Annual game report by species in Canada

This annual report displays slaughter, imports and exports of deer, elk, bison, wild boar, rabbits and caribou/reindeer.

Slaughter
Slaughter by species in federally and provincially inspected establishments in Canada (head)
 

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Venison

3,391

3,086

2,937

5,059

1,809

1,295

1,114

1,203

1,239

843

Elk

3,424

2,758

3,213

2,655

2,947

2,821

2,919

1,949

2,065

1,666

Bison

14,186

11,568

10,886

10,041

9,585

7,860

9,798

10,794

9,871

11,126

Wild boar

3,916

4,642

5,786

5,585

6,754

4,487

3,547

2,508

2,758

1,803

Rabbit

670,867

621,561

605,379

523,046

530,924

445,850

474,566

383,636

376,066

371,673

Total

695,784

643,615

628,201

546,386

552,019

462,313

491,944

400,090

391,999

387,111

Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Provincial Governments 
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Exports
Game meat exports by species in Canada (kilogram)
 

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Venison

2,794

8,201

6,308

1,487

7,366

3,182

590

5,935

19,091

16,334

Elk

115,575

142,603

230,839

139,241

121,282

90,993

151,840

119,734

111,075

71,517

Bison

1,196,347

1,161,165

1,126,554

1,086,694

880,522

291,200

485,411

266,722

384,981

248,694

Wild Boar

44,645

17,602

13,308

26,421

389

10,724

5,598

1,200

-

-

Caribou and reindeer

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rabbit

44,953

10,942

6,991

40,209

37,662

15,928

28,060

39,645

22,868

23,548

Total

1,404,313

1,340,512

1,384,000

1,294,053

1,047,221

412,026

671,498

433,236

538,014

360,094

Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
2021 export data from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is delayed 
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Imports
Game meat imports by species in Canada (kilogram)
 

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Venison

363,285

401,912

387,320

366,967

223,071

187,845

382,924

370,601

420,420

407,044

Elk

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bison

446,450

758,242

458,191

203,742

92,656

130,381

274,497

196,421

559,304

739,202

Wild Boar

1,223,461

904,191

130,698

226,302

71,626

21,064

151,844

76,083

83,950

38,772

Caribou and reindeer

-

2,249

4,549

-

57

-

80

7,097

289

-

Rabbit

83,578

41,397

6,728

21,602

79,347

38,303

69,727

86,305

105,152

57,676

Total

2,116,773

2,107,991

987,486

818,614

466,757

377,594

879,072

736,506

1,169,114

1,242,694

Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

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