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Combined Resource-reliant Communities, 2001
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Abstract
Each of the 84 communities shown on this map has a 30% or higher reliance on two of the resource sectors of agriculture, energy, fisheries, forestry or mining.
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The large majority of these communities are located in the four western provinces (48) or in Quebec (25). Most are small communities in terms of population: only Brant, Ontario and Val-d’Or, Quebec, have more than 12 000 people; five other communities in western Canada have 10 000 to 12 000 people. Almost all other communities have 2 000 or fewer inhabitants. The large majority of the communities are rural areas.
The geographic distribution of the various combinations of resource-reliance is as follows:
- Agriculture and Energy: The 18 communities in this group are found almost entirely in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- Agriculture and Forestry: This group has 16 communities, 11 of which are in Quebec.
- Energy and Forestry: The 7 communities in this group are found mainly in Alberta.
- Energy and Mining: There are only 3 communities in this group, of which 2 are in Saskatchewan and one is in Alberta.
- Forestry and Mining: This group has 14 communities, of which 9 are in Quebec, 4 are in British Columbia and 1 is in northern Manitoba.
- Minerals and Agriculture: There are 14 communities in this group, 9 of which are in Saskatchewan.
- Fisheries and any other sector: There are 12 communities in this group, of which 5 are fisheries and forestry (in Newfoundland and Labrador and in British Columbia.), 2 are fisheries and agriculture (both in Prince Edward Island), 3 are fisheries and energy (2 in New Brunswick and 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador), and 2 are fisheries and minerals (1 in New Brunswick and 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador).
The Data
and Mapping Notes provide more detailed information on the methodology and the 2001 Census data used to measure resource reliance. |
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