LOT CREATION IN ONTARIO’S AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE: TRENDS, IMPACTS, POLICY IMPLICATIONS Report 2: Profiles and Data Summaries November, 2011 School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph Prepared By: Dr. Wayne Caldwell, Arthur Churchyard, Claire Dodds-Weir, Anneleis Eckert, and Charlie Toman www.waynecaldwell.ca 1 2 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 7 1.1 Problem Statement ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.2 Purpose of Research ........................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Profiles: How to Use.......................................................................................................................... 10 2.0 Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Study area ......................................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Typical data collection process ........................................................................................................ 14 2.4 Consent granting authority ............................................................................................................. 15 2.5 Statistical Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 15 3.0 Ontario, Regional, and Municipal Profiles ............................................................................................ 17 Ontario .................................................................................................................................................... 18 Central Ontario ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Eastern Ontario ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Southern Ontario ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Western Ontario...................................................................................................................................... 26 County of Brant ....................................................................................................................................... 28 County of Bruce ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Municipality of Chatham-Kent ................................................................................................................ 32 County of Dufferin ................................................................................................................................... 34 Region of Durham ................................................................................................................................... 36 County of Elgin ........................................................................................................................................ 38 County of Essex ....................................................................................................................................... 40 County of Grey ........................................................................................................................................ 42 County of Haldimand .............................................................................................................................. 44 Region of Halton ..................................................................................................................................... 46 City of Hamilton ...................................................................................................................................... 48 County of Hastings .................................................................................................................................. 50 County of Huron ...................................................................................................................................... 52 City of Kawartha Lakes ............................................................................................................................ 54 County of Lambton .................................................................................................................................. 56 3 County of Lanark ..................................................................................................................................... 58 United Counties of Leeds & Grenville ...................................................................................................... 60 County of Lennox and Addington ............................................................................................................ 62 County of Middlesex ................................................................................................................................ 64 Region of Niagara ................................................................................................................................... 66 County of Norfolk .................................................................................................................................... 68 County of Northumberland ..................................................................................................................... 70 City of Ottawa ......................................................................................................................................... 72 County of Oxford ..................................................................................................................................... 74 Region of Peel ......................................................................................................................................... 76 County of Perth ....................................................................................................................................... 78 County of Peterborough .......................................................................................................................... 80 United Counties of Prescott and Russell ................................................................................................. 82 County of Prince Edward ......................................................................................................................... 84 County of Renfrew ................................................................................................................................... 86 County of Simcoe ..................................................................................................................................... 88 United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry ............................................................................ 90 Region of Waterloo ................................................................................................................................. 92 County of Wellington .............................................................................................................................. 94 Region of York ......................................................................................................................................... 96 4.0 Municipal Data Summaries ................................................................................................................... 98 County of Brant ...................................................................................................................................... 99 County of Bruce .................................................................................................................................... 100 Municipality of Chatham-Kent ............................................................................................................. 101 County of Dufferin ................................................................................................................................ 102 Region of Durham ................................................................................................................................ 103 County of Elgin ..................................................................................................................................... 104 County of Essex .................................................................................................................................... 105 County of Grey ...................................................................................................................................... 106 County of Haldimand ..........................................................................................................................