In 2013, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced a five-year renewed Wine and Grape Strategy that offers grants to wineries to grow their businesses, including tourism development activities. In 2016, for example, Nova Scotia announced the Vineyard Development & Expansion Program, a $1 million incentive program intended to expand grape production in the province. And, provincial agriculture and tourism departments are still coming up with creative incentives to encourage further growth of the industry. Provincial incentive programs offered in the past to encourage farmers to grow wine grapes no doubt played a role in the growth of the industry. New Brunswick has 10 wineries and about 100 acres under vine.Nova Scotia has 17 wineries and over 650 acres under vine.Quebec has 115 wineries and over 1600 acres under vine.Ontario has 180 wineries and, with over 18,000 acres under vine, it produces over 70% of the total volume of Canadian wine.has 275 wineries and over 10,000 acres under vine. Here are some statistics by province (as of 2015): The main wine producing provinces are British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, though there are pockets of wine producing regions elsewhere, like New Brunswick. The industry is also a significant source of tax revenue: $1.1 billion in 2015. Its impact on tourism is significant as well, generating revenue (direct and indirect) of $1.5 billion with about 3.7 million tourist visits to Canadian wineries in 2015. In 2015, the wine industry contributed $6.2 billion of business revenue to the Canadian economy and contributes over 37,000 full-time equivalent jobs. To give you an idea of how fast the industry is growing, in 2011 there were 476 wineries. There are over 600 wineries in Canada with over 31,000 acres “under vine” (bearing fruit). The wine industry is bigger than many people realize. Canadian Wine Industry Facts and Figuresīefore delving into the insurance issues, some information about the Canadian wine industry and its place in the Canadian economy will provide some perspective. So instead, this paper focuses on the risks inherent in the winemaking business – from the time vines are planted through the sale of the bottle of wine. (A romantic term for the soil and climactic conditions that are specific to a particular piece of land and that combine to imbue the grapes with a unique character.) But, a discussion of terroir might not be of interest to insurance professionals. If this trends paper were for wine lovers, the discussion would veer toward the topic of terroir. But, as any winemaker will tell you, it all starts in the farmer’s field (aka the vineyard). Wine lovers may even describe it as an elixir that – when properly paired with food – heightens one’s enjoyment of a meal. To some, wine is just a beverage – sometimes an expensive beverage. Text and photos by Ingrid Sapona | June 2018 | 27 minute read People, History and Industry Involvement.
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