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KEY FACTS on Canada’s Natural Resources
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EMPLOYMENT
OTHER SECTORS (16, 000,000 jobs)
NATURAL RESOURCES
900,000 indirect jobs
Million jobs
In 2013 natural resources
directly and indirectly
accounted for almost
1.8 million jobs in Canada.
Billion Dollars
450
900,000 jobs
ENERGY
300,000 jobs
300
$165 B
50
ENERGY
MINERALS AND METALS
Main Export
Destinations
4$30
FOREST
Data Sources: Natural Resources Canada estimates based on Statistics Canada data, Canadian
Association of Petroleum Producers, Mining Association of Canada, Canadian Council of Forest Ministers
5%
298
268
Canada
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
173
157
140
104
Billions of barrels
Canada has the
3rd Largest oil
reserves in the world,
behind Venezuela and
Saudi Arabia.
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2
Uranium
1
Potash
90% of increase expected to
come from non-OECD
countries
828%
In 2012, greenhouse gas emissions per barrel in the
oil sands were 28% lower then they were in 1990.
8.7%
GHG emissions,
oil sands sector
The oil sands sector represents
8.7% of Canada’s total GHG
emissions and approximately
0.1% of global emissions.
91.3%
MINERALS AND METALS PRODUCTION
Global ranking
Data Source: U.S. Geological Survey
by 2035
GHG EMISSIONS
Data Sources: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Energy Resources Conservation Board, Oil and Gas Journal
Canada ranks among the
top 3 global producers
for potash (1st),
uranium (2nd) and
aluminum (3rd).
to come from
OECD countries
and inter-regional
sources
Data Source: International Energy Agency
WORLD OIL RESERVES
173 Billion barrels in Canada
Venezuela
Saudi Arabia
10% of increase expected
Global demand for energy
is projected to increase
33% by 2035, meaning new
export market opportunities
for Canada.
($11 B)
Data Source: Natural Resources Canada calculations, based on Statistics Canada data
7
633%
WORLD ENERGY DEMAND
5%
($11 B)
($179 B)
Billion/year
Amount governments
have derived annually
on average from the
natural resource
sectors (2008–2012).
Canada’s natural resource exports were valued
at $235 B in 2013. Main export destinations:
USA (76%), United Kingdom (5%) and China (5%).
76%
ENERGY 10%
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
Data Sources: Natural Resources Canada, provincial and territorial governments,
specialized databases, various company websites
5
direct
Data Source: Natural Resources Canada estimates, based on
Statistics Canada data (National Accounts)
$1.6 B
0
FOREST 1%
MINERALS AND
METALS 3%
14% Natural Resources
Other Sectors
construction or planned over the
next 10 years.
$509 B
EXPORTS
$235 Billion
indirect
81%
MINERALS AND METALS
400,000 jobs
MAJOR PROJECTS
B worth of investments in
$675 Billion $675
natural resources projects are under
600
5%Natural Resources
FOREST
200,000 jobs
Data Source: Natural Resources Canada estimates, based on
Statistics Canada data (National Accounts)
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2
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
natural resource sectors contributed
19% of GDP Canada’s
to approximately 19% of nominal GDP in 2013.
GHG emissions, other sectors
Data Source: Natural Resources Canada calculations, based on Environment Canada data
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FOREST COMMUNITIES
For about 200 communities
Canada, the forest sector
200 Communities across
makes up at least 50% of the
economic base.
3
Aluminum
Data Source: Natural Resources Canada calculations, based on Statistics Canada data
August 2014
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