Download Sectors of Canada*s Economy

SECTORS OF CANADA’S
ECONOMY
CGC1D
Four Categories of the Economy
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Primary -resource extraction (mining, fishing…)
Secondary – manufacturing and construction (steelmaking, auto assembly…)
Tertiary – services (school, hairdresser…)
Quaternary – knowledge-based (scientific research,
movie-making)
Basic vs Non-Basic Industry
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Basic – products/services that bring $ from outside
of the community (hotel)
Non-Basic – brings $ from within the community
(grocery store)
Economic Base
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Individual communities
Regions
Provinces
Countries
FISHING
Renewable Resources
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Resources that replaces itself unless poorly
managed
Commercial fishing – east coast, west coast, large
freshwater lakes
Three types of fish:
 Groundfish
(bottom feeders – cod, sole)
 Pelagic fish (open-water feeders –salmon, tuna)
 Shellfish (oysters, shrimp)
The East Coast Fishery Crisis
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Used to be one of the world’s great fishing grounds.
Wide continental shelf and banks
Map Pg. 281 (Fig. 23-5)
1980’s – fish populations went down rapidly mostly
from over-fishing
Number of fish being harvested outnumbered those
reaching maturity in a year (sustained yield
management)
Collapse Factors
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Overfishing
Improved Fishing Technology – help locate school of
fish faster, new netting to catch more fish
Uncontrolled Foreign Fishing
Destructive Fishing Practices – trawling = attempt to
catch one kind of fish while other types were thrown
away
Changes in Natural Conditions – water temp has
dropped and salinity has fluctuated, more
predators (seals)
The Partial Collapse of the West Coast Fishery
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Salmon (coho, chum, pink, spring, sockeye), herring,
halibut, cod, crab, tuna, shrimp, oysters.
Warned by the outcome of the East Coast fishery
experience
 Overfishing
 Changes
in the Environment – climate change/warmer
water
 Lack of Salmon Fishing Treaty – Canada vs USA
Challenges to the West Coast Fishery
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First nations – demand for salmon growing (food
and ceremonial purposes)
Sport Fishing – bigger economic benefit
Commercial Fishing
Freshwater Fishery
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Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Great Slave Lake…
Whitefish, perch, pickerel, trout
Sport fishing more important than commercial
fishing