CANADA'S INDUSTRIES AND RESOURCES
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REGION
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PROVINCE
OR TERRITORY
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INDUSTRIES
& RESOURCES
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Atlantic
Provinces
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New Brunswick
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forestry,
food processing
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Nova Scotia
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fishing,
mining, tourism
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Prince Edward Island
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potato
farms,tourism
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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fishing,
oil
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Central
Canada
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Quebec
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manufacturing,
hydroelectricity, tourism, mining, dairy farms
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Ontario |
manufacturing, mining (nickel,gold,zinc, copper) fruit, tourism |
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The Prairies
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Manitoba
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wheat, hydroelectricity Note: The Manitoba Customer Contact Association estimates that 10,500 people are employed by the call centre industry. |
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Saskatchewan
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wheat,
mining (potash)
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Alberta
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oil &
gas,wheat, cattle, tourism
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West Coast
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British Columbia
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forestry,
fishing, tourism, fruit farms, cattle ranches
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The North
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Yukon
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fur, mining,
oil & gas, arts & crafts
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Northwest Territories
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Nunavut
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