KEY FACTS 1 2GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTData Sources: Natural Resources Canada estimates based on...
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10KEY FACTS on Canada’s Natural Resources
July 2015
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2015
$259 BillionCanada’s natural resource exports were valued at $259 B in 2014. Main export destinations: USA (78%), the United Kingdom (5%) and China (4%).
Canada used 27% less energy per dollar of GDP in 2012 than 1990.
The forest sector directly accounts for over 20% of the income in 171 municipalities across Canada.
1.8 Million jobs
OTHER SECTORS (16, 000,000 jobs)
NATURAL RESOURCES
900,000 indirect jobs
Canada’s natural resource sectors accounted for almost one-fifth of nominal GDP in 2014.20% of GDP
FOREST 1%MINERALS AND METALS 4%
ENERGY 10%
5%
15%80%
Natural Resources indirect
Natural Resourcesdirect
Other Sectors
In 2014 natural resources directly and indirectly accounted for 1.8 million jobs in Canada.
Canada ranks among the top 3 global producers for potash (1st), uranium (2nd) and aluminum (3rd).
The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that by 2040, the world will need 37% more energy than is being produced today.
78%($201 B)
5%($12 B)
4%($10 B)
Main Export Destinations
Global ranking 171 Municipalities
12 3Uranium Potash Aluminum
900,000 jobs
FOREST200,000 jobs
MINERALS AND METALS400,000 jobs
ENERGY300,000 jobsData Source: Natural Resources Canada estimates, based on
Statistics Canada data (National Accounts)Data Source: Natural Resources Canada estimates, based on Statistics Canada data (National Accounts)
Data Source: U.S. Geological Survey Data Source: Natural Resources Canada calculations, based on Statistics Canada data
Data Source: Natural Resources Canada calculations, based on Statistics Canada data Data Source: International Energy Agency
Data Sources: Natural Resources Canada estimates based on Statistics Canada data, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Mining Association of Canada, Canadian Council of Forest Ministers
Data Source: Natural Resources Canada calculationsData Source: Natural Resources Canada estimates based on company filings
$26 Billion/yearAmount governments have derived annually on average from the natural resources sectors (2009-2013).
2014
2040
97% of the increase expected tocome from non-OECD countries, with over 60% coming from non-OECD Asia.
37%
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27% Of those assets,
$205 B were located outside of Canada,
in over 120 countries.
The total value of Canadian extractive company assets was $524 B in 2013.
Over $700 BillionBil
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FOREST
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0ENERGY MINERALS AND METALS
$570 B
$139 B $2 B
Over $700 B worth of investments in natural resources projects are under construction or planned over the next 10 years.
Data Sources: Natural Resources Canada, provincial and territorial governments, specialized databases, various company websites
1 EMPLOYMENT 2 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
3 REVENUES TO GOVERNMENT 4 MAJOR PROJECTS
5 EXPORTS 6 WORLD ENERGY DEMAND
8 ENERGY INTENSITY
10 FOREST COMMUNITIES9 MINERALS AND METALS PRODUCTION
7 CANADIAN ASSETS ABROAD