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Canada's landscape is also
known for its abundance
of bodies of water.
A growing pet market

Around 5.9 mio dogs and 7.9 mio cats live in Canadian house-

holds. These are the current figures given in the Canada Pet
Wellness Report by GFK Global Study.

Looking at the statistics from and 38 per cent (cats) of Cana- The market research company
2015 to 2019, the report says dian households. Dog food costs a Mordor Intelligence expects Can-
that Canadians spent nearly 10 dog owner 1 083 Canadian dol- ada’s pet food market to grow
bn Canadian dollars (approx. lars (approx. 735 euros) per year. by 4.3 per cent by 2025. This
6.8 bn euros) on their pets, as In 2017, 631 dollars was the aver- will benefit primarily the roughly
compared with 7.2 bn Canadian age annual household spend on 2 100 pet and pet supplies
dollars (approx. 5.1 bn euros) in pets in Canada, the report says. stores, because only 9.3 per cent
2015. The average growth of the According to a survey by the On- of pet owners purchase pet food
pet grooming and boarding in- tario Veterinary Medical Associa- online. Over 750 of the shops are
dustry in Canada was estimated tion, dog owners pay out 3 417 located in the federal state of On-
to be 3.7 per cent in 2015–2020. Canadian dollars a year and cat tario, according to a statistical
Around 5.9 mio dogs and 7.9 owners have to spend 2 272 Ca- survey by StatCan. n
mio cats live in 35 per cent (dogs) nadian dollars on their animals.

Annual cost of caring for Pet and pet supplies stores
dogs and cats in Canada in Canada 2020 by region
(selective; in Canadian dollars) (number of stores)

Food 1 083 490 Ontario 758
Quebec 476
Insurance 979 509 British Columbia 351
Dental care 583 582 Alberta 266
Manitoba 58
Vermin prevention 235 131 Nova Scotia 56
Toys 65 25 Saskatchewan 49
New Brunswick 40
Collar 30 10
dogs cats Newfoundland and Labrador 23
Annual licence 25 15 Yukon 4
Northwest Territories 3
Source: Ontario Veterinary Medical Association/Statista Source: StatCan/Statista

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