ITIONAL According to Table 1.4, page 21…. It means: Economy is declining… GDP going down Unemployment is rising Out-migration is occurring (esp. young people) Often, this is an "old" region that is dependent on resource development for its economic growth Now that these resources have passed their prime or have been exhausted, the economy tends to stall Canada's oldest hinterland Lowest GDP, highest unemployment rate (see Table 1.1, next slide) Unemployment rate is at 11.5% (above national average) Out-migration is very high --> mostly to Ontario, Alberta and BC Reasons for weak economic performance: geographic division into sub-regions (transportation costs are high) limited resource base small internal markets far from external markets RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Jobs in the primary sector (resource development), such as logging and fishing are disappearing as firms replace workers with more advanced machinery --> automation Automation of Pulp & paper mills at NB, NS, and NFLD Mines at Sydney, NS, Bathust, NB, Labrador City and Wabush, Labrador But Atlantic Canada received new hope with the discovery and exploitation of vast hydrocarbon deposits beneath the continental shelf Newfoundland = oil at Hiberna, White Rose and Terra Nova Nova Scotia = natural gas at Sable Island Potential nickel mine at Voisey's Bay, Labrador Map on page 460 TERTIARY ACTIVITIES Increasingly, Atlantic Canada is benefitting from expanded tertiary economic activities: tourism is growing in all provinces Telemarketing, call centres, etc Research & development High-technology, and pharmaceuticals These are limited to urban areas Economy in rural Atlantic Canada continues its steep decline... PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Much of this was covered in Unit 2 Maritimes & Newfoundland are part of Appalachian Upland Labrador is part of Canadian Shield arable land is scarce, farming is small-scale - mainly on PEI, Saint John River Valley (NB), Annapolis Valley (NS) Most settlements are on the coasts --> dominant activity in small communities is fishing Inland activities are forestry and mining Newfoundland island is separated from the rest of Atlantic Canada by the ocean. Not very close trade links with Maritimes Labrador has closer ties with Quebec than Atlantic Canada: hydro power, iron ore, Labrador-Quebec highway The once dense forests of New Brunswick has played an important role in the economy, and led to the dominance of the Irving Family empire Atlantic Canada is the most fragmented physical landscape in Canada ATLANTIC UNITY? The physical fragmentation and resource dependency has impacted all aspects of life/culture in Atlantic Canada It may also have hindered a political will for a

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