Statistics
Applications received by permit type
| Applications Permit Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Approvals | 70 | 75 | 76 | 84 | 72 |
| Registrations | 20 | 19 | 22 | 48 | 12 |
| Authorizations | 53 | 61 | 63 | 23 | 46 |
Applications determined complete by permit type
| Applications Permit Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Approvals | 75 | 69 | 75 | 51 | 55 |
| Registrations | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 5 |
| Authorizations | 54 | 61 | 58 | 42 | 40 |
Applications withdrawn by permit type
| Applications Permit Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Approvals | 8 | 19 | 26 | 33 | 12 |
| Registrations | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Authorizations | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Decisions issued, all categories
| Decisions Permit Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Approvals | 68 | 65 | 84 | 46 | 58 |
| Registrations | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| Authorizations | 50 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 40 |
| Approval Officer Amendments* | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Denied | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* 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 2020 by region
| Applications Permit Type | Peace | North Central | Central | Southern |
| Approvals | 2 | 9 | 30 | 31 |
| Registrations | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Authorizations | 0 | 8 | 21 | 17 |
Applications determined complete in 2020 by region
| Applications Permit Type | Peace | North Central | Central | Southern |
| Approvals | 0 | 4 | 27 | 24 |
| Registrations | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Authorizations | 0 | 9 | 20 | 11 |
Permits issued in 2020 by region
| Decisions Permit Type | Peace | North Central | Central | Southern |
| Approvals | 2 | 3 | 26 | 25 |
| Registrations | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Authorizations | 0 | 9 | 20 | 11 |
| Approval Officer Amendments* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denied | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
Applications received for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Beef | 12 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
| Dairy | 18 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 12 |
| Other** | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Poultry | 33 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 15 |
| Swine | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Goats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Multi-species* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 58 |
| 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
** Bison and horses
Applications determined complete for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Beef | 10 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Dairy | 14 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 16 |
| Other** | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Poultry | 33 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 20 |
| Swine | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Goats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Multi-species* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 58 |
| 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
** Bison and horses
Permits issued for an increase in livestock numbers
| Livestock Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Beef | 6 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 24 |
| Dairy | 15 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 14 |
| Other** | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Poultry | 38 | 26 | 43 | 19 | 19 |
| Swine | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Goats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Multi-species* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| 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
** Bison and horses
Number of complaints by category
| Complaint Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Groundwater | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Nuisance | 6 | 9 | 32 | 15 | 13 |
| Odour | 44 | 23 | 52 | 187 | 92 |
| Other* | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 |
| Surface water | 46 | 30 | 52 | 46 | 44 |
| Non-compliance | 109 | 93 | 168 | 78 | 64 |
| Manure spreading setbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| Spreading on FSCL without permission** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 |
| Unauthorized Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 |
| Spreading on FSCL with permission** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Other requests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
* 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
Number of complaints by type of confined feeding operation
| Complaints Livestock Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Beef | 71 | 102 | 147 | 163 | 172 |
| Cow/calf | 27 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 26 |
| Dairy | 58 | 45 | 93 | 71 | 83 |
| Poultry | 6 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 14 |
| Swine | 56 | 68 | 44 | 45 | 35 |
| Sheep | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Horses | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Bison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Multi-species* | 20 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 49 |
| Other** | 17 | 19 | 20 | 150 | 40 |
| Goats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* A confined feeding operation with more than one type of livestock
** Acreages, stables, auction markets and other facilities that do not fall under the Agricultural Operation Practices Act
Number of complaints by region
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Peace | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| North Central | 39 | 41 | 55 | 45 | 43 |
| Central | 135 | 135 | 158 | 326 | 153 |
| Southern | 80 | 122 | 182 | 155 | 227 |
Number of orders, directives and warnings
| Compliance Order Action | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Enforcement Order | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Emergency Order | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Compliance Directive | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| AOPA Warning* | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
*AOPA Warnings were instituted in 2018 as a means to track non-compliance issues
Other compliance related reports and requests
| Operator Report Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Operator requests for permission to spread on FSCL* | 38 | 45 | 75 | 84 | 80 |
| Information requests** | 19 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 57 |
| Operator self-reports*** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Grandfathering determination requests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
* 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Board decisions under Agricultural Operation Practices Act | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 |