At a Glance

There are 14 crush facilities owned by 6 companies; the 11 plants in the west crush canola and the 3 in the east crush canola and soybeans
It is estimated that processing canola and soybeans in Canada is now responsible for $7.8 billion in economic activity every year, a threefold increase from a decade ago
Over the last decade, approximately $2 billion have been invested in plant construction; crush capacity has more than doubled, reaching a new high of 10.7 million tonnes for canola and 3.2 million tonnes for soybeans in 2016
Over the 10-year period 2009 to 2018, canola crushings increased 123% (from 4.2 to 9.3 million tonnes) and soybean crushings increased 62% (from 1.3 to 2.1 million tonnes)
Over the same 10-year period, exports of canola oil increased 114% (from 1.5 million tonnes worth $1.5 billion to 3.2 million tonnes worth $3.5 billion) and canola meal exports increased 166% (from 1.8 million tonnes worth $0.4 billion to 4.7 million tonnes worth $1.7 billion)

2018:

44% of the canola crop and 27% of the soybean crop were processed domestically
4.1 million tonnes of canola oil and 0.4 million tonnes of soybean oil were produced; these oils are used for cooking oils, shortenings and salad oils
5.2 million tonnes of canola meal and 1.6 million tonnes of soybean meal were produced; these meals are used in animal feeds
Canola oil – domestic use 0.9 million tonnes; exports 3.3 million tonnes valued at $3.6 billion; major importers USA 53%, China 35% and South Korea 4%
Soy oil – domestic use 0.2 million tonnes; exports 0.2 million tonnes valued at $0.2 billion; major importers USA 95% and South Korea 4%
Canola meal – domestic use 0.5 million tonnes; exports 4.7 million tonnes valued at $1.7 billion; major importers USA 69% and China 30%
Soy meal – domestic use 2.2 million tonnes; exports 0.4 million tonnes valued at $0.2 billion; major importers USA 51%, Ireland 34% and United Kingdom 10%