SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE BOREAL FOREST
COMPETING REALITIES: The Boreal Forest at Risk
APPENDIX
Table 1– Importance of Selected Industries to the Canadian Economy, 1995
Forestry |
Tourism |
Telecommuni-cations |
Agriculture |
|
| Contribution to GDP (% of GDP) | 2.4 |
3.4* |
6.9 |
1.7 |
| Contribution to exports (% of exports) | 15.5 |
4.1 |
1.7 |
6.6 |
| Contribution to employment (% of employment) | 1.7** |
3.6 |
3 |
3.2 |
| Number of jobs | 225,000** |
488,500 |
405,000*** |
431,000 |
* Direct and indirect
** Does not include 64,000 jobs in forest harvesting and sylviculture.
*** Estimate
These statistics are derived from different sources. For certain industries, several sources were used. Because each source has presumably a different definition of the industry, some caution is needed when interpreting the data.
Source: Industry Canada; Canadian Tourism Information Network; Statistics Canada, National Tourism Indicators, Fourth Quarter 1998, publication no. 13-009; Industry Canada, Forest Products, Sector Competitiveness Framework Series, 1996; Statistics Canada, Labour Force Annual Averages, publication no. 71-220, 1995; Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade, publication no. 65-001, February 1999; Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry, publication no. 15-001, September 1998; Statistics Canada, CANSIM, matrixes 3685 and 9219; and Parliamentary Research Branch
Table 2 – Forest Industry Statistics in Selected Regions, 1997
Canada less British Columbia |
Canada |
|
| Contribution to GDP (% of GDP) | 1.7 |
2.45 |
| Contribution to exports (% of exports) | 8.1 |
13.0 |
Direct employment (thousands) |
263 |
365 |
These statistics are derived from different sources. For certain industries, several sources were used. Because each source has presumably a different definition of the industry, some caution is needed when interpreting the data.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, matrixes 3685; Canadian Forest Service, State of Canada’s forests, 1997-1998; Statistics Canada, Provincial Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 1984-1997, publication no. 15-203 and Parliamentary Research Branch
18. Insults to the Boreal Region (MAP)
19. Net Earnings, Wood Pulp (CHART)
Statistics from: Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
www.cppa.org
20. Annual Area by Forest Fires in Canada (GRAPH)
Figure 2. Annual area by forest fires in Canada. 1930 to 1989.
Source:
Weber M.G. and B.J. Stocks "Forest Fires and Sustainability in the Boreal Forests of Canada" Ambio 27: pp. 545-550