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5 CHAPTER 2: METHODS 2.2 KEY DEFINITIONS Agriculture-related Fatalities: CAIR defines an agriculture-related fatality as: 1. Any unintentional injury resulting in fatality that occurs during activities related to the operation of a farm or ranch in Canada and / or 2. Any unintentional injury resulting in fatality that involves any hazard of a farm or ranch environment in Canada (excluding fatal non- work-related injuries that take place in the farm residence). This includes fatalities that occur away from agricultural work locations if agriculture-related work is being done; e.g., transporting workers, livestock, supplies, or harvested crops on public highways; farm animals roaming on public highways. Fatalities in which victims are killed because a third party is engaged in agriculture-related work are also included. Population of Fatalities: All persons who live, work on, or visit a Canadian farm or ranch (as defined below), as well as all persons who are fatally injured in other locations (such as public highways) as a result of agriculture-related activity and all temporary foreign workers under the seasonal agriculture workers program from Citizenship & Immigration Canada. See Appendix D: Agriculture Populations. Farm: In the Census of Agriculture, Statistics Canada defines a farm as "any farm, ranch or other agricultural holding that produces at least one of the following agricultural products intended for sale: crops, livestock, poultry, animal products, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, sod, honey, or maple syrup products." (Canada Census of Agriculture, 1996, Statistics Canada.) 2.1 IDENTIFICATION OF AGRICULTURE- RELATED FATALITIES A review of CAIR's data collection and analysis methods is detailed in this report. The process used in the identification of agriculture-related fatalities varies by province. This is a general description of the process: 1. Potential sources of agriculture-related fatality data are identified. These are kept by a variety of agencies that vary by province. Examples of these agencies include: offices of the provincial coroner or chief medical examiner, occupational health agencies, departments of vital statistics, ministries of transportation and provincial agriculture-related safety associations. 2. A comprehensive list of all potential agriculture-related fatalities is assembled within each province. These lists draw upon each available source of fatality data. 3. Once cases are identified, detailed case reports are sought for review and data abstraction. The main sources of information are coroners' investigation reports, occupational safety and health agency investigation reports, and RCMP / provincial police reports. 4. Data abstraction and entry are completed on each eligible fatality. This is done in a consistent manner using a standard data abstraction form (Appendix C). Data Abstraction is completed on-site at provincial chief coroners' or medical examiners' offices. Data are then sent to the national site for verification, coding, and analysis. Canadian Agriculture Injury Reporting Agriculture-related Fatalities in Ontario 1990 – 2020