10:00am to 11:30am Central Time
Free Webinar

An analysis of Manitoba’s Economic structure suggests:

• 35% of Manitoba’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is generated in non-metro areas. At the Canada level, non-metro areas contribute about 30% of the GDP.
• Within non-metro Manitoba, the goods-producing sectors generate about 43% of the GDP, compared to 29% of Manitoba’s overall GDP being generated by the goods-producing sectors.
• The four largest sectors in non-metro Manitoba in terms of employment are: - Health and social assistance; wholesale and retail trade; manufacturing; and agriculture.
• Manitoba’s agricultural GDP ranks 5th among Canadian provinces and Manitoba’s share has been declining slightly which means other provinces are growing slightly faster.

What are the structure and trends of these economic changes in Manitoba and how might they impact the province's economic strategy and your work?

On December 10th, founding editor of Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin, retired from Statistics Canada and also past-chair of OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators, Ray Bollman, will present an online webinar to discuss the significance of Manitoba rural economic structure and trends looking at its national and provincial implications.

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RSVP by December 8, 2014

Born in Moline, Manitoba Ray holds a B.Sc and M.Sc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Manitoba, a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto, and he is a Brandon University Research Affiliate.

Audience: Policy Makers, EDOs, NGOs, CDCs, Business owners, Mayors, Researchers and Academic Communities, etc.