Jasper's main industry is tourism/service industry.
Basic Industry
A basic industry is an industry that brings money into the community by selling its products outside the community.
A non-basic industry is an industry that does not bring money into the community, it sells its products within the community.
A non-basic industry is an industry that does not bring money into the community, it sells its products within the community.
Primary Industries
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A primary industry is an industry that involves the extraction of natural resources from the environment.
Jasper does not have any primary industries because it is in a national park, which is protected by the government. And primary industries involve the extraction of natural resources from the environment.
Alberta is rich in oil sands and coal. Alberta also has large farmland areas and provides nearly one-third of all Canadian beef. So agriculture and mining are primary industries in Alberta.
The location of agriculture in Alberta is in the prairies for the good farmland and pastures. The location of mining depends where the resources are located in Alberta.
Jasper does not have any primary industries because it is in a national park, which is protected by the government. And primary industries involve the extraction of natural resources from the environment.
Alberta is rich in oil sands and coal. Alberta also has large farmland areas and provides nearly one-third of all Canadian beef. So agriculture and mining are primary industries in Alberta.
The location of agriculture in Alberta is in the prairies for the good farmland and pastures. The location of mining depends where the resources are located in Alberta.
https://www.biv.com/article/2013/3/alberta-new-brunswick-trounce-bc-on-mining-investm/
Secondary Industries
A secondary industry involves the process (manufacturing) of raw materials into finished products.
In Alberta secondary industries employed a total of 419 200 people in 2014. Construction employed 256 400 people, manufacturing employed 144 500 people, utilities employed 18 300 people. Alberta is a major metal manufacturing center in Canada. 7 factors can affect the location of manufacturing; raw materials, markets, availability of fresh water and power, labour supply, transportation, government, and circumstances.
In Alberta secondary industries employed a total of 419 200 people in 2014. Construction employed 256 400 people, manufacturing employed 144 500 people, utilities employed 18 300 people. Alberta is a major metal manufacturing center in Canada. 7 factors can affect the location of manufacturing; raw materials, markets, availability of fresh water and power, labour supply, transportation, government, and circumstances.
http://www.albertacanada.com/business/industries/industrial-manufacturing.aspx
Tertiary Industries
Tertiary industry provides services for people within a community.
Quaternary services involves telecommunications or computer industries.
The tertiary industries employed 1 616 600 people in 2014. The trade industry employed the most, it employed 320 600 people in Alberta. Next, health care and social assistance employed 240 600 people and professional, scientific and technical services employed 184 300 people.
Quaternary services involves telecommunications or computer industries.
The tertiary industries employed 1 616 600 people in 2014. The trade industry employed the most, it employed 320 600 people in Alberta. Next, health care and social assistance employed 240 600 people and professional, scientific and technical services employed 184 300 people.