Canada is unusual among developed countries in the importance of the primary sector,
with the logging and oil industries being two of Canada's most important.
Canada is one of the few developed nations that are net exporters of energy. Atlantic
Canada has vast offshore deposits of natural gas and large oil and gas resources
are centred in Alberta. The vast Athabasca Tar Sands give Canada the world's
second largest reserves of oil behind Saudi Arabia.
In Quebec, British Columbia, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, Ontario
and Manitoba, hydroelectric power is a cheap and clean source of renewable energy.
Canada is one of the world's most important suppliers of agricultural products,
with the Canadian Prairies one of the most important suppliers of wheat, canola
and other grains.
Canada is the world's largest producer of zinc and uranium and a world leader
in many other natural resources such as gold, nickel, aluminum, and lead; many,
if not most, towns in the northern part of the country, where agriculture is difficult,
exist because of a nearby mine or source of timber.
Canada also has a sizeable manufacturing sector centred in southern Ontario and
Quebec, with automobiles and aeronautics representing particularly important industries.
Source: Canada, Wikipedia
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