TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS: Guiding Student Career Exploration

in Canada’s Multi-Faceted & Ever-Expanding

Agricultural Industry

CANADA’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

• Large & Booming Industry

• Multi-Faceted

• Ever-Expanding

CANADA’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

Large & Booming Industry

• Industry Feeds Canada & World • Fifth largest exporter of ag products

• World’s largest producer of many items:

flax, canola, pulses, wheat

• Main Contributor to Canada’s Economy • $100 Billion, 8% GDP

• Provides Excellent Jobs for Canadians • employs 1 in 8, 2.1M Canadians

CANADA’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

Multi-Faceted Industry

• Primary Agriculture

• Food & Beverage Processing

• Suppliers

• Distribution

• Retail & Wholesale

CANADA’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

Ever-Expanding Industry

• Science

• Innovation

• Growth

Ornamental horticulture represents 40%

of all horticulture

CANADA’S ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY

$6.98 billion output and $7.5 billion in value added impact

CANADA’S ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY

Full-time equivalent jobs

It is estimated that for every two jobs in the sector, another job is generated in the economy.

$3.8 billion in employment income

CANADA’S ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY

Landscape Horticulture is a

Red Seal trade

Baby boomers

KEY TRENDS IN ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE

Housing trends

Innovation

Environmental opportunities

www.cnla-acpp.ca/careers

GUIDING STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATION

An Interactive On-line Tool To Access Information About All Agricultural

Career Options

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL

GUIDING STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATION

GUIDING STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATION

GUIDING STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATION

An Interactive On-line Tool To Access Information About All Agricultural

Training Options

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL

GUIDING STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATION

GUIDING STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATION

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL

www.cahrc-ccrha.ca