Social Impacts Of Mining In Canada

In 2015, Canada’s natural resource exports were valued at $231 billion with Canada ranking among the top 3 producers globally for Potash (1st), uranium (2nd) and (3rd) aluminum (Government of Canada). An addition, is that the forest sector directly accounts for around 20% of the income in the 171 municipalities across Canada (Central Intelligence Agency). The 3 industry sectors, primary, secondary and tertiary all began from resources found and made from the country’s landscape. These resources are either sold primarily, or are then manufactured or turned into forms of services which result in trade. Therefore, the basic fundamental for any industry and trade is the landscape of the country.

Due to the vast physical diversity in our country, there are many different natural resources available ranging from oil to fish to minerals. Canada is number 4 on the list of countries with the most natural resources; it has 33.2 trillion dollars worth of natural resources. The interior plains have a rich source of salt, oil and natural gas. The revenue from oil was about 2.5 billion dollars in 2016 in Alberta. The Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Lowlands has an industry of hydroelectricity and agriculture. The soil is very rich and good for farming. The great lakes and the St. Lawrence River also provides a source of fish and fresh water which is exported. Hudson Bay and Arctic Lowlands has a lot of different kinds of natural resources (e.g., forestry, hydroelectricity and natural gas) due to the physical diversity. Most of the economy in this region comes from mining ( over 100 million dollars in revenues). It’s very important for us to try to preserve the physical diversity of our country because as we can see our economy is greatly affected by it. We have most of our natural resources because of how different our land is in

The Mining Act, 1990, has a significant role in protecting Ontario’s vast mineral resources and brings forth a set of policies in which promote responsible mining development and extraction. The provincial government plays an integral role in the provinces mining industry because the Act requires that all mineral claims must be recorded and accepted by the Crown which from then the two parties discuss a lease fee for the mineral rights. After locating a mineral claim in an area deemed open by the Crown, there are two options available for leases, the first being “The holder of a mining claim may elect to apply for a lease of the mining rights only.” (Government of Ontario, 2017), while the second option allows both the surface rights and

Have you ever thought about if the Alberta Oil Sands are an economic and environmentally sufficient enough that we should still utilize the resource of oil? The Alberta Oil Sands also known as the tar sands were first mined in 1967 and ever since they have done a great deal to Alberta’s economic stability. The issue is that all good things have a bad side as well. Some main disadvantages to the oil sands is that natural habitats get destroyed, creates greenhouse gas emissions which are harmful to humans and the environment and the issue of is it more environmentally friendly to use another source for energy such as methane?

However, there if there is something good there has to be a bad part as well. Even though mining is helping the technologies to grow rapidly everyday, there are side affects caused to the people live near mining areas, especially indigenous people, given that a substantial number of mining operations are on or near Indigenous land, the increase in mining investment may have extremely affected Indigenous communities. There are concerns that, in remote mining areas, the increases in house costs generated by the mining boom mean that anyone who doesn’t work in the mining industry, especially those who are 100% relied on government benefits, will find it harder to afford housing. It will not affect the current generation; however, it will have a huge impact on the future generation. For example, parents wont be able to afford money for their children to go to school, which will result in, kids started working as child labours or slaves and people will find it hard to afford foods and

The oil sands have been Canada’s major contributor to their economic activity for many years. The oil industry has led to benefits for other industries such as business services, manufacturing, retail, finance and insurance. The impacts of the oil sands economically can also be seen in the national employment rates and statistics. People are immigrating from countries outside of Canada and other regions of Canada to move to Alberta in order to get high-paying jobs from the development of the oil sands. Recently Canada’s cost for oil has increased and oil sands producers are struggling as oil prices begin to plummet, and even the most efficient

Naturally, the boom of the separate Gold rushes in Western Canada was attractive to the common people for the possibility of attaining large profits in a smaller time period. Thus, the possibility was exciting to many, bringing over a plethora of people who formed communities centred on mining. As such, the large populations of people coming into the area and gaining land was more than enough to enrich and establish a new type of town-structure, this aptly labelled as mining towns. Ultimately, the fate of these types of towns are definite as each of them reach a fate that is reminiscent of the nature of the gold rushes; temporary fads that attracted many, but wouldn’t last long.

This research topic focuses on the rise of Canadian oil production and how Canada’s economy has reacted to this rise. Canada is in a very unique position in terms of oil production. Within Alberta, Canada has had an abundance of oil that it could produce. However, oil prices used to be a lot lower than what they have risen to in recent time. With these low oil prices, no one could justify producing the oil within the Alberta. This is due to the issue that the oil located in Alberta is mostly from oil sands (Facts about Alberta’s, n.d.). These result in oil that is mixed with oil, clay, water, etc. Therefore, due to the nature of the oil sands, to extract the oil it is much more expensive than oil that is not from oil sands

anada is filled with many natural resources such as fossil fuels, mineral, and lumber. Having so many different types of natural resources helps improve the economy of Canada and living in a country with a high economy means you will have better public services since the government will have a lot of tax money. With better public services you will have better schools and health care.Canada has one of the best health care system and the better the health care system the longer you will live and it will improve the quality of life since you can easily treat diseases. Canada's natural resources place a big role on Canada's economy. Around 20% of the money made by natural resources directly and indirectly account for Canada's GDP. The natural resource

Within todays society there are many things that are swept under the rug and are not acknowledged. The Canadian mining industries may not affect Canadian citizens, however, the affects that Canadian Mining causes is a major issue in many areas of the world. The effects of Canadian mining vary from direct effect on the work environment, serious environment harm as well as the effects on the people of the land. Lives are at risk and being taken daily by Canadian mining in south America, however the awareness that it should have has not been acknowledged.

Canada is home to some of the largest mining corporations in the world. In fact, seventy-five percent of the world’s mining companies are based in Canada (Dean, 2013). These companies are involved in the extraction of numerous resources, including silver, petroleum, bitumen and coal. Canadian mining operations also have a particular focus in gold, as twenty-one of the country’s top forty mining companies are involved in gold extraction. With billion dollar annual revenues and interests in almost every continent, these multinational companies are making a large impact around the globe (Canadian Mining Journal, 2014). However, these impacts are not necessarily positive. Canadian mining corporations have failed to implement CSR policies and

Mining is the process of extracting core minerals from the earth so that they may be used as the building blocks of our society. It is the process of harnessing these natural resources that are available and using them to create “prosperity” for not only the shareholders but also the employees and businesses that work with them and the community that surrounds them. People everywhere benefit from the services of mining because the modern conveniences that they utilize everyday such as cell phones and computers use materials that are extracted from mines. Mining impacts economies positively on both a personal level as well as on a mass scale.

Northern. Ontario is an area richly endowed with metallic mineral resources. It is one of the most important mineral resource regions in Canada if not in the world. One only needs to look at the volume of mineral production to support this view. The region produces nearly half of the world’s nickel and a substantial portion of the nation’s gold, silver, copper, zinc, uranium, cobalt and platinum metals. For a hundred years the federal and Provincial governments have mismanaged these non renewable mineral resources and our renewable forestry resources and in doing

In our days, mining for resources is inevitable. The resources we need are valuable in everyday life. Such resources mined up are coal, copper, gold, silver, and sand. However, mining poses environmental risks that can degrade the quality of soil and water, which can end up effecting us humans if not taken care of and many of the damages are irreversible once they have occurred.

The mining industry has seen an explosive growth from the past few decades. It has played an important role in economic growth, infrastructure development and a raise in the living standard of the whole world. According to the Australian National Accounting System, the mining sector has made contributions of 9.8% GDP growth to the Australian economy between 2008 to 2009 (Australia Bureau of Statistics, 2012). However, the mining industry has caused many environmental issues such as adverse effect to air, land and water quality and continues to affect global environment as a whole. According to the World Health Organization, it evaluated that 25% of worldwide death are directly associated with environmental pollution (Blacksmith Institute, n.d). This essay will outline the environmental issue raised by the mining industry with pinpoint focus on the effects to air, water and land. It will also provide strategies for mining companies to improve the environmental conditions.