01 October, 2012
About 950,000 Canadians currently work in natural resource sectors. Another 850,000 in every province and territory work in industries that service the sector. That’s a powerful economic engine, creating 10 percent of all jobs in Canada.
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Canada’s natural resources,
The backbone of our economy.
Providing over one million jobs for Canadians
from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Atlantic Canada supplying oil and gas needs,
heavy equipment operators trained in Quebec,
Ontario jobs supporting the pipeline industry, and
Vancouver port workers getting our resources to global markets.
Learn how Canada’s natural resources sector,
is supporting families and communities across Canada.
A message from the Government of Canada