Nature of Canada’s Economy SS 10 Unit 4

Key Question: How does the human environment affect and change our natural environment? We will be looking at this through 3 different aspects: Primary Industry Manufacturing Location Factors Before we move on, we first need an understanding of what makes up the Canadian Economy

Economic Structure of Canada Economic System The organization in which products and services are made and used up

Consumers: people who use products and services. The economy is made up of two different types of people: Producers: people who harvest, manufacture products or provide services. Consumers: people who use products and services.

How we categorize our economic industries Primary Industries Secondary Industries Tertiary Industries Quaternary Industries

Primary Industries -industries that harvest natural resources (natural resources: air, soil, water, oil, plants, rocks, minerals, wildlife) Examples of Industries: mining, forestry, oil and gas, agriculture, fishing, hunting, trapping

Natural Resource Industry Provinces of Canada and their Primary Industries using natural resources Natural Resource Industry Newfoundland & Labrador Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Territory Northwest Territories Forestry X Water (Hydroelectric) Fishery Oil & Gas Agriculture Mining

Labour - Lower number of people employed than other industry levels due to mechanization of the job (one person per big machine) Skilled labour due to the specialization of the job (college diploma and apprenticeship)

Secondary Refining Industries - process raw materials into industrial products Industries: Steel mills, paper mills, textile mills, plastic manufacturers, flour mill

Labour - Larger number of people employed than primary industry but still lower than manufacturing industry Some college skilled labour (steel milling), Often industry trained labour

Secondary Manufacturing Industry -process industrial products into goods Industries: car makers, garment industry, furniture makers, industrial bakers

Labour - Larger number of people in a factory Often industry trained labour, low skill labour

Tertiary Industry -provide services and distribution of final products to the market Industries: retail sales, utilities, public administration, communications, health care, restaurants, education

Labour Large number of people employed in this industry Labour skill varies: Low skill labour (ex cashier), college trained (ex. chef, paramedic), University trained (ex. accountant, pharmacist)

Quaternary Industry -provides intellectual services Industries: Scientific research, information technology, consultants,

Labour Small of people employed in this industry Very highly trained employees (many years of university)

Basic and Non-Basic Industries Industries that sell their products outside the community, bringing “new” money into the community Non-Basic Industries Industries that sell their products within the community, not bringing “new” money into the community

Decide if the description is an example of either a basic or non-basic industry: Job Description Basic/Non-Basic Coal miner in northeastern British Columbia Hairdresser at a shopping mall Art teacher Actor at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Teller at the local bank Vice-president of Scotiabank Professor at Queen’s University Receptionist at a dentist’s office Air Canada pilot School-bus driver Basic Non- basic Non- basic Basic Non- basic Basic Basic Non- basic Basic Non- basic

Now it’s your turn: Complete the following work from your textbook: p. 284-289 Qu #1 and 2 Prepare for tomorrow: MINING Using your textbook -Provide definitions for the following terms: GDP, GNP, consumer price index -What is the difference between strip, open and underground mining (p 334)