Websites to use for BC Economy project GENERAL https://www.workbc.ca/labour-market-information/industry-profiles.aspx -can click on the industry that matches and find a wealth of data including: overview, what impacts the industry, workforce, employment, work environment, earnings, location of work, employment outlook Encyclopedia of British Columbia -access from the public Riverside website http://www.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/riverside/pages/default.aspx -click on Library and enter school issued User ID and Password -click on the red icon Click Here! to access databases and catalogues -click on Encyclopedia of British Columbia under the heading Online Encyclopedias -on the top green toolbar, hover over Books and click on Encyclopedia of British Columbia -enter the following login riversiderapids and password library -on the left tool bar, click Subjects : now you can search for topics alphabetically AGRICULTURE http://www.aitc.ca/bc/bcs_agriculture -different resource guides with information; first one has lots ( Introduction to BC s Agriculture ) http://www.aitc.ca/bc/uploads/growbc/growbc_2014_intro.pdf -resource on Agriculture in BC (PDF has history, specific information and maps about foods grown in BC and locations, ALR) http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agricultureseafood/statistics/industry-and-sector-profiles#faststats -lots of different reports you can review; a good one is the Fast Stats 2014 http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/statistics-and-marketinformation/agfacts-agriculture-the-economy/?id=1355435809830 -nice intro video with some facts on agriculture in Canada (video is 1 min 14 sec) http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-us/publications/we-grow-a-lot-more-than-youmay-think/?id=1251899760841 -some facts on agriculture in Canada; includes a section on BC agriculture and a map of what is grown across the country
FILM/TV http://www.vancouvereconomic.com/film-television/ -general overview of the film industry with stats http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bcfilm/article24462867/ -newspaper article addresses the ups and downs of the film/tv industry in BC and includes some statistics on jobs http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/03/22/more-us-productionhelp_n_6917942.html -newspaper article addresses the ups and downs of the film/tv industry in BC and includes some statistics http://www.creativebc.com/database/files/library/2012_stats_package.pdf -lots of stats on revenue and good graphics as well http://www.hollywoodnorthpr.com/industry.html -includes a history of the film industry in BC, plus more recent stats (up to 1996) -includes charts and graphics FISHERIES http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agricultureseafood/statistics/industry-and-sector-profiles#faststats -lots of different reports you can review; a good one is the Fast Stats 2014 http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-andindustry/agriculture-andseafood/statistics/exports/2014_bc_agrifood_and_seafood_export_highlights.pdf -report includes information on the dollar amount of exports, types of exports, and export markets http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/statisticsbysubject/businessindustry/fisheriesaqua culturehuntingtrapping.aspx -read the first report listed (published January 2013): includes a general overview of the fishing industry, then breaks it down by specific resource (employment, earnings) http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/publications/docs/aqua_mgmt-gest_aqua-eng.html -a Government of Canada site with specific information on BC fisheries http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/abor-autoc/treaty-traites-eng.html -specific information about Aboriginals and the industry
FOREST http://www.cofi.org/industry-info/forest-facts/ -facts about forestry industry http://www.cofi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bc_industry_impact_01-2015.pdf -report includes lots of stats on revenue, employment; good graphics https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/het/external/!publish/web/economicstate/economic-state-of-bc-forest-sector-2014.pdf -information on key markets for BC forest products; good graphics https://www.bccpa.ca/cpabc/media/cpabc/news_events_publications/publicatio ns/industry_update/industry_update_fall_2015.pdf -report includes general facts and stats about the forestry industry, good graphics, and specific information on Aboriginals and the industry http://www.bcfs100.ca/bscripts/timeline.asp -extensive timeline of the history of forestry in BC HIGH TECH http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/statisticsbysubject/economy/economicaccounts/sa telliteaccounts.aspx -statistics for Tourism and High Tech (GDP and employment numbers) http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/statisticsbysubject/businessindustry/hightechnolo gy.aspx -click on the first full report in PDF that was released June 2015: includes information about revenue, jobs, types of high tech industries http://www.vancouvereconomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kpmg-tech- Report-Card-20141.pdf -overview of BC s high tech sector with information on number of jobs, revenue, growth of the industry over time (compared to other key BC industries) http://www.bctia.org/about-us/bc-tech-industry-info -graphic with info on BC s Tech Industry
MANUFACTURING http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/statisticsbysubject/businessindustry/manufacturing.aspx -first report listed (June 2015) includes an overview of the manufacturing industry in BC, stats on revenue and employment, export markets http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/manuf32k-eng.htm -table includes types of manufactured products produced and dollar values http://bc.cme-mec.ca/british-columbia/advocacy/manufacturing-in-bc.html -includes stats and graphics (from 2012) https://www.biv.com/article/2014/2/top-manufacturers-report-made-in-bc/ -newspaper article on growth of manufacturing industry in BC MINING http://www.trcr.bc.ca/mining-in-bc/ -history of mining and current information; links to interactive maps of mining operations -tab on the right Provincial Government Mineral Statistics in BC http://www.mineralsed.ca/s/socialstudies.asp http://www.mineralsed.ca/i/pdf/ss10-11mininginbc_me.pdf -some lessons on environmental impacts, economics of mining; also maps/images http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mining-materials/aboriginal/7815 -Aboriginal connections to the mining industry -great interactive map! http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mining-materials/publications/10683 -fact sheet on mining in Canada 12 Key Facts on the Minerals and Metals Sector
TOURISM http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/statisticsbysubject/economy/economicaccounts/sa telliteaccounts.aspx -statistics for Tourism and High Tech (GDP and employment numbers) https://www.go2hr.ca/bc-tourism-industry -good statistics -don t forget to visit the links on the side tool bar of this main page such as What is Tourism? and Industry Overview http://www.destinationbc.ca -many different links on this website to learn about the marketing of BC to the world; who comes to visit BC; value of tourism in 2014