Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Dog food Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Dog food in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Dog food has an estimated audience of 4,204,630 people in Canada.

The average Dog food fan in Canada is 39.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Ontario.

The audience is concentrated in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta.

Top brand affinities include Pet food, Pet store, Do it yourself (DIY), with strongest over-indexing on Pet food (3.14× the country average).

Demographically, the Dog food audience skews more female with an average age of 39.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Pet Ownership, Indulgence.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Dog food fan in Canada is more female, around 39.1 years old, with strong Pet Ownership tendencies and a notable affinity for Pet food.

Category: Pets & Animals · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Dog food profile in Canada.

Audience size
4.2M
in Canada
Gender
62.9%
37.1% male
Age
39.1
average years
Country rank
#615
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+252%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Dog food fans

62.9% are female, 37.1% are male, average age 39.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.9%
Female
37.1%
Male
Demographic split for Dog food audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female62.9%
Male37.1%
Average age39.1
Estimated audience size4,204,630
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.1
average years
Age distribution of the Dog food audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2920%
30-3917%
40-4920%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.6%

of the worldwide Dog food audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Dog food
CountryShare
United States24.7%
Japan11.6%
Germany5.9%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Dog food audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Dog food fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Ontario~2M1.27×
02New Brunswick~100K1.26×
03Alberta~600K1.22×
04Saskatchewan~100K1.07×
05British Columbia~700K1.04×
06Manitoba~200K1.04×
07Nova Scotia~100K1.04×
08Prince Edward Island~20K0.90×
09Newfoundland and Labrador~60K0.89×
10Quebec~400K0.44×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Dog food audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Dog food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Dog groomingPets & Animals3.44×
02Pet foodPets & Animals3.14×
03Pet storePets & Animals2.90×
04Maine CoonPets & Animals2.47×
05Golden RetrieverPets & Animals2.33×
06Veterinary medicineBusiness & Career2.31×
07EtsyFashion & Accessoires1.93×
08Millie Bobby BrownMovies & TV1.86×
09Online food orderingFood & Beverages1.83×
10Animal rightsPolitics & Society1.79×
11Natural skin careBeauty & Wellness1.78×
12Art exhibitionArts & Culture1.72×
13Contemporary artArts & Culture1.69×
14Local foodFood & Beverages1.62×
15Stranger ThingsMovies & TV1.59×
16Fine artBusiness & Career1.58×
17Do it yourself (DIY)Home & Garden1.55×
18Taylor SwiftMusic & Radio1.53×
19Art museumArts & Culture1.53×
20Organic farmingFood & Beverages1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Dog food audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Dog food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY1.70×
IndulgenceJOY1.54×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.29×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Dog food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.81×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.82×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Dog food have in Canada?

Dog food has an estimated audience of 4,204,630 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia.

02

What is the gender split and age of Dog food fans?

62.9% of Dog food fans are female, 37.1% are male, with an average age of 39.1 years.

03

Which brands do Dog food fans like most?

Dog food fans show strongest brand affinity for Pet food (3.14×), Pet store (2.9×), and Do it yourself (DIY) (1.55×) over the country average.

04

Where do Dog food fans live in Canada?

Dog food fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~2M), British Columbia (reach ~700K), and Alberta (reach ~600K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Dog food fans also like?

Beyond Dog food itself, the audience over-indexes on Pet store (2.9×), Do it yourself (DIY) (1.55×), Veterinary medicine (2.31×), and Golden Retriever (2.33×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for Dog food. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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