Introduction+to+Industry

What is Industry? Industry refers to business. See below to understand the different kinds of industry. Primary Industry-Industries that take raw materials from the natural environment are called primary or extractive industries. They are called primary or extractive industries. They are called primary because gaining natural resources must happen before anything else can occur. About 5% of the Canadian workforce is employed in primary industries.

Secondary Industry-Secondary Industries involve the processing of primary industry products into finished goods. The most important secondary industry is manufacturing, which is responisble for making the enormous range of products purchased by companies and and consumers. Manufacturers make everything from computers and diamond rings to cans of fruit and bulldozers. About 20% of the Canadian workforce is employed in secondary industries. This number falls continually however, as companies abandon Canada for cheaper labour overseas, in places such as China, India and Vietnam. Would you like a challenge? Find an item of clothing someone is wearing in the class that is made in Canada. You might average 1 item for every 10 to 20 pieces of clothing.

Tertiary Industry-Tertiary industries provide a wide range of services that support primary and secondary industries and, society in general. Without them, society could NOT function. What are examples of tertiary industries? Retail trade (stores), transportation (buses, trains etc.), communications (cell phones, internet), education and health services, among others. More than 75% of the Canadian workforce work in tertiary industries.

While all three types of industries are vital to each other, for a society to be successful in the long-term, there must be balance between all three. For example, if a country relies on oil extraction for it's economy, that country may well collapse when the oil begins to run out. This is true for other types of extractive industries as well. What happened in Yukon territory when the gold ran out 100 years ago? Everyone left! What happens when a country makes very few things? Well, did you know that there are NO televisions made in Canada? Over 90% of the clothes we wear come from China and similar countries.

Question
1. Brainstorm! After Mr. M gives you a few examples for each, brainstorm as many different types of each industry that you can! We'll do them individually at first and then form a group to finish.

Let's have a look at the different stages of industry needed in order to produce a pair of skates! Primary Industry-Oil Well, Farm, Iron Ore and Other Metals, Coal, Limestone Secondary Industry-Refinery, Synthetic Materials, Leather, Steel, Skate Maker Tertiary Industry-Sports Store ALL stages require transportations (oil and drivers) and government taxes are applied at each stage as well.

 All of those stages in order to make a pair of skates....can you imagine how many stages to make a car??