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Section 4 - International Trade (fish and seafood products)

4.1.1 Canadian exports by top 30 countries of destination1, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
United States 374,136 2,823,713 363,251 2,663,313 343,431 2,526,068
Japan 60,034 497,275 69,051 471,408 47,796 342,292
China 65,926 300,272 79,935 317,409 77,948 275,847
Denmark 25,391 108,211 29,525 102,329 37,161 124,769
United Kingdom 14,176 114,210 13,358 104,402 15,449 110,935
Hong Kong 5,291 67,109 7,665 70,477 10,123 82,196
France 6,336 63,839 6,434 63,438 6,316 65,154
Belgium 3,310 34,144 3,512 40,949 4,019 48,160
Korea, South 14,869 47,689 8,719 34,250 12,854 46,915
Germany 8,429 47,139 6,310 37,322 7,708 44,722
Russian Federation 14,756 21,149 20,464 41,247 24,821 43,865
Spain 10,790 33,719 7,027 27,755 9,456 39,625
Netherlands 2,203 16,983 3,894 24,742 4,914 31,261
Taiwan 9,040 29,007 10,434 39,398 8,967 29,649
Ukraine 3,327 4,316 9,371 14,886 14,891 24,905
Italy 2,415 16,099 2,888 19,662 3,276 24,687
Thailand 4,489 33,068 4,396 25,681 5,159 21,766
Norway 7,417 31,069 2,740 22,680 1,525 20,102
Sweden 2,657 25,571 1,620 13,762 2,004 16,125
Portugal 710 4,563 2,005 13,025 4,768 15,064
Dominican Republic 7,170 14,249 8,687 19,137 6,423 13,733
Jamaica 1,937 6,685 3,175 12,360 3,031 11,132
Bulgaria 3,800 4,330 2,599 3,859 6,884 10,592
Australia 1,637 8,354 1,781 10,063 1,805 9,899
Viet Nam 1,182 5,541 1,581 8,418 3,074 9,403
Estonia 0 0 2,783 10,179 3,849 9,263
Iceland 9,057 25,134 3,411 9,740 5,091 8,584
Haiti 2,679 3,188 3,005 3,887 5,147 7,172
Finland 914 3,632 1,036 5,158 1,113 6,551
Georgia 1,924 2,282 3,118 3,107 3,644 6,543
Top 30 Total 666,001 4,392,540 683,774 4,234,041 682,647 4,026,980
Other 19,883 62,669 22,258 78,474 19,265 66,599
Total, all countries 685,884 4,455,209 706,032 4,312,515 701,912 4,093,580
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.2 Canadian imports by top 30 countries of origin1, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
United States 194,183 876,167 186,521 862,828 179,930 797,217
China 52,438 264,828 63,220 321,745 66,968 352,121
Thailand 47,730 247,702 51,717 245,509 56,455 268,137
Chile 10,538 70,400 13,490 73,981 16,697 98,255
Viet Nam 9,235 73,527 11,163 85,468 12,615 90,535
Peru 75,671 57,897 60,266 50,789 56,461 59,425
India 6,471 55,453 6,836 51,403 7,398 58,541
Norway 8,155 28,773 7,679 32,290 7,484 32,896
Russian Federation 8,997 35,392 2,384 15,904 3,549 31,992
Taiwan 7,777 27,496 7,944 26,187 8,310 23,204
Philippines 9,809 30,866 6,933 24,250 6,421 22,701
Indonesia 2,961 21,323 3,914 27,784 3,517 21,670
Japan 3,468 18,214 2,636 19,375 2,811 20,825
Ecuador 5,428 14,630 3,216 10,704 3,592 14,045
Hong Kong 2,007 16,926 1,328 14,181 1,149 13,062
Canada 2,121 18,849 1,706 11,859 1,490 12,573
Iceland 5,885 18,158 6,108 16,795 4,051 11,769
New Zealand 3,029 13,431 2,768 13,728 2,417 11,222
Argentina 3,355 11,925 1,407 7,814 2,010 10,387
United Kingdom 1,781 9,538 1,894 9,053 1,603 9,899
Mexico 1,869 5,114 758 4,641 6,498 9,811
Korea, South 2,211 9,945 1,815 7,464 2,237 8,835
Denmark 578 1,885 3,867 6,622 3,778 8,255
Honduras 372 3,260 612 5,226 811 6,645
Faeroe Islands 1,413 2,577 3,723 7,820 3,399 6,565
Bahamas 201 8,167 106 4,097 161 6,297
Spain 970 4,192 920 6,243 852 6,187
Italy 809 4,295 1,111 5,821 1,234 5,961
Portugal 1,749 5,925 1,924 6,920 1,904 5,877
Brazil 381 3,049 490 3,975 669 5,701
Top 30 Total 471,594 1,959,906 458,457 1,980,476 466,471 2,030,612
Other 15,078 95,696 14,418 93,477 15,299 85,527
Total, all countries 486,672 2,055,603 472,875 2,073,953 481,770 2,116,139
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.3 Canadian exports by fishery product groups1, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 242,209 2,565,335 234,250 2,348,876 247,196 2,208,876
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 102,669 530,081 117,689 599,134 122,450 684,354
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 115,766 295,861 142,885 353,516 149,946 347,230
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 55,162 166,714 43,888 155,957 42,696 151,986
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 21,503 185,973 20,685 169,585 13,633 114,321
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 14,755 84,459 16,137 96,089 15,753 95,097
Fish Livers and Roes 11,314 139,302 12,392 135,288 10,232 90,103
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 27,385 132,709 25,845 111,991 15,998 72,604
Fish, Canned 15,933 78,659 14,881 73,469 13,555 68,736
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 5,759 64,756 5,138 57,372 5,157 57,052
Shellfish, Canned 6,550 52,615 6,278 43,282 6,126 39,115
Fish, Smoked 9,610 25,187 11,913 30,435 12,051 30,551
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 2,801 25,974 3,025 27,919 2,795 26,325
Fish Oil 8,868 8,249 8,408 16,296 7,225 25,481
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 6,095 26,806 5,858 25,565 4,882 22,775
Fish, Pickled / Cured 8,451 19,688 7,333 16,881 7,965 18,807
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 6,516 17,761 5,797 17,042 4,969 15,068
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 7,093 18,660 7,283 18,132 5,540 11,405
Fish, Shellfish Meal 16,074 12,633 14,333 11,588 11,625 8,920
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 889 2,452 979 2,044 1,063 2,673
Freshwater Fish Blocks, Frozen 481 1,334 1,034 2,054 1,057 2,101
Total, all fishery product groups 685,884 4,455,209 706,032 4,312,515 701,912 4,093,580
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.4 Canadian imports by fishery product groups1, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 85,198 739,120 88,198 769,693 92,519 765,812
Miscellaneous Fishery Products 68,092 223,336 68,770 221,775 68,782 239,716
Fish Fillets, Frozen 41,006 201,093 42,777 211,351 41,894 218,568
Fish, Canned 55,707 210,634 57,063 203,482 55,959 193,623
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 45,377 226,213 42,976 209,602 41,035 186,212
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 49,438 173,796 40,790 148,901 35,926 132,876
Fish Fillets, Fresh 5,150 44,411 6,935 60,474 8,480 83,086
Fish, Shellfish Meal 60,991 51,179 56,160 45,005 65,294 65,325
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 3,628 17,124 4,643 29,221 8,071 52,482
Fish Oil 41,626 31,234 33,818 35,834 32,149 38,179
Fish Blocks, Frozen 11,455 42,154 8,930 33,462 9,700 35,965
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 5,423 31,009 6,025 34,132 4,929 31,732
Fish, Pickled / Cured 4,912 15,654 8,790 27,184 9,882 29,900
Shellfish, Canned 6,291 32,289 5,432 29,076 5,521 28,552
Fish, Smoked 1,008 9,190 866 10,624 1,104 10,960
Fish Livers and Roes 1,371 7,166 702 4,136 524 3,149
Total, all fishery product groups 486,672 2,055,603 472,875 2,073,953 481,770 2,116,139
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.5 Canadian exports by province / territory and top 5 species1,2 , fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
Lobster 22,668 398,740 21,469 392,546 22,471 390,101
Shrimp, Prawn 24,108 91,779 31,114 112,809 34,646 106,595
Scallop 7,604 121,511 4,878 96,571 4,719 92,198
Crab, Snow/Queen 7,779 95,220 8,190 73,123 8,877 68,421
Cod, Atlantic 8,736 60,677 6,582 46,400 5,311 39,598
Top 5 Total 70,894 767,927 72,232 721,449 76,023 696,911
Other 75,077 321,041 72,301 312,916 76,157 277,484
Provincial Total 145,972 1,088,968 144,534 1,034,365 152,180 974,396
New Brunswick
Lobster 14,860 388,866 14,573 401,437 15,316 407,044
Salmon, Atlantic 19,986 155,032 25,071 174,303 23,421 170,015
Crab, Snow/Queen 10,323 130,399 11,223 104,515 10,647 80,712
Herring 22,769 40,629 22,090 49,806 20,526 42,483
Shrimp, Prawn 1,988 18,383 1,801 14,998 2,710 19,912
Top 5 Total 69,926 733,308 74,759 745,060 72,620 720,166
Other 31,387 90,779 24,809 87,257 25,101 75,479
Provincial Total 101,313 824,087 99,568 832,317 97,721 795,646
Prince Edward Island
Lobster 5,295 137,820 5,463 153,692 5,927 149,962
Mussel 8,202 21,199 8,484 24,298 8,610 23,236
Crab 571 4,282 713 5,870 712 6,003
Oyster 801 4,773 1,007 5,885 621 3,702
Tuna, Bluefin 36 833 91 1,715 91 1,777
Top 5 Total 14,906 168,907 15,757 191,461 15,961 184,679
Other 2,946 11,965 3,421 17,417 1,724 9,370
Provincial Total 17,852 180,872 19,178 208,877 17,684 194,049
Quebec
Crab, Snow/Queen 6,079 69,165 8,038 68,986 9,991 68,204
Lobster 603 14,247 943 29,453 1,181 29,664
Shrimp, Prawn 3,268 30,125 2,461 20,904 2,517 19,358
Pollock 1,216 5,116 1,861 8,122 2,636 11,486
Cod, Atlantic 579 6,496 900 9,111 1,097 9,203
Top 5 Total 11,745 125,150 14,203 136,576 17,422 137,916
Other 13,848 92,486 12,136 64,823 12,052 65,407
Provincial Total 25,593 217,636 26,339 201,399 29,474 203,324
Newfoundland and Labrador
Shrimp, Prawn 60,933 260,741 55,861 278,592 63,965 256,045
Crab, Snow/Queen 29,434 363,190 25,772 235,978 27,416 206,359
Mackerel 20,795 32,439 26,700 59,952 26,291 42,120
Greenland Turbot 5,059 23,628 9,280 47,369 8,566 38,864
Capelin 17,263 31,985 20,146 33,042 25,022 36,729
Top 5 Total 133,484 711,984 137,758 654,933 151,260 580,117
Other 53,523 298,802 54,933 240,546 43,095 218,062
Provincial Total 187,007 1,010,787 192,690 895,479 194,355 798,179
Ontario
Perch 2,109 25,439 1,988 25,327 1,777 23,265
Pickerel 660 8,636 762 8,807 1,196 11,888
Whitefish 2,195 9,927 1,898 8,340 1,739 7,505
Herring 1,814 4,040 1,797 4,194 2,564 5,748
Smelt, Freshwater 1,881 4,575 1,893 4,500 1,582 3,955
Top 5 Total 8,659 52,618 8,338 51,167 8,858 52,361
Other 6,455 38,340 5,667 31,581 5,474 31,316
Provincial Total 15,115 90,958 14,005 82,748 14,332 83,677
Manitoba
Pickerel 1,979 28,737 2,321 27,874 2,119 27,024
Whitefish 2,788 7,178 2,575 6,471 2,407 6,740
Trout 139 796 616 3,197 459 2,460
Pike 1,243 3,579 865 2,530 657 2,143
Trout, Rainbow 0 0 142 807 179 1,096
Top 5 Total 6,150 40,290 6,519 40,878 5,822 39,463
Other 3,781 12,575 2,919 9,464 2,569 9,812
Provincial Total 9,930 52,865 9,438 50,341 8,391 49,275
Saskatchewan
Pollock 0 0 4 24 10 53
Haddock 0 0 0 0 7 20
Tuna, Bigeye 0 0 0 0 1 14
Herring 0 0 0 0 3 9
Eel 0 0 0 0 2 9
Top 5 Total 0 0 4 24 23 105
Other 216 1,581 414 2,008 94 1,312
Provincial Total 216 1,581 419 2,032 116 1,417
Alberta
Whitefish 67 274 56 215 30 133
Geoduck 0 0 4 75 3 89
Salmon, Chum 0 0 0 0 7 42
Cusk 0 0 0 0 17 34
Cod 0 0 0 0 2 29
Top 5 Total 67 274 59 290 58 326
Other 102 1,707 280 8,196 169 4,504
Provincial Total 169 1,980 339 8,486 227 4,830
British Columbia
Salmon, Atlantic 33,984 213,192 45,615 261,953 53,126 315,313
Herring 7,514 93,916 10,219 94,393 7,389 61,434
Hake 17,653 25,556 27,110 40,747 35,576 56,155
Shrimp, Prawn 2,099 36,375 2,570 49,798 2,510 52,145
Halibut, Pacific 6,503 78,697 4,333 47,207 4,092 48,812
Top 5 Total 67,753 447,736 89,847 494,099 102,693 533,858
Other 114,829 536,835 109,622 501,736 84,441 453,027
Provincial Total 182,583 984,571 199,469 995,836 187,135 986,886
Northwest Territories
Greenland Turbot 18 151 30 266 122 690
Lobster 3 75 12 220 16 279
Crab, Snow/Queen 18 257 0 0 18 122
Mackerel 73 155 0 0 26 35
Sea Urchin 0 0 0 0 0 10
Top 5 Total 112 638 42 486 181 1,136
Other 11 178 3 49 12 83
Provincial Total 123 816 44 535 193 1,220
Yukon
Eel 0 0 1 15 7 77
Trout 0 0 0 0 7 40
Salmon, Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0 5
Top 5 Total 0 0 1 15 13 122
Other 8 49 6 78 0 33
Provincial Total 8 49 8 93 14 154
Nunavut
Greenland Turbot 0 0 0 0 91 525
Lobster 1 10 0 7 0 3
Top 5 Total 1 10 0 7 92 528
Other 4 29 0 1 0 0
Provincial Total 4 39 1 7 92 528
Total, all provinces / territories 685,884 4,455,209 706,032 4,312,515 701,912 4,093,580
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
2. Non-specific species such as mammals, seaweeds, salmonidae, etc were also excluded from the top 5 species.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.6 Canadian imports by province / territory and top 5 species1,2, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
Cod 5,523 27,345 6,129 28,612 3,680 16,257
Haddock 3,709 14,017 3,322 14,658 2,710 12,058
Salmon 3,492 19,264 2,341 10,486 1,968 10,164
Scallop 438 4,238 542 6,567 897 9,672
Shrimp, Prawn 773 5,967 1,768 14,284 1,029 7,712
Top 5 Total 13,936 70,832 14,102 74,607 10,284 55,863
Other 24,586 59,258 34,474 82,471 29,000 83,111
Provincial Total 38,522 130,090 48,576 157,077 39,284 138,974
New Brunswick
Lobster 14,845 176,907 14,904 191,893 16,636 181,755
Salmon, Atlantic 5,863 28,472 5,064 23,536 3,750 17,992
Pollock 5,526 13,181 6,221 13,917 6,374 16,574
Cod 6,316 23,141 2,731 10,410 1,583 6,921
Mackerel 3,690 3,394 5,560 5,894 5,108 4,838
Top 5 Total 36,240 245,095 34,479 245,650 33,451 228,079
Other 36,611 57,348 46,479 51,217 41,135 45,479
Provincial Total 72,851 302,443 80,958 296,866 74,586 273,559
Prince Edward Island
Trout 3 41 4 52 4 45
Lobster 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 5 Total 3 41 4 52 4 45
Other 1 4 1 4 1 5
Provincial Total 4 45 5 55 4 49
Quebec
Shrimp, Prawn 8,896 77,475 10,284 79,487 10,752 82,351
Scallop 1,042 9,494 1,609 19,768 1,509 16,441
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 3,877 12,772 4,401 14,478 4,836 15,551
Sole 2,293 10,652 1,618 7,901 2,106 10,816
Salmon 2,129 13,303 1,932 11,490 1,287 7,947
Top 5 Total 18,237 123,696 19,844 133,124 20,490 133,105
Other 25,023 115,209 25,622 144,155 29,082 154,726
Provincial Total 43,260 238,905 45,466 277,279 49,572 287,830
Newfoundland and Labrador
Cod 4,505 17,173 1,895 7,671 1,105 5,139
Pollock 1,283 4,488 1,285 4,226 712 2,497
Squid 1,535 2,929 2,741 5,205 1,309 1,428
Cod, Atlantic 3,295 12,275 138 547 89 327
Haddock 496 1,322 57 156 47 130
Top 5 Total 11,114 38,188 6,116 17,805 3,261 9,521
Other 460 2,886 730 4,264 331 931
Provincial Total 11,574 41,074 6,846 22,069 3,593 10,453
Ontario
Shrimp, Prawn 23,649 209,099 24,249 189,211 26,787 203,598
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 17,138 59,548 17,438 59,384 18,098 58,885
Scallop 1,722 19,252 1,535 21,941 1,709 22,718
Salmon 930 7,139 1,918 12,557 2,993 21,420
Squid 5,029 20,435 4,753 19,768 4,955 19,909
Top 5 Total 48,468 315,473 49,893 302,860 54,543 326,529
Other 71,839 334,648 70,418 336,117 74,303 367,081
Provincial Total 120,308 650,121 120,312 638,976 128,846 693,610
Manitoba
Shrimp, Prawn 204 1,418 143 929 85 555
Oyster 1,850 305 1,200 304 981 234
Halibut, Atlantic 0 0 0 0 7 100
Salmon 1 12 0 4 9 80
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 2 5 34 80 19 42
Top 5 Total 2,057 1,740 1,376 1,317 1,101 1,012
Other 3,304 7,180 4,873 8,746 5,289 7,354
Provincial Total 5,361 8,920 6,249 10,063 6,390 8,366
Saskatchewan
Shrimp, Prawn 5 14 22 144 41 312
Trout 21 240 4 55 15 189
Oyster 32 5 179 38 149 35
Salmon 0 0 0 0 6 28
Halibut, Atlantic 0 0 0 0 2 25
Top 5 Total 58 259 205 237 213 590
Other 1,814 2,174 1,613 2,344 1,281 2,149
Provincial Total 1,872 2,433 1,818 2,581 1,495 2,738
Alberta
Shrimp, Prawn 328 2,275 461 3,638 607 4,952
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 630 1,841 677 1,881 1,020 2,894
Tuna, Yellowfin 36 262 16 327 27 547
Oyster 367 176 506 365 679 385
Clam 0 1 2 11 44 138
Top 5 Total 1,361 4,554 1,661 6,222 2,377 8,916
Other 2,019 9,099 1,726 6,340 2,099 7,767
Provincial Total 3,380 13,654 3,387 12,562 4,475 16,683
British Columbia
Shrimp, Prawn 12,505 107,744 12,650 100,559 13,237 106,294
Salmon, Sockeye 11,756 66,570 12,114 67,997 9,240 49,104
Tuna, Skipjack/Bonito 12,592 41,764 11,521 37,602 11,374 38,577
Halibut 3,060 28,513 2,623 29,795 2,829 36,795
Crab 3,030 19,379 2,984 19,939 3,425 24,973
Top 5 Total 42,944 263,970 41,891 255,892 40,104 255,743
Other 136,591 351,176 110,086 354,784 128,172 389,726
Provincial Total 179,535 615,147 151,977 610,676 168,276 645,469
Yukon
Halibut 4,806 32,388 3,542 29,626 3,317 30,897
Salmon, Sockeye 3,185 14,718 2,087 12,091 935 5,202
Salmon, Pink 835 1,876 879 1,458 616 1,304
Salmon, Chum 581 1,261 580 1,358 292 755
Salmon, Coho 368 1,678 72 390 24 131
Top 5 Total 9,776 51,921 7,160 44,921 5,184 38,289
Other 229 849 122 826 65 118
Provincial Total 10,005 52,770 7,282 45,747 5,249 38,407
Total, all provinces / territories 486,672 2,055,603 472,875 2,073,953 481,770 2,116,139
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
2. Non-specific species such as mammals, seaweeds, salmonidae, etc were also excluded from the top 5 species.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.7 Canadian exports by province / territory and top 5 countries of destination1, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
United States 76,667 681,529 73,069 616,058 71,134 571,936
Japan 9,893 103,744 9,549 82,578 6,443 56,929
Denmark 9,492 30,010 12,540 39,480 15,659 46,787
China 12,323 46,747 12,748 48,860 12,348 42,031
France 3,112 44,154 2,700 41,421 2,424 36,845
Top 5 Total 111,486 906,184 110,606 828,397 108,008 754,528
Other 34,486 182,784 33,927 205,968 44,172 219,868
Provincial Total 145,972 1,088,968 144,534 1,034,365 152,180 974,396
New Brunswick
United States 77,212 676,703 74,077 706,482 72,342 691,323
Japan 8,745 85,913 8,356 61,587 6,020 28,535
Denmark 1,139 9,860 622 4,341 1,595 11,257
Dominican Republic 5,687 10,390 6,975 13,276 5,574 10,683
Belgium 271 3,120 204 2,997 518 7,853
Top 5 Total 93,054 785,986 90,234 788,683 86,049 749,652
Other 8,258 38,101 9,334 43,634 11,672 45,994
Provincial Total 101,313 824,087 99,568 832,317 97,721 795,646
Prince Edward Island
United States 14,629 147,079 15,739 171,064 14,107 146,442
Japan 1,141 11,238 875 9,704 834 9,628
France 597 7,293 559 7,351 643 8,372
Italy 222 4,038 209 3,629 285 5,545
Belgium 121 1,205 296 3,342 418 4,925
Top 5 Total 16,711 170,853 17,679 195,089 16,288 174,911
Other 1,141 10,019 1,499 13,788 1,396 19,139
Provincial Total 17,852 180,872 19,178 208,877 17,684 194,049
Quebec
United States 19,247 165,086 19,115 157,708 21,945 160,059
Jamaica 353 1,249 739 2,901 1,340 5,381
Japan 1,461 17,102 1,037 9,405 513 4,280
Italy 222 2,768 306 4,216 391 4,235
China 639 6,036 605 4,732 650 4,045
Top 5 Total 21,923 192,241 21,802 178,962 24,838 177,999
Other 3,670 25,395 4,537 22,437 4,636 25,324
Provincial Total 25,593 217,636 26,339 201,399 29,474 203,324
Newfoundland and Labrador
United States 61,310 476,682 56,877 359,867 46,683 290,662
China 40,688 190,493 49,096 196,431 44,397 152,860
Denmark 13,961 60,558 15,959 54,785 19,502 63,348
United Kingdom 7,387 55,247 6,444 46,443 9,324 55,811
Japan 14,451 60,837 20,580 86,842 12,490 52,281
Top 5 Total 137,798 843,817 148,955 744,368 132,397 614,962
Other 49,209 166,970 43,735 151,111 61,958 183,217
Provincial Total 187,007 1,010,787 192,690 895,479 194,355 798,179
Ontario
United States 12,829 80,741 11,257 72,107 11,710 72,298
Hong Kong 201 2,539 153 2,185 333 2,598
Japan 1,035 2,273 818 1,625 1,099 1,712
China 201 1,368 137 411 261 1,112
United Arab Emirates 13 200 36 934 25 736
Top 5 Total 14,279 87,121 12,401 77,261 13,428 78,457
Other 836 3,837 1,604 5,487 904 5,220
Provincial Total 15,115 90,958 14,005 82,748 14,332 83,677
Manitoba
United States 6,944 43,646 6,833 42,707 5,837 38,050
Finland 849 2,746 881 2,581 1,093 3,440
France 691 2,807 716 2,597 686 3,384
Germany 59 322 61 388 338 3,088
Poland 212 331 188 306 183 361
Top 5 Total 8,755 49,853 8,678 48,579 8,137 48,322
Other 1,176 3,012 760 1,762 253 953
Provincial Total 9,930 52,865 9,438 50,341 8,391 49,275
Saskatchewan
United States 216 1,569 244 1,333 53 1,072
Netherlands 0 4 0 0 25 233
Dominica 0 0 4 24 13 62
Israel 0 0 20 68 2 17
Japan 0 0 0 0 20 14
Top 5 Total 216 1,574 268 1,425 113 1,398
Other 0 7 150 607 4 19
Provincial Total 216 1,581 419 2,032 116 1,417
Alberta
United States 100 389 109 3950 128 4461
United Kingdom 0 0 0 2 2 115
Hong Kong 6 200 17 86 2 72
Germany 0 67 0 9 0 50
France 0 0 0 24 7 42
Top 5 Total 106 656 127 4072 139 4741
Other 63 1324 212 4414 87 89
Provincial Total 169 1980 339 8486 227 4830
British Columbia
United States 104,946 549,923 105,899 531,726 99,458 549,462
Japan 23,307 216,168 27,761 217,998 20,275 188,366
China 9,702 45,988 15,316 54,787 18,452 66,674
Hong Kong 2,719 45,385 3,106 43,890 3,162 41,797
United Kingdom 4,141 31,943 3,469 30,114 3,159 27,612
Top 5 Total 144,815 889,406 155,551 878,515 144,507 873,911
Other 37,768 95,165 43,918 117,320 42,628 112,975
Provincial Total 182,583 984,571 199,469 995,836 187,135 986,886
Northwest Territories
Japan 0 0 0 8 99 527
United States 29 317 32 311 26 229
China 18 257 0 0 43 150
Belgium 0 0 3 57 7 130
Korea, South 0 0 0 7 3 62
Top 5 Total 46 574 36 383 179 1098
Other 77 243 8 151 14 122
Provincial Total 123 816 44 535 193 1220
Yukon
United States 8 49 0 0 7 72
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 3 40
Italy 0 0 1 15 2 28
Austria 0 0 0 23 1 11
India 0 0 0 0 0 3
Top 5 Total 8 49 1 38 14 153
Other 0 0 6 55 0 2
Provincial Total 8 49 8 93 14 154
Nunavut
Taiwan 1 10 0 0 47 268
Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 45 257
Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 3
Top 5 Total 1 10 0 0 92 528
Other 4 29 1 7 0 0
Provincial Total 4 39 1 7 92 528
Total, all provinces / territories 685,884 4,455,209 706,032 4,312,515 701,912 4,093,580
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.8 Canadian imports by province / territory and top 5 countries of origin1, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
China 13,455 61,586 16,292 79,989 14,733 74,959
Norway 3,976 9,757 3,975 11,933 4,105 10,598
United States 3,278 8,582 3,092 10,256 2,349 8,042
Iceland 4,718 11,617 4,866 11,358 3,244 7,932
Argentina 1,835 6,654 518 3,886 819 6,535
Top 5 Total 27,263 98,196 28,742 117,422 25,251 108,066
Other 11,259 31,893 19,834 39,655 14,034 30,908
Provincial Total 38,522 130,090 48,576 157,077 39,284 138,974
New Brunswick
United States 52,518 267,319 56,158 262,914 57,463 242,709
Peru 14,746 12,326 16,273 11,097 12,413 12,476
China 1,676 8,505 1,653 8,289 1,118 5,848
Indonesia 25 246 132 1,283 388 2,676
Canada 844 7,348 417 3,112 289 2,629
Top 5 Total 69,809 295,744 74,632 286,695 71,672 266,336
Other 3,042 6,699 6,326 10,172 2,914 7,223
Provincial Total 72,851 302,443 80,958 296,866 74,586 273,559
Prince Edward Island
United States 3 35 4 52 4 49
Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viet Nam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 5 Total 3 35 4 52 4 49
Other 1 11 1 3 0 0
Provincial Total 4 45 5 55 4 49
Quebec
China 10,815 52,325 13,997 68,680 15,087 74,701
United States 9,292 45,142 6,972 52,010 7,959 50,933
Chile 2,904 23,007 3,935 32,538 4,507 42,695
Thailand 5,912 32,722 7,030 34,645 7,580 36,180
Viet Nam 1,497 17,044 2,518 22,566 2,364 20,041
Top 5 Total 30,421 170,240 34,452 210,440 37,497 224,549
Other 12,839 68,665 11,014 66,839 12,075 63,281
Provincial Total 43,260 238,905 45,466 277,279 49,572 287,830
Newfoundland and Labrador
Russian Federation 7,498 27,057 1,373 5,561 1,004 4,518
United States 1,803 5,307 3,573 9,003 1,066 3,007
Norway 661 2,494 369 1,695 184 931
Uruguay 0 0 0 0 551 527
Argentina 735 1,377 0 0 382 366
Top 5 Total 10,697 36,234 5,315 16,259 3,186 9,349
Other 878 4,840 1,531 5,809 406 1,104
Provincial Total 11,574 41,074 6,846 22,069 3,593 10,453
Ontario
United States 36,857 156,280 32,798 140,199 33,454 142,143
Thailand 24,136 132,486 26,221 125,654 28,324 134,744
China 15,010 78,335 18,569 97,979 22,531 121,624
Chile 4,040 29,229 4,066 29,710 4,679 38,728
Viet Nam 3,079 23,452 4,331 33,171 5,457 38,378
Top 5 Total 83,121 419,782 85,985 426,712 94,444 475,617
Other 37,186 230,340 34,327 212,264 34,401 217,994
Provincial Total 120,308 650,121 120,312 638,976 128,846 693,610
Manitoba
United States 5,216 8,018 5,897 8,716 6,260 7,480
Germany 26 206 19 304 28 303
China 4 22 60 360 21 123
Thailand 7 50 35 116 24 112
Norway 9 65 7 53 8 68
Top 5 Total 5,262 8,361 6,019 9,548 6,341 8,086
Other 99 559 230 514 50 280
Provincial Total 5,361 8,920 6,249 10,063 6,390 8,366
Saskatchewan
United States 1,858 2,386 1,784 2,379 1,427 2,122
Norway 7 16 0 5 16 330
United Kingdom 0 0 1 9 15 158
Iceland 0 0 0 0 8 46
Denmark 0 0 0 0 23 41
Top 5 Total 1,865 2,402 1,785 2,393 1,489 2,698
Other 7 31 33 188 6 41
Provincial Total 1,872 2,433 1,818 2,581 1,495 2,738
Alberta
United States 1,783 7,285 1,786 4,467 2,336 5,210
Thailand 726 2,489 791 2,508 1,035 4,015
China 198 992 298 1,661 318 1,755
Norway 12 55 13 131 67 1,211
Philippines 40 196 41 457 207 1,063
Top 5 Total 2,758 11,015 2,930 9,224 3,963 13,254
Other 621 2,639 457 3,338 512 3,429
Provincial Total 3,380 13,654 3,387 12,562 4,475 16,683
British Columbia
United States 71,570 323,044 67,176 327,085 62,363 297,115
Thailand 15,494 74,120 16,092 74,806 18,316 87,269
China 11,005 61,627 11,933 62,651 13,113 72,892
Peru 57,755 40,215 34,584 26,872 39,367 38,875
Viet Nam 4,584 32,361 4,073 27,743 4,576 30,653
Top 5 Total 160,407 531,367 133,858 519,156 137,736 526,804
Other 19,128 83,780 18,119 91,520 30,540 118,665
Provincial Total 179,535 615,147 151,977 610,676 168,276 645,469
Yukon
United States 10,005 52,770 7,282 45,747 5,249 38,407
Top 5 Total 10,005 52,770 7,282 45,747 5,249 38,407
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Provincial Total 10,005 52,770 7,282 45,747 5,249 38,407
Total, all provinces / territories 486,672 2,055,603 472,875 2,073,953 481,770 2,116,139
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.9 Canadian exports by province / territory and top 15 fishery product groups1, 2, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 69,567 792,729 73,367 740,954 74,230 681,246
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 28,918 106,488 25,745 99,574 26,902 103,086
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 10,580 62,288 11,485 70,191 9,639 61,893
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 11,262 27,387 11,049 32,188 18,749 41,472
Fish Oil 658 1,383 1,088 8,351 2,017 16,621
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 1,766 11,471 1,996 12,936 1,653 11,648
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 6,238 26,688 4,641 16,279 3,250 10,947
Fish Livers and Roes 2,058 12,612 1,585 8,730 1,617 7,700
Fish, Smoked 1,162 3,236 861 2,908 991 3,581
Fish, Canned 562 2,715 601 3,174 622 2,867
Fish, Pickled / Cured 390 1,312 542 2,969 470 2,125
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 1,116 3,671 665 2,803 351 1,267
Shellfish, Canned 234 1,752 216 1,863 86 1,164
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 107 813 133 2,115 43 700
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 4 15 37 152 117 392
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 134,622 1,054,560 134,010 1,005,187 140,738 946,709
Other 11,350 34,408 10,524 29,178 11,442 27,687
Provincial Total 145,972 1,088,968 144,534 1,034,365 152,180 974,396
New Brunswick
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 30,991 574,324 31,820 556,251 31,685 534,103
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 17,927 94,343 19,948 114,208 20,487 134,970
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 6,845 63,487 6,793 62,074 4,162 36,521
Fish, Smoked 7,764 15,448 10,192 20,785 10,041 19,899
Fish, Canned 5,990 23,481 5,731 19,261 4,304 17,421
Fish Livers and Roes 1,711 7,588 2,886 14,819 2,187 8,724
Fish, Pickled / Cured 4,994 11,736 4,069 8,250 4,589 8,550
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 824 3,422 445 3,153 1,515 5,289
Fish, Shellfish Meal 7,112 6,109 6,106 5,523 6,523 5,204
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 400 2,479 516 3,295 432 2,741
Fish Oil 3,918 2,730 2,712 1,940 2,638 2,028
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 1,196 3,494 1,071 3,382 630 1,981
Shellfish, Canned 33 784 77 2,544 75 1,646
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 22 18 560 417 879 880
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 77 274 130 421 169 543
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 89,803 809,718 93,057 816,323 90,316 780,500
Other 11,510 14,369 6,512 15,994 7,405 15,146
Provincial Total 101,313 824,087 99,568 832,317 97,721 795,646
Prince Edward Island
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 15,172 167,846 16,395 194,031 16,176 183,695
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 501 2,200 612 2,805 211 2,371
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 1,387 2,542 1,192 3,147 650 2,168
Fish, Smoked 89 1,767 108 1,805 69 1,278
Shellfish, Canned 97 2,211 125 2,353 53 1,093
Fish Livers and Roes 114 581 101 665 105 418
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 0 0 30 90 57 227
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 26 113 7 30 23 96
Fish Oil 0 0 0 0 20 19
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 0 0 3 12 2 16
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 0 0 0 0 1 2
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 17,384 177,260 18,574 204,938 17,368 191,384
Other 467 3,612 604 3,940 316 2,665
Provincial Total 17,852 180,872 19,178 208,877 17,684 194,049
Quebec
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 12,902 147,499 12,913 131,055 15,137 126,090
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 1,893 11,976 2,789 17,079 3,972 21,716
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 828 4,408 641 4,367 350 2,426
Fish, Smoked 294 1,188 452 1,837 661 2,424
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 480 1,373 748 1,500 969 2,237
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 257 1,315 595 2,006 321 1,791
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 125 1,119 163 1,406 202 1,692
Fish Oil 384 281 222 275 345 649
Fish, Shellfish Meal 300 293 297 348 218 273
Fish, Pickled / Cured 48 269 51 253 37 204
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 169 362 101 341 50 175
Fish, Canned 81 464 341 1,134 40 148
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 217 823 69 278 24 98
Fish Livers and Roes 165 996 246 1,515 21 89
Freshwater Fish Blocks, Frozen 0 0 79 122 28 88
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 18,141 172,366 19,706 163,517 22,375 160,100
Other 7,451 45,270 6,633 37,882 7,099 43,223
Provincial Total 25,593 217,636 26,339 201,399 29,474 203,324
Newfoundland and Labrador
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 95,579 700,202 84,735 556,935 96,285 514,582
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 49,512 96,078 65,715 145,221 66,871 129,190
Shellfish, Canned 6,148 47,428 5,856 36,450 5,902 35,115
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 2,173 11,662 3,429 17,631 4,378 25,446
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 11,603 66,079 10,657 55,128 4,854 24,158
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 649 3,634 700 4,612 1,345 8,075
Fish Livers and Roes 1,100 12,397 691 4,645 605 3,904
Fish, Pickled / Cured 2,648 3,796 2,484 3,764 2,412 3,725
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 978 6,502 1,252 9,310 459 3,513
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 3,098 8,675 4,208 10,864 1,420 3,262
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 504 1,659 88 388 527 1,525
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 336 2,670 141 1,120 164 1,499
Fish Oil 2,810 2,359 2,792 2,086 1,023 1,183
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 194 1,048 209 1,006 160 776
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 7 42 51 266 186 625
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 177,339 964,231 183,010 849,427 186,592 756,576
Other 9,668 46,555 9,681 46,053 7,763 41,603
Provincial Total 187,007 1,010,787 192,690 895,479 194,355 798,179
Ontario
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 1,614 19,626 1,478 18,801 1,681 20,175
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 1,589 20,664 1,487 19,960 1,439 17,550
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 3,128 14,358 2,905 12,164 2,402 11,161
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 491 5,877 476 5,174 831 6,784
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 2,673 7,493 2,515 7,000 2,063 5,928
Fish, Canned 1,224 3,398 1,451 3,610 2,103 5,211
Fish Oil 312 527 512 1,937 600 3,172
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 428 4,014 332 2,808 243 2,450
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 989 2,724 847 1,841 775 1,750
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 339 1,238 339 638 451 1,431
Fish, Smoked 153 1,065 120 859 124 850
Fish Livers and Roes 26 399 49 932 38 575
Fish, Pickled / Cured 108 468 36 123 67 386
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 107 457 137 610 94 317
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 408 2,633 58 411 48 244
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 13,590 84,943 12,741 76,868 12,958 77,982
Other 1,525 6,015 1,264 5,880 1,374 5,695
Provincial Total 15,115 90,958 14,005 82,748 14,332 83,677
Manitoba
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 2,244 29,517 2,497 27,304 2,223 26,402
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 2,653 6,734 2,570 7,514 2,105 6,352
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Fresh 811 3,572 959 4,705 928 4,575
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 1,240 3,746 1,050 3,660 1,170 4,475
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 1,222 3,066 1,526 3,339 1,308 3,238
Freshwater Fish Blocks, Frozen 481 1,334 526 1,384 422 1,307
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 101 258 18 40 30 171
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 98 714 67 331 27 168
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 638 1,201 128 206 66 145
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 22 117 3 45 2 59
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 21 209 1 11 3 20
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 9,532 50,467 9,346 48,539 8,284 46,913
Other 398 2,398 92 1,802 107 2,362
Provincial Total 9,930 52,865 9,438 50,341 8,391 49,275
Saskatchewan
Fish Oil 12 155 213 350 34 349
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 0 0 6 48 10 53
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 0 0 0 0 8 34
Fish, Shellfish Meal 0 0 0 0 20 14
Fish, Smoked 0 0 0 0 3 9
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 129 787 0 0 2 9
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 15 186 40 441 4 9
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 156 1,129 259 839 80 476
Other 60 453 159 1,193 36 940
Provincial Total 216 1,581 419 2,032 116 1,417
Alberta
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 68 283 56 215 30 133
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 2 39 25 182 3 95
Fish Oil 0 0 3 187 3 67
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 0 0 0 0 9 57
Fish, Shellfish Meal 7 9 26 21 103 41
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 0 0 32 185 17 34
Fish, Canned 3 32 11 79 1 17
Fish, Smoked 0 0 0 0 0 2
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 80 363 152 869 167 447
Other 89 1,617 187 7,617 60 4,384
Provincial Total 169 1,980 339 8,486 227 4,830
British Columbia
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 52,451 312,076 66,954 361,941 69,657 414,999
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 51,119 161,772 62,838 166,152 60,148 163,703
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 17,443 176,144 14,463 163,550 12,810 161,799
Fish Livers and Roes 6,099 103,728 6,699 100,849 5,658 68,694
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 11,333 99,086 10,146 81,023 6,911 58,473
Fish, Canned 8,016 48,488 6,721 46,173 6,460 43,032
Seafish Fillets, Frozen 7,758 33,338 9,425 34,476 7,322 34,450
Freshwater Fish Fillets, Frozen 1,863 14,357 1,021 9,347 1,287 12,445
Fish, Pickled / Cured 260 2,035 150 1,517 389 3,817
Fish, Shellfish Meal 8,292 5,911 7,590 5,529 3,785 3,057
Seafish Blocks, Frozen 1,572 3,103 283 673 1,581 2,756
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 579 2,307 909 2,744 583 2,462
Fish, Smoked 132 2,406 108 1,968 122 2,328
Fish Oil 773 812 865 1,170 544 1,392
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 28 422 26 353 98 1,065
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 167,717 965,985 188,199 977,464 177,355 974,472
Other 14,866 18,586 11,270 18,371 9,780 12,413
Provincial Total 182,583 984,571 199,469 995,836 187,135 986,886
Northwest Territories
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 91 306 30 266 148 726
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 21 344 12 220 33 411
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 0 0 0 0 10 55
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 0 0 0 0 1 5
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 113 651 42 486 192 1,196
Other 10 166 3 49 1 24
Provincial Total 123 816 44 535 193 1,220
Yukon            
Freshwater Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 8 49 7 59 13 119
Seafish Fillets, Fresh 0 0 0 0 0 5
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 8 49 7 59 13 124
Other 0 0 1 34 0 30
Provincial Total 8 49 8 93 14 154
Nunavut
Seafish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 0 0 0 0 91 525
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 4 28 0 7 0 3
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 4 28 0 7 92 528
Other 1 11 0 1 0 0
Provincial Total 4 39 1 7 92 528
Total, all provinces / territories 685,884 4,455,209 706,032 4,312,515 701,912 4,093,580
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
2. Miscellaneous fishery products were excluded from the top 15 fishery product groups.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

4.1.10 Canadian imports by province / territory and top 15 fishery product groups1, 2, fish and seafood products, 2004-2006 (volume in metric tonnes; value in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  2004 2005 2006
Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000) Vol (t) Val ($'000)
Nova Scotia
Fish Fillets, Frozen 11,546 56,188 10,044 47,240 6,515 30,592
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 1,341 11,752 2,349 22,130 2,021 18,786
Fish, Pickled / Cured 3,510 7,854 7,654 20,040 6,991 18,442
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 132 372 440 2,873 2,999 17,808
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 3,801 15,035 4,556 19,263 3,654 17,249
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 3,921 12,477 4,684 14,347 3,747 11,093
Fish Blocks, Frozen 1,586 6,019 2,150 7,871 1,903 8,053
Fish Oil 3,226 4,244 8,096 9,542 4,153 5,828
Fish, Canned 887 2,614 732 2,205 530 1,683
Fish Livers and Roes 393 2,319 405 2,024 149 657
Fish, Smoked 87 359 136 572 115 457
Shellfish, Canned 226 680 155 401 124 378
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 343 1,031 37 188 28 179
Fish, Shellfish Meal 597 759 1,385 1,292 175 165
Fish Fillets, Fresh 9 44 0 0 25 101
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 31,604 121,747 42,824 149,987 33,128 131,473
Other 6,918 8,342 5,752 7,090 6,156 7,501
Provincial Total 38,522 130,090 48,576 157,077 39,284 138,974
New Brunswick
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 19,039 195,682 18,024 205,065 20,165 195,451
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 8,560 33,764 14,417 30,576 15,693 22,988
Fish Blocks, Frozen 4,058 9,979 4,089 9,563 5,511 15,252
Fish, Shellfish Meal 8,822 7,672 10,803 8,108 9,556 9,928
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 6,868 22,900 3,053 10,190 2,750 7,999
Fish Fillets, Frozen 2,482 10,736 2,767 11,533 1,445 6,899
Fish Oil 8,196 6,185 10,809 7,727 4,411 3,658
Fish, Canned 178 747 337 1,020 455 1,155
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 79 136 242 295 166 744
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 443 1,476 346 877 158 681
Fish Fillets, Fresh 153 902 116 830 53 381
Shellfish, Canned 275 1,374 221 1,410 75 319
Fish, Pickled / Cured 15 127 19 94 10 74
Fish Livers and Roes 0 0 0 0 4 34
Fish, Smoked 5 46 7 74 2 10
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 59,175 291,726 65,250 287,363 60,454 265,575
Other 13,676 10,717 15,709 9,504 14,132 7,984
Provincial Total 72,851 302,443 80,958 296,866 74,586 273,559
Prince Edward Island
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 4 45 5 55 4 49
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 4 45 5 55 4 49
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Provincial Total 4 45 5 55 4 49
Quebec
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 10,324 93,882 12,056 105,762 12,089 100,214
Fish Fillets, Fresh 1,809 16,431 2,890 26,507 3,772 37,382
Fish Fillets, Frozen 7,755 37,346 8,084 37,882 7,938 36,780
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 3,518 23,571 2,648 22,032 2,588 20,613
Fish, Canned 4,552 16,002 5,209 18,465 5,610 18,855
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 3,067 7,963 4,024 11,329 4,039 10,328
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 688 3,122 1,238 8,391 1,107 9,346
Fish Blocks, Frozen 3,332 10,329 966 4,510 1,231 5,935
Fish, Pickled / Cured 70 346 134 702 1,739 4,405
Shellfish, Canned 1,123 3,866 1,094 4,333 967 4,290
Fish, Shellfish Meal 1,282 1,122 813 679 1,426 1,359
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 33 259 107 464 184 848
Fish Oil 97 311 112 594 103 746
Fish, Smoked 28 270 179 2,191 50 656
Fish Livers and Roes 9 58 9 51 12 65
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 37,687 214,876 39,565 243,892 42,855 251,822
Other 5,573 24,029 5,901 33,387 6,717 36,009
Provincial Total 43,260 238,905 45,466 277,279 49,572 287,830
Newfoundland and Labrador
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 7,905 28,592 1,967 7,501 1,039 4,380
Fish Fillets, Frozen 1,086 4,004 1,368 5,628 892 3,574
Fish Blocks, Frozen 724 3,314 608 2,428 188 540
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 72 567 31 230 29 214
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 181 1,535 251 501 37 206
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 0 0 108 762 22 115
Shellfish, Canned 5 25 8 41 11 41
Fish, Shellfish Meal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 25 118 0 0 0 0
Fish, Canned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 10,000 38,155 4,342 17,090 2,218 9,069
Other 1,575 2,920 2,504 4,978 1,374 1,383
Provincial Total 11,574 41,074 6,846 22,069 3,593 10,453
Ontario
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 31,591 256,112 31,274 237,727 33,449 252,715
Fish Fillets, Frozen 10,829 53,647 13,136 68,562 16,541 87,697
Fish, Canned 19,018 67,989 19,651 68,034 20,723 68,964
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 13,026 70,520 11,791 67,806 11,887 67,331
Fish Fillets, Fresh 2,456 20,861 2,778 22,885 3,411 32,637
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 8,876 27,815 9,399 29,678 8,561 26,531
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 1,613 8,354 1,543 9,544 2,283 12,903
Shellfish, Canned 2,864 16,745 2,023 12,189 2,303 12,474
Fish, Smoked 863 8,312 530 7,527 908 9,477
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 752 8,279 782 7,326 731 7,533
Fish Oil 660 2,525 1,334 4,127 714 4,849
Fish, Shellfish Meal 5,355 4,663 5,010 4,444 4,931 4,499
Fish, Pickled / Cured 487 2,665 494 3,186 564 3,562
Fish Blocks, Frozen 905 4,439 635 3,552 380 1,956
Fish Livers and Roes 67 529 50 460 21 162
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 99,362 553,456 100,429 547,045 107,405 593,289
Other 20,946 96,665 19,883 91,931 21,440 100,321
Provincial Total 120,308 650,121 120,312 638,976 128,846 693,610
Manitoba
Fish, Shellfish Meal 2,536 2,678 3,938 4,282 4,664 4,372
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 128 921 114 816 49 367
Fish Fillets, Frozen 13 95 15 103 24 242
Fish Oil 52 252 18 172 39 226
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 41 242 22 135 21 115
Fish, Canned 4 15 34 86 19 46
Fish Fillets, Fresh 10 84 5 43 6 40
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 3 19 3 29 4 39
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 3 12 21 121 7 12
Fish, Smoked 0 0 0 0 0 4
Shellfish, Canned 31 321 1 4 0 3
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 1 2 1 5 0 2
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 2,822 4,640 4,170 5,795 4,833 5,467
Other 2,539 4,280 2,079 4,267 1,558 2,899
Provincial Total 5,361 8,920 6,249 10,063 6,390 8,366
Saskatchewan
Fish, Shellfish Meal 1656 1360 1425 1224 1080 1050
Fish Oil 7 16 9 29 47 549
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 3 13 16 105 41 312
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 27 245 4 55 39 250
Fish, Pickled / Cured 0 0 0 0 7 29
Fish Fillets, Frozen 0 3 0 0 2 25
Fish Fillets, Fresh 0 0 0 0 0 2
Fish, Canned 1 6 0 0 0 0
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 1,694 1,644 1,453 1,414 1,217 2,217
Other 178 790 365 1,167 278 522
Provincial Total 1,872 2,433 1,818 2,581 1,495 2,738
Alberta
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 603 3,318 488 3,635 513 3,801
Fish, Canned 631 1,844 679 1,893 1,028 2,920
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 188 1,140 165 1,144 201 1,466
Fish Oil 10 48 14 166 73 1,295
Fish, Shellfish Meal 354 267 496 362 922 729
Shellfish, Canned 17 133 66 428 92 436
Fish Fillets, Frozen 61 205 91 421 69 310
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 11 44 42 65 20 108
Fish Blocks, Frozen 0 2 0 0 18 72
Fish Fillets, Fresh 16 202 10 199 3 45
Fish Livers and Roes 5 42 3 28 4 31
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / Minced or Not 5 23 18 157 6 29
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 0 10 0 40 0 14
Fish, Pickled / Cured 0 2 3 15 3 12
Fish, Smoked 0 1 0 0 0 0
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 1,902 7,282 2,076 8,555 2,952 11,267
Other 1,478 6,371 1,311 4,007 1,523 5,415
Provincial Total 3,380 13,654 3,387 12,562 4,475 16,683
British Columbia
Shellfish, Fresh / Frozen 21,986 175,898 23,626 193,951 24,154 193,959
Fish, Canned 30,436 121,416 30,421 111,780 27,595 100,000
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 18,420 72,468 17,169 74,848 15,459 71,459
Fish Fillets, Frozen 7,233 38,859 7,272 39,982 8,409 52,358
Fish, Shellfish Meal 40,389 32,659 32,292 24,614 42,541 43,223
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 10,037 44,460 6,988 42,274 5,668 35,771
Fish Oil 29,377 17,653 13,428 13,476 22,609 21,029
Fish Fillets, Fresh 697 5,888 1,082 9,681 1,208 12,483
Fish Meat, Fresh / Frozen / minced or not 1,035 4,532 1,128 7,702 1,477 11,399
Shellfish, Canned 1,750 9,146 1,864 10,269 1,949 10,611
Fish, Salted and / or Dried 368 5,826 232 6,158 202 5,405
Fish Blocks, Frozen 848 8,063 481 5,539 470 4,158
Fish, Pickled / Cured 796 4,606 473 3,120 568 3,377
Fish Livers and Roes 891 4,171 234 1,569 335 2,201
Fish, Smoked 24 202 13 261 29 356
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 164,287 545,845 136,703 545,224 152,672 567,788
Other 15,248 69,302 15,273 65,452 15,604 77,681
Provincial Total 179,535 615,147 151,977 610,676 168,276 645,469
Yukon
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Fresh 9632 51196 6791 44576 4884 37336
Fish, Whole / Dressed / Frozen 367 1525 431 820 304 965
Fish Fillets, Frozen 0 8 0 0 59 91
Fish Fillets, Fresh 0 0 54 329 3 15
Top 15 Fishery Product Groups Total 9,999 52,728 7,276 45,725 5,249 38,407
Other 6 42 5 22 0 0
Provincial Total 10,005 52,770 7,282 45,747 5,249 38,407
Total, all provinces / territories 486,672 2,055,603 472,875 2,073,953 481,770 2,116,139
Notes:

1. Ranked by value in 2006.
2. Miscellaneous fishery products were excluded from the top 15 fishery product groups.
For all tables, volume and values are rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.

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