated weight), 45 % of which was produced in Ontario.
• Canada also counted 40 turkey primary processing establishments, of which 16 are federally inspected, along with many further processors who depend on supply of turkey for a portion of their business.
• Canadian turkey production is supplemented by imports subject to import controls such as Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ’s), and policies pertaining to supplemental imports.
• According to Statistics Canada, turkey meat and meat product imports in 2025 totalled 3.4 million kilograms, valued at $36.8 million, and mostly originating from United States, Poland, and Italy.
• Over the same year, 32.7 million kilograms of turkey meat and meat products, worth more than $133.9 million, were exported to 40 countries, with the largest importers being the United States, China, Taiwan, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
• Canada is an important player in turkey genetics. In 2025, Canada exported 6.5 million poults worth $28.6 million to the United States.

Statistics

• Condemnations
• Industry indicators
• Hatcheries
• 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
• Raising chicken and turkey broilers in Canada