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)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Deer 2,660 2,705 3,391 3,086 2,937 5,059 1,809 1,295 1,114 1,203
Elk 3,061 3,126 3,424 2,758 3,213 2,655 2,947 2,821 2,919 1,949
Bison 14,388 14,371 14,186 11,568 10,886 10,041 9,585 7,860 9,798 10,794
Wild boar 4,367 4,289 3,916 4,642 5,786 5,585 6,754 4,487 3,547 2,508
Rabbit 582,244 592,502 670,867 621,561 605,379 523,046 530,924 445,850 474,566 383,636
Total 606,720 616,993 695,784 643,615 628,201 546,386 552,019 462,313 491,944 400,090
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)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Deer 9,463 4,089 2,794 8,201 6,308 1,487 7,366 3,182 590 5,257
Elk 129,249 155,172 115,575 142,603 230,839 139,241 121,282 90,993 151,840 71,292
Bison 1,066,096 1,262,177 1,196,347 1,161,165 1,126,554 1,086,694 880,522 291,200 485,411 200,853
Wild Boar 28,322 37,052 44,645 17,602 13,308 26,421 389 10,724 5,598 1,200
Caribou and reindeer - - - - - - - - - -
Rabbit 22,491 11,789 44,953 10,942 6,991 40,209 37,662 15,928 28,060 36,115
Total 1,255,622 1,470,278 1,404,313 1,340,512 1,384,000 1,294,053 1,047,221 412,026 671,498 314,718
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)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Deer 295,015 366,924 363,285 401,912 387,320 366,967 223,071 187,845 382,924 370,601
Elk - - - - - - - - - -
Bison 153,707 249,148 446,450 758,242 458,191 203,742 92,656 130,381 274,497 196,421
Wild Boar 48,679 412,154 1,223,461 904,191 130,698 226,302 71,626 21,064 151,844 76,083
Caribou and reindeer - - - 2,249 4,549 - 57 - 80 7,097
Rabbit 60,644 133,567 83,578 41,397 6,728 21,602 79,347 38,303 69,727 86,305
Total 558,045 1,161,793 2,116,773 2,107,991 987,486 818,614 466,757 377,594 879,072 736,506
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

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