Nature of Canada’s Economy Social Studies 10
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 Notice that British Columbia is a province that has significant involvement in primary industries using natural resources.
Labour in Primary Industries - 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 Industries Process raw materials into industrial products. Industries: Steel mills, paper mills, textile mills, flour mills, plastic manufacturers.
Labour in Secondary Industries - 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 Includes car makers, the garment industries, 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