Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Pet food Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Pet food in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Pet food has an estimated audience of 4,905,564 people in Canada.

The average Pet 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 Dog food, Pet store, Dog walking, with strongest over-indexing on Dog food (3.14× the country average).

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

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

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

Audience size
4.9M
in Canada
Gender
62.3%
37.7% male
Age
39.1
average years
Country rank
#495
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+132%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Pet food fans

62.3% are female, 37.7% are male, average age 39.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.3%
Female
37.7%
Male
Demographic split for Pet food audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female62.3%
Male37.7%
Average age39.1
Estimated audience size4,905,564
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.1
average years
Age distribution of the Pet food audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2920%
30-3918%
40-4920%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.3%

of the worldwide Pet food audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Pet food
CountryShare
United States20.9%
Japan10.2%
China4.9%
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 Pet food audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Pet food fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01British Columbia~1M1.41×
02Ontario~3M1.36×
03Alberta~700K1.20×
04New Brunswick~100K1.14×
05Nova Scotia~200K1.07×
06Manitoba~200K0.99×
07Prince Edward Island~20K0.93×
08Newfoundland and Labrador~70K0.91×
09Saskatchewan~100K0.88×
10Quebec~500K0.42×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Pet food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Pomeranian (dog)Pets & Animals3.36×
02Dog harnessPets & Animals3.31×
03Cat foodPets & Animals3.26×
04Chihuahua (dog)Pets & Animals3.20×
05Dog foodPets & Animals3.14×
06Persian catPets & Animals3.10×
07Dog loversPets & Animals3.07×
08Pet storePets & Animals3.04×
09Dog walkingPets & Animals2.90×
10PoodlePets & Animals2.80×
11Dog collarPets & Animals2.74×
12Yorkshire TerrierPets & Animals2.73×
13Golden RetrieverPets & Animals2.53×
14Dog healthPets & Animals2.46×
15KittenPets & Animals2.41×
16Animal welfarePolitics & Society2.40×
17Dog breedPets & Animals2.26×
18AritziaFashion & Accessoires1.71×
19MammalPets & Animals1.54×
20Old NavyFashion & Accessoires1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Pet 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 Pet food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.76×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.19×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.16×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Pet food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.85×
Career OrientationPOWER0.88×
IndividualismJOY0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Pet food have in Canada?

Pet food has an estimated audience of 4,905,564 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia.

02

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

62.3% of Pet food fans are female, 37.7% are male, with an average age of 39.1 years.

03

Which brands do Pet food fans like most?

Pet food fans show strongest brand affinity for Dog food (3.14×), Pet store (3.04×), and Dog walking (2.9×) over the country average.

04

Where do Pet food fans live in Canada?

Pet food fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~3M), British Columbia (reach ~1M), and Alberta (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Pet food fans also like?

Beyond Pet food itself, the audience over-indexes on Pet store (3.04×), Dog walking (2.9×), Cat food (3.26×), and Dog harness (3.31×) 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 Pet 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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