1999/2000 Canadian Floriculture Nursery and Christmas Tree Situation and Trends:
http://www.agr.ca/misb/hort/flori_2000.html

For participartion by gender among radio listeners see the BBM Bureau web site:

2001
http://www.bbm.ca/en/radio_tidbits.html

Look at the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute data on the top activities among Canadians:
http://64.26.159.200/cflri/pa/surveys/2001survey/2001survey.html

Finally look at the readership demographic information for Canadian Gardening magazine. It provides further insight into avid gardeners in Canada:

While the above links are helpful, you will need to conduct further research to ensure your business is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities in your particular market.

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It is designed specifically for new entrepreneurs. It provides practical advice on finding free or low-cost Canadian market and industry data and includes over 1500 reference to off-line and on-line sources.