Applications: Completed applications by permit type
| Applications Permit Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Approvals |
40 |
38 |
75 |
69 |
75 |
| Registrations |
5 |
10 |
16 |
20 |
16 |
| Authorizations |
42 |
45 |
54 |
61 |
58 |
Applications: Completed applications for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Cattle Feedlot |
7 |
8 |
10 |
22 |
22 |
| Dairy |
10 |
10 |
14 |
26 |
31 |
| Poultry |
13 |
21 |
33 |
33 |
39 |
| Swine |
4 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
| Other** |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
* Multi-species is an application for more than one type of livestock species
** Bison and horses
Applications: Completed applications in 2018 by region
| Applications Permit Type |
Peace |
North Central |
Central |
Southern |
| Approvals |
3 |
7 |
29 |
36 |
| Registrations |
0 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
| Authorizations |
2 |
11 |
28 |
17 |
Applications: Incomplete applications by permit type
| Applications Permit Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Approvals |
41 |
41 |
70 |
75 |
76 |
| Registrations |
5 |
11 |
20 |
19 |
22 |
| Authorizations |
39 |
48 |
53 |
61 |
63 |
Applications: Incomplete applications for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Cattle Feedlot |
9 |
6 |
12 |
23 |
26 |
| Dairy |
10 |
17 |
18 |
30 |
26 |
| Poultry |
20 |
20 |
33 |
37 |
31 |
| Swine |
5 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
| Other** |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
* Multi-species is an application for more than one type of livestock species
** Bison and horses
Applications: Incomplete applications received in 2018 by region
| Applications Permit Type |
Peace |
North Central |
Central |
Southern |
| Approvals |
2 |
6 |
31 |
37 |
| Registrations |
0 |
3 |
17 |
2 |
| Authorizations |
1 |
13 |
31 |
18 |
Applications: Number of applications withdrawn by type of permit
| Applications Permit Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Approvals |
17 |
14 |
8 |
19 |
26 |
| Registrations |
6 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
| Authorizations |
6 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
Decisions: Number of decisions issued, all categories
| Decisions Permit Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Approvals |
41 |
33 |
68 |
65 |
84 |
| Registrations |
4 |
8 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
| Authorizations |
42 |
45 |
50 |
59 |
58 |
| Approval Officer Amendments* |
0 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
9 |
| Denied |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
* 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
Decisions: Permits issued for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Cattle Feedlot |
7 |
4 |
6 |
21 |
25 |
| Dairy |
11 |
11 |
15 |
24 |
34 |
| Poultry |
14 |
18 |
38 |
26 |
43 |
| Swine |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| Other** |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
* Multi-species is an application for more than one type of livestock species
** Bison and horses
Decisions: Permits issued in 2018 by region
| Decisions Permit Type |
Peace |
North Central |
Central |
Southern |
| Approvals |
3 |
8 |
32 |
42 |
| Registrations |
0 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
| Authorizations |
2 |
13 |
31 |
13 |
| Approval Officer Amendments* |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
* 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
Compliance and Enforcement: Number of complaints by category
| Complaint Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Groundwater |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Nuisance |
9 |
39 |
6 |
9 |
32 |
| Odour |
81 |
56 |
44 |
23 |
52 |
| Other* |
9 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
21 |
| Surface Water |
62 |
32 |
46 |
30 |
52 |
| Non-compliance |
94 |
111 |
109 |
93 |
168 |
* Includes complaints that do not fall under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (e.g., disposal of dead livestock, animal welfare, livestock on acreages, etc.)
** Includes complaints only. Does not include operator requests for permission to spread on frozen and snow covered land
Compliance and Enforcement: Number of complaints by type of confined feeding operation
| Complaints Livestock Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Cattle Feedlot |
91 |
85 |
71 |
102 |
147 |
| Cow/calf |
32 |
30 |
27 |
27 |
25 |
| Dairy |
42 |
4 |
58 |
45 |
93 |
| Poultry |
8 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
29 |
| Swine |
80 |
72 |
56 |
68 |
44 |
| Sheep |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Horses |
8 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
| Bison |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Multi-species* |
19 |
23 |
20 |
30 |
39 |
| Other** |
14 |
10 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
* A confined feeding operation with more than one type of livestock
** Game farms, stables, auction markets and other facilities that do not fall under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act
Compliance and Enforcement: Number of complaints by region
| Region |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Peace |
13 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
| North Central |
35 |
33 |
39 |
41 |
55 |
| Central |
120 |
107 |
135 |
135 |
158 |
| Southern |
130 |
131 |
80 |
122 |
182 |
Compliance and Enforcement: Orders, Directives and Warnings
| Compliance Order Action |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Enforcement Order |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Emergency Order |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Compliance Directive |
4 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
Compliance and Enforcement: Other compliance related reports and requests
| Operator Report Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Operator requests for permission to spread on FSCL** |
36 |
29 |
38 |
45 |
75 |
| Information requests*** |
12 |
8 |
19 |
20 |
39 |
* Operators may self-report an issue at their confined feeding operation
** Frozen or snow covered land
*** Public and operator requests for information. Does not include complaints
Appeals: Board Decisions under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act
| Board Review Type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Board decisions under Agricultural Operation Practices Act |
4 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
