Statistics
Applications received by permit type
| Applications Permit Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Approvals | 72 | 93 | 66 | 59 | 76 |
| Registrations | 12 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Authorizations | 46 | 42 | 25 | 37 | 34 |
Applications determined complete by permit type
| Applications Permit Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Approvals | 55 | 53 | 61 | 39 | 58 |
| Registrations | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Authorizations | 40 | 42 | 17 | 32 | 28 |
Applications withdrawn by permit type
| Applications Permit Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Approvals | 12 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 2 |
| Registrations | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Authorizations | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Decisions issued, all categories
| Decisions Permit Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Approvals | 58 | 56 | 64 | 34 | 53 |
| Registrations | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Authorizations | 40 | 39 | 21 | 30 | 25 |
| Approval Officer Amendments* | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Denied | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
* Issued under section 23(1) of the Agricultural Operation Practices Act. Used to correct administrative errors, consolidate permits, or to add, amend, or delete conditions
Applications received in 2024 by region
| Applications Permit Type | Peace | North Central | Central | Southern |
| Approvals | 1 | 20 | 22 | 33 |
| Registrations | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Authorizations | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 |
Applications determined complete in 2024 by region
| Applications Permit Type | Peace | North Central | Central | Southern |
| Approvals | 0 | 8 | 18 | 32 |
| Registrations | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Authorizations | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 |
Permits issued in 2024 by region
| Decisions Permit Type | Peace | North Central | Central | Southern |
| Approvals | 0 | 7 | 18 | 28 |
| Registrations | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Authorizations | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
| Approval Officer Amendments* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Issued under section 23(1) of the Agricultural Operation Practices Act. Used to correct administrative errors, consolidate permits, or to add, amend, or delete conditions
Applications received for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Beef | 17 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 27 |
| Dairy | 12 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 7 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poultry | 15 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 17 |
| Swine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheep | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Multi-species* | 58 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 24 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Multi-species is an application for more than one type of livestock species
Applications determined complete for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Beef | 21 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 26 |
| Dairy | 16 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 20 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poultry | 20 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| Swine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Goats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheep | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Multi-species* | 58 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Multi-species is an application for more than one type of livestock species
Permits issued for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Beef | 24 | 14 | 27 | 15 |
| Dairy | 14 | 19 | 12 | 11 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poultry | 19 | 16 | 23 | 10 |
| Swine | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Goats | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheep | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Multi-species* | 18 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Multi-species is an application for more than one type of livestock species
Number of complaints by category
| Complaint Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Groundwater | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Nuisance | 13 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 5 |
| Odour | 92 | 49 | 565 | 2396 | 2152 |
| Other* | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 10 |
| Surface water | 44 | 36 | 45 | 25 | 26 |
| Non-compliance | 64 | 27 | 14 | 26 | 9 |
| Unauthorized Construction | 21 | 22 | 33 | 23 | 21 |
| Manure spreading setbacks | 18 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Spreading on FSCL with permission** | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spreading on FSCL without permission** | 22 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
| Other requests | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Permission denied for spreading on FSCL ** | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Short term manure storage issues | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 12 |
| Non-incorporation of manure | 0 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
| Failure to comply with permit conditions | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Failure to follow SFBS regulations *** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
* Includes complaints that do not fall under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (e.g., disposal of dead livestock, animal welfare, livestock on acreages, etc.)
**Frozen or snow covered land
*** Seasonal feeding and bedding site
Number of complaints by type of confined feeding operation
| Complaints Livestock Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Beef | 172 | 105 | 540 | 2456 | 2202 |
| Cow/calf | 26 | 39 | 27 | 22 | 19 |
| Dairy | 83 | 29 | 35 | 27 | 33 |
| Poultry | 14 | 11 | 138 | 14 | 9 |
| Swine | 35 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
| Sheep | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Horses | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Bison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Multi-species* | 49 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 12 |
| Other** | 40 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 5 |
| Goats | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Acreage | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Auction Market | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-Livestock Farm | 0 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* A confined feeding operation with more than one type of livestock
** Other facilities that do not fall under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act
Number of complaints by region
| Region | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Peace | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| North Central | 43 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 32 |
| Central | 153 | 64 | 105 | 77 | 69 |
| Southern | 227 | 111 | 691 | 2469 | 2209 |
Number of orders, directives and warnings
| Compliance Order Action | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 |
| Enforcement Order | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Emergency Order | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Compliance Directive | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| AOPA Warning | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Other compliance related reports and requests
| Operator Report Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Operator self-reports*** | 19 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 3 |
| Operator requests for permission to spread on FSCL* | 80 | 18 | 77 | 27 | 7 |
| Information requests** | 57 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 30 |
| Grandfathering determination requests | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Spreading for erosion control | 0 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 3 |
* Frozen or snow covered land
** Public and operator requests for information. Does not include complaints
*** Operators may self-report an issue at their confined feeding operation
Board Decisions under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act
| Board Review Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Board decisions under Agricultural Operation Practices Act | 11 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
| Number of Board reviews granted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |