SECTORS OF CANADA

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  • Economy -  human activities that are related to the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services
  • GDP – Gross Domestic Product
  • Primary Industries – businesses that collect natural resources from the land, underground, or water (e.g. forestry, fishing, oil)
    1. Secondary Industries – businesses that use raw materials and make (manufacture)  them into something more valuable (e.g. paper, gasoline)
    1. Tertiary Industries – businesses that provide services to other industries (e.g. schools, hair salons, grocery stores, lawyers)
    1. Information (Quaternary) Industries – businesses that use and process information (e.g. Google, Perimeter Institute…)