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in 2008 to 132 ha in 2009. Table 20.1 below
provides data on commercial hemp production
in Alberta and Canada from 1998 to 2009.
Tables 20.2 and 20.3 provide data on hemp
production in Canada by province from 1998
to 2009 in hectares and acres.
In 2010, the area licensed for hemp pro-
duction increased by almost 94% across
Canada to that in 2009; that is, from 5602 ha
(13,837 acres) to 10,856 ha (26,815 acres).
Major increases in area were again on the
Prairie Provinces, led by Saskatchewan (204%)
and Manitoba (156%). The area under hemp
production in Alberta increased by 1304 ha
(3221 acres) in 2009, an increase of almost
267%. Similarly, the area in Ontario increased
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1998
1999
2000
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2003
2004
2005
Fig. 20.1.
Growth in hemp production in Canada following its authorization in 1998, based on figures
from AgCanada.
Table 20.1.
Hemp Seeded Acreage in Alberta and Canada, 1998-2011.
Alberta
Canada
Year
Hectares
Acres
Hectares
Acres
% Alberta
1998
38
94
2,400
5,927
1.58
1999
754
1,862
14,205
35,086
5.31
2000
306
756
5,485
13,549
5.58
2001
113
279
1,316
3,251
8.59
2002
123
304
1,530
3,779
8.04
2003
153
379
2,733
6,750
5.61
2004
639
1,578
3,531
8,722
18.10
2005
916
2,263
9,725
24,021
9.42
2006
2,103
5,194
19,458
48,060
10.81
2007
1,455
3,594
6,132
15,146
23.73
2008
582
1,438
3,259
8,050
17.86
2009
782
1,932
5,602
13,837
13.96
2010
2,086
5,152
10,856
26,814
19.22
2011
6,434
15,892
15,720
38,828
40.93
