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Services and the Quaternary Sector
How important is the service sector to
Canada’s economic success?
How important are services for
individual Canadians?
Similarities
• The Tertiary and Quaternary sectors are similar in that they
both involve the supply of services.
• Services are required in fields such as transportation,
healthcare, education, planning and management, etc
• Services are: “Economic activities that provide support /
assistance in order that other economic activities to be
successful.” e.g. grocery store supports basic industry workers
(however, some can exist in and of themselves e.g. tourism)
• The service sector represents 75% of Canada’s overall economy.
Quaternary Sector: “Knowledge at Work”
• The quaternary sector
involves highly
specialized, knowledgebased services (often
involving technology).
• e.g. The diamond industry
in Canada is an example
of a ________
PRIMARY industry,
however, the highly
specialized task of using
GIS and geological
analysis to determine the
location of diamonds in
the first place involves the
quaternary sector.
Quaternary Sector
Sometimes described as “research and
development”, or a sector that helps the other
three sectors operate (esp. the service sector).
e.g.
-companies that sell computer programs that help other
companies manage their finances
-polling companies that provide information during election
campaigns (public opinion polls)
Change in the Service Sector over Time
• In the past 100 years, the Canadian economy
has gone from consisting of 33% service sector
workers to 75%. What other trend does this
change correspond with? _______________
URBANIZATION
• Why?
– Mechanization of farming, manufacturing, etc
– More leisure time: more demand for services
– Technological growth: internet services/businesses
REVIEW:
Classify the following jobs by their appropriate economic sectors
Bank Teller
Lawyer
Farmer
Real Estate Agent
GIS technician
Educational Researcher
Hair Dresser
Teacher
Doctor
Forestry Worker
Miner
Construction Worker
Factory Worker
Infectious Disease
Researcher
Computer Programmer
Retail Salesperson
Actor
Journalist
Fishing Industry Worker
Statistics Canada Researcher