Here are a few fun facts that quantify a few realities of the farming sector.

$150 million: The amount the Quebec government has provided in subsidies to greenhouse growers to help expand and modernize existing facilities, build new ones or in rebates on electricity consumption since 2020, spurring $875 million in investment.

330: The number of new greenhouses built in Quebec to grow produce since 2020 as a result of provincial subsidies totalling $150 million.

527: The number of Canadian farms affected by the avian flu since it first was detected in this country in 2021. The infections of the highly contagious disease has resulted in the death or euthanasia of more than 14.5 million birds.

So far, there has been one confirmed case of a human infection in Canada, a teenager in British Columbia who became critically ill in 2024, but has since recovered. There have been no cases of the disease infecting cows like in the U.S., where it has infected dairy herds, workers and shown up in unpasteurized milk sold in grocery stores. Raw milk is prohibited in Canada.