New Brunswick Canada Company Details Database 1.0
New Brunswick has a modern service based economy dominated by the finance, insurance, health care and educational sectors and this is based out of all three of the principal urban centres. In addition to the above; heavy industry is found in Saint John ...
Alberta Canada Company Details Database 1.0
The economy of Alberta is one of the strongest in Canada, supported by agriculture and technology, but primarily by the burgeoning petroleum industry. The per capita GDP (nominal) is by far the highest of all provinces in Canada, at $66, 279.The Calgary-Edmonton ...
Manitoba Canada Company Details Database 1.0
Manitoba's early economy was one that depended on mobility and living off of the land. A number of Aboriginal Nations that included the Cree, Ojibwa, Dene, Sioux and Assiniboine followed herds of bison and congregated to trade among themselves at key ...
British Columbia Canada Company Details Database 1.0
British Columbia has a resource dominated economy. While employment in the resource sector has fallen steadily, unemployment is currently at a 30-year low of 4.5%. New jobs are mostly in the construction and retail / service sectors. Currently, the Vancouver ...
Yukon Canada Company Details Database 1.0
The territory's historical major industry is mining, including lead, zinc, silver, gold, asbestos and copper. Indeed, the territory owes its existence to the famous Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. Having acquired the land from the Hudson's Bay Company ...
Prince Edward Island Company Details Database 1.0
Ontario's rivers, including its share of the Niagara River, make it rich in hydroelectric energy. Hydroelectric energy makes up about 25% of the electric power generation in Ontario with the majority being nuclear power, 51%, and fossil fuels, mostly ...
Ontario Canada Company Details Database 1.0
Ontario's rivers, including its share of the Niagara River, make it rich in hydroelectric energy. Hydroelectric energy makes up about 25% of the electric power generation in Ontario with the majority being nuclear power, 51%, and fossil fuels, mostly ...
Nunavut Canada Company Details Database 1.0
As of 2006, Nunavut has a population of approximately 30, 782, of whom around 85% are native peoples, primarily Inuit. Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future, although ...
Nova Scotia Canada Company Details Database 1.0
The province's revenue comes mainly from the taxation of personal and corporate income, although taxes on tobacco and alcohol, its stake in the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, and oil and gas royalties are also significant. In 2006 / 07, the Province passed ...
Saskatchewan Canada Company Details Database 1.0
Saskatchewan's economy is associated with agriculture; however, increasing diversification has meant that now agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting together make up only 6.8% of the province's GDP. Saskatchewan grows 45% of Canada's grain. Wheat ...
Quebec Canada Company Details Database 1.0
The St. Lawrence River Valley is a fertile agricultural region, producing dairy products, fruit, vegetables, foie gras, maple syrup (Quebec is the world's largest producer), and livestock.North of the St. Lawrence River Valley, the territory of Quebec ...
Northwest Territories Company Details Database 1.0
The territory enjoys vast geological resources including diamonds, gold, and natural gas. In particular, NWT diamonds are touted as an ethical alternative that allays risks of supporting conflicts by purchasing blood diamonds.However, their exploitation ...
