| The east coast has the majority of fishery-reliant communities: 196 out of the 207. The largest single number is in Newfoundland and Labrador (99), but reliant communities are equally prominent in Prince Edward Island (37). Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia each have about 20 communities reliant upon fisheries.
The most populous fishery-reliant communities are in Nova Scotia. This province has two communities of more than 10 000: the Municipal Districts of Lunenburg and Yarmouth. Seven other fishery communities in Nova Scotia have populations in the 5 000 to 10 000 size range, whereas only two other fishery communities (both in New Brunswick) have populations in this size range. In the provinces with the most communities — Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador — about one-quarter of the communities have over 1000 people and the other three-quarters have less than 1000 people.
There are 80 fishery-reliant communities with a relatively high reliance (meaning they are in the ‘solely’ and ‘highly’ reliant classes), whereas 127 communities have a relatively low reliance. High reliance is notable in New Brunswick, in the southwestern part of Nova Scotia and in western Prince Edward Island. In British Columbia, all communities have a low reliance — only one place has a reliance of more than 50%.
The Data
and Mapping Notes provide more detailed information on the methodology and the 2001 Census data used to measure resource reliance. |
