Important Facts on Canada's Natural Resources

Sources

Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board

British Petroleum, BP Statistical Review of World Energy

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers,
Statistical Handbook for Canada’s Upstream Petroleum Industry

Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, National Forestry Database

Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, Canada Report

Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT (the FAO Statistical Database)

U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Natural Resources Canada

  • Annual Census of Mines, Quarries and Sand Pits
  • Canada’s National Forest Inventory
  • Energy Use Data Handbook, 1990 to 2007
  • Minerals and Metals Sector, Information Bulletin, Employment
  • Minerals and Metals Sector, Information Bulletin, Research and Development in Canada’s Mining and Mineral Processing Industries
  • Survey of Mineral Exploration, Deposit Appraisal and Mine Complex Development Expenditures
  • World Non-Ferrous Metal Statistics

Pulp and Paper Products Council

  • Newsprint Data
  • Wood Pulp Data

Statistics Canada

  • Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging
  • Canadian International Merchandise Trade
  • Crude Oil and Natural Gas survey
  • GDP at basic prices by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Seasonally adjusted at annual rates, 2002 constant prices, CANSIM Tables

    379-0027 and 384-0013
  • Sawmills, monthly survey, Cat. No. 35-003-XIB
  • Private and Public Investment in Canada, Intentions,

    Cat. No. 61-205-XWE
  • Rail in Canada, Cat. No. 52-216-XWE
  • Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada,

    Cat. No. 57-003-XWE
  • Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH)

Note: In this document, data related to the mining and trade of coal and uranium – minerals used primarily for energy purposes – are included under the mining sector.

Note: The definition of energy sector can be set to include the industries “petroleum product wholesaler-distributors” (NAICS 412) and “gasoline stations” (NAICS 447), but data availability is limited for these industries.



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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Forest sector

  • 113
    Forestry and logging
  • 1153
    Support activities for forestry
  • 321
    Wood product manufacturing
  • 322
    Paper manufacturing

Energy sector

  • 211
    Oil and gas extraction
  • 213
    Support activities for mining & oil and gas
    extraction
  • 2211
    Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
  • 2212
    Natural gas distribution
  • 324
    Petroleum and coal product manufacturing
  • 486
    Pipeline transportation

Mining sector

  • 212
    Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
  • 327
    Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing
  • 331
    Primary metal manufacturing
  • 332
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing

NAICS codes used in Figures 2 and 3

Automotive sector
  • 326193
    Motor vehicle plastic parts manufacturing
  • 326210
    Tire manufacturing
  • 3361
    Motor vehicle manufacturing
  • 3362
    Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing
  • 3363
    Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
Chemical sector
  • 3251
    Basic chemical manufacturing
  • 3252
    Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibres and filaments manufacturing
  • 3253
    Pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing
  • 3254
    Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
  • 3255
    Paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing
  • 3256
    Soap, cleaning compound and toilet preparation manufacturing
  • 3259
    Other chemical product manufacturing
Machinery sector
  • 3331
    Agricultural, construction and mining machinery manufacturing
  • 3332
    Industrial machinery manufacturing
  • 3333
    Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing
  • 3334
    Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing
  • 3335
    Metalworking machinery manufacturing
  • 3336
    Engine, turbine and power transmission equipment manufacturing
  • 3339
    Other general-purpose machinery manufacturing
Food sector
  • 3111
    Animal food manufacturing
  • 3112
    Grain and oilseed milling
  • 3113
    Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing
  • 3114
    Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing
  • 3115
    Dairy product manufacturing
  • 3116
    Meat product manufacturing
  • 3117
    Seafood product preparation and packaging
  • 3118
    Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
  • 3119
    Other food manufacturing
Information and communications technologies sector
  • 3341
    Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing
  • 3342
    Communications equipment manufacturing
  • 3343
    Audio and video equipment manufacturing
  • 3344
    Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
  • 3345
    Navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments manufacturing
  • 3346
    Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing sector
  • 3364
    Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

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