INDUSTRY IN CANADAINDUSTRY IN CANADA

Services, Making Things, and Services, Making Things, and Getting ResourcesGetting Resources

Canada has CHANGED!Canada has CHANGED!

100 Years ago, 40% of Industry 100 Years ago, 40% of Industry in Canada was based on selling in Canada was based on selling natural resources. Today, that natural resources. Today, that number is ONLY 5%!number is ONLY 5%!

100 Years ago, 42% of Industry 100 Years ago, 42% of Industry in Canada was services – today, in Canada was services – today, it is 75%it is 75%

Why have these changed so Why have these changed so much?much?

What does Economic mean?What does Economic mean?

The Economy is the way that The Economy is the way that Canadians earn money. We Canadians earn money. We have a good economy, and we have a good economy, and we are one of the richest countries are one of the richest countries in the world. in the world.

Economic means CONNECTED Economic means CONNECTED to the economyto the economy

Economic Activities are the Economic Activities are the types of things Canadians do to types of things Canadians do to earn MONEYearn MONEY

What is INDUSTRY?What is INDUSTRY?

INDUSTRY means to make INDUSTRY means to make or do something to make or do something to make money. money.

Any business that makes Any business that makes money is a kind of money is a kind of INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY.

3 Types of Industry3 Types of Industry

Primary Industry = Getting Primary Industry = Getting Resources Resources

Secondary Industry = making Secondary Industry = making thingsthings

Tertiary Industry = providing Tertiary Industry = providing services services

Primary IndustryPrimary Industry

Primary means FIRST, so Primary Primary means FIRST, so Primary Industry is the first type of industryIndustry is the first type of industry

Primary industry is about GETTING Primary industry is about GETTING RESOURCES from the environmentRESOURCES from the environment

We take things from the earth and We take things from the earth and sell them to make money. We call sell them to make money. We call taking things taking things EXTRACTIONEXTRACTION (which (which means means TO TAKE FROMTO TAKE FROM))

Primary IndustryPrimary Industry

Example: The oil industry Example: The oil industry EXTRACTS EXTRACTS (takes) oil from the (takes) oil from the ground. It turns this oil into gasoline, ground. It turns this oil into gasoline, motor oil, plastic, and thousands of motor oil, plastic, and thousands of other productsother products

Primary industries are industries Primary industries are industries where we take something from the where we take something from the land. land.

Some primary industries are mining, Some primary industries are mining, forestry (cutting down trees), farming forestry (cutting down trees), farming and fishing (catching fish and selling and fishing (catching fish and selling them)them)

Secondary IndustrySecondary Industry Secondary industry means Secondary industry means

SECOND, so secondary SECOND, so secondary industry happens AFTER industry happens AFTER primary industryprimary industry

Secondary Industry is about Secondary Industry is about MAKING THINGS MAKING THINGS

Secondary industry uses things Secondary industry uses things we take from the earth to make we take from the earth to make thingsthings

Making things is called Making things is called MANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING

Secondary IndustrySecondary Industry

Example: The automotive industry Example: The automotive industry MANUFACTURESMANUFACTURES (makes) cars (makes) cars using plastic. Plastic is made from using plastic. Plastic is made from oil. oil.

Secondary IndustriesSecondary Industries are where we are where we make something out of what we make something out of what we have taken from the landhave taken from the land

Some Some secondary industriessecondary industries are are manufacturing, construction (making manufacturing, construction (making buildings and houses)buildings and houses)

Tertiary IndustryTertiary Industry

Tertiary means THIRD, so tertiary Tertiary means THIRD, so tertiary industry happens after Primary (first) industry happens after Primary (first) and Secondary (second)and Secondary (second)

Tertiary Industry is about providing Tertiary Industry is about providing services to people and businesses services to people and businesses so that everyone can have a better so that everyone can have a better quality of lifequality of life

Doing things for other people or Doing things for other people or selling things are kinds of selling things are kinds of SERVICESSERVICES..

Tertiary IndustryTertiary Industry Example: When people buy a car Example: When people buy a car

(made by the automotive industry) (made by the automotive industry) they need they need SERVICES SERVICES (people to do (people to do things for them) like insurance, fuel, things for them) like insurance, fuel, and garages to fix their car if it and garages to fix their car if it breaks.breaks.

Tertiary IndustriesTertiary Industries are where we do are where we do things for other people that help things for other people that help them enjoy their lives morethem enjoy their lives more

Some Some Tertiary IndustriesTertiary Industries are are communications (internet, tv and communications (internet, tv and phones), and personal services phones), and personal services (hairdressers) and financial services (hairdressers) and financial services (banks and insurance)(banks and insurance)

Where do we do this stuff?Where do we do this stuff?

Primary Industries are located where Primary Industries are located where the resources are. Many of our the resources are. Many of our resources like oil and gold are in the resources like oil and gold are in the north of Canadanorth of Canada

Secondary Industries are located in Secondary Industries are located in the most populated part of Canada, the most populated part of Canada, where there are lots of workerswhere there are lots of workers

Tertiary Industries are in every city in Tertiary Industries are in every city in town in Canada, because people town in Canada, because people need services where they liveneed services where they live

Secondary Industries in CanadaSecondary Industries in Canada

Most Secondary Industry in Canada Most Secondary Industry in Canada is located in Soutern Ontario and is located in Soutern Ontario and Southern Quebec, in a strip of land Southern Quebec, in a strip of land between Windsor, Ontario and between Windsor, Ontario and Quebec City, QuebecQuebec City, Quebec

This part of Canada is called the This part of Canada is called the INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND, INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND, because most of our industry is therebecause most of our industry is there

But why are most of the industries in But why are most of the industries in this area?this area?

Industrial HeartlandIndustrial Heartland There are 4 reasons why manufacturing There are 4 reasons why manufacturing

happens in this area…happens in this area…

1)1) Locations of Markets:Locations of Markets: Things are made near to Things are made near to where they can be used or sold. In this part of where they can be used or sold. In this part of Canada, we can sell things to the USA and most Canada, we can sell things to the USA and most of the population of Canada.of the population of Canada.

2)2) Access to Natural ResourcesAccess to Natural Resources: Most of what we : Most of what we need to make things comes from Ontario and need to make things comes from Ontario and QuebecQuebec

3)3) Labour SupplyLabour Supply: Ontario and Quebec have lots of : Ontario and Quebec have lots of people who have the training needed to make people who have the training needed to make thingsthings

4)4) Transportation:Transportation: Once things are made, they can Once things are made, they can be easily moved by boat through the Great Lakes be easily moved by boat through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, by planes through and St. Lawrence Seaway, by planes through airports, and by trucks and trains on the ground.airports, and by trucks and trains on the ground.