1. Nature of Canada’s Economy CGC 1D/P1

2. How does the human environment affect and change our natural environment?  Primary Industry  Manufacturing  Location Factors Before we move on, we first need an understanding of what makes up the Canadian Economy

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

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

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

6. -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 Primary Industries

7. Provinces of Canada and their Primary Industries using natural resources Natural Resource Industry Newfoundland &Labrador Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince EdwardIsland Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Territory NorthwestTerritories ForestryXXXXXX Water (Hydroelectric)XXXXX FisheryXXXXX Oil & GasXX AgricultureXXXXXXXXX MiningXXXXXXXXX

8. 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)

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

10. 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

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

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

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

14. 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)

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

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