Top 5 Employment by Industry (2012)

Estimated population of Nunavut was 31,906 in 2012.

1. Public administration- 23.9%

2. Trade- 15.1%

3. Educational services- 12.9%

4. Health care and social assistance- 11.6%

5. Transportation and warehousing- 7.1%

Goods producing sector- 11.2% of all employment in Nunavut

Services producing sector- 88.8% of all employment in Nunavut

 

Top 5 GDP 2012

The most valuable GDP of Nunavut is Public Administration. The top natural resources are Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction.

Specific example of how humans have altered the physical geography for the industry 

Company name: Jericho Diamond Mine (Shear Diamonds LTD)

Location: 420km northeast of Yellowknife and northwest territories in Nunavut

The land is altered by the mining company extracting large amounts of dirt from the ground, creating a massive holes every time they dig.

This impacts the tranquility of the land and has horrible effects on nearby communities and wildlife. When the trucks are transporting diamonds, they drive over ice lakes. With each load distributed, the weight sends out waves under the ice, which impacts and disrupts the shore line. Also with the big holes, if they do not get filled, they will eventually be effected by soil erosion.

 

By: Kinga, Jen, Avery

Citations

“Environmental Scan.” Government of Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/lmi/publications/e-scan/nwt_nt_yt/mar2013.shtml>.

“Nunavut GDP by Industry 2007 to 20012.” Nunavut Bureau Statistics. Government of Nunavut. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://stats.gov.nu.ca/en/Economic GDP.aspx>.

“Jericho Mining Company.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.