Lesson 2- Sectors of Industry
Sectors: categories of different kinds of work
activity.
1. Primary Industries –
2. Secondary Industries (manufacturing)
3. Tertiary Industries
4. Quaternary Industries
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Primary Industries – Naturally found products that are taken from the Earth, e.g.
minerals, agricultural crops, fish and forestry products. ~3% of Canadian workforce.
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Secondary Industries (manufacturing) – The production, making, building,
processing, assembling of raw materials into a finished product, e.g. Processed food,
textiles / clothing, paper / pulp, machinery, chemicals and housing. ~20% of
Canadian workforce.
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Tertiary (service) Industries – Services are provided that people want, nothing is
made, e.g. banking, tourism, professional sportsmen / women and consultants. ~
76% of Canadian workforce.
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Quaternary Industries – Modern technology based business, e.g. web design,
programming, e-commerce. ~1% of Canadian workforce.
So which are these do you think?
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PRIMARY INDUSTRY
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Primary Industry: Industries that take raw
materials from the environment
Usually located where resources are
found.
E.g. farming, forestry, fishing, and mining
PRIMARY INDUSTRY
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primary industries make a critical
contribution to Canada’s wealth
A small
percentage of Canada’s labour
force works in primary industries
A greater
percentage of Canada’s labour
force worked in primary industries before
machinery replaced human labour for many
tasks
SECONDARY INDUSTRY
Secondary Industry: involve the processing of primary
industry products into finished goods
 The most important secondary industry is manufacturing
 Secondary industries employ far more Canadians than
do primary industries - three times as many workers
 Takes raw materials and changes them into things that
we can use.
E.g. Automobile production plant, Oil refinery, Steel mill
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SECONDARY INDUSTRY
 Manufacturing
often involves more than one stage of
processing
 For example, iron ore, coal, limestone, and other metals all products of primary industry - are used to make steel
 This is called primary manufacturing
 In the secondary manufacturing stage, the steel may be
used to make a car, a refrigerator, nails etc.
 Manufacturing industries are located in towns and cities
and in most cases in more densely populated areas
SECONDARY INDUSTRIES
 Uses
the products of primary manufacturing
(e.g. paper to make newspaper and books).
TERTIARY INDUSTRY
Tertiary Industry: Tertiary industries provide a wide range
of services that support primary and secondary industries
 These industries DO NOT manufacture products. They
provide SERVICES such as transportation and retail outlets.
 E.g. Airline, retail, sales, government, tourism and other
services
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Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary
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Write down in your notes if each of the
following pictures is primary,
secondary, tertiary, or quaternary.
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The person with the most correct gets
a prize!!!
Why know about it?
Know where you want to work - Arielle
 Which sectors have the best chance
to get a job in. - Arielle
 Understanding the process of how
things are made within the industry
you are interested.
-Zen
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◦ Education example: making textbooks,
tutors, teachers, professors (doctors),
curriculum planners
QUESTIONS FOR HOMEWORK
For the listed opportunity, state how your life will change:
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You graduate high school.
You move into your own apartment.
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You land your first full time job.
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You lose your first full time job.