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    Natural Resources in Alberta

    Canada is a resource rich country and different natural resources are found across the provinces and territories. Alberta’s natural resources include mountains, lakes, rivers, fossil fuels, forests and agricultural land. These natural resources contribute towards the economies of Alberta and Canada, but there are environmental and health concerns regarding fossil fuel extraction in the province. (See also Oil Sands.)

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    Natural Resources in British Columbia

    Canada is a resource rich country and different natural resources are found across the provinces and territories. British Columbia’s natural resources include forests, agricultural land, fish, minerals, natural gas and water. These natural resources contribute towards the economy of British Columbia and Canada.

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    Natural Resources in Manitoba

    Canada is a resource rich country and different natural resources are found across the provinces and territories. Manitoba’s natural resources include agricultural land, minerals, water, fish and wildlife.

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    Natural Resources in Ontario

    Canada is a resource rich country and different natural resources are found across the provinces and territories. Ontario is the largest market for resource-based goods and services in Canada (see Economy). With the important exception of fossil fuels, it has large stocks of renewable and non-renewable resources, which include agricultural land, forests, water, and minerals.

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    Natural Resources in Quebec

    Most of Quebec lies on the Canadian Shield, where there are many rich renewable resources. Quebec’s natural resources include forests, water, minerals, agricultural land, rivers, lakes, fish and wildlife. These natural resources contribute towards the economy of Quebec.

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    Natural Resources in Saskatchewan

    Canada is a resource rich country with different natural resources found across the provinces and territories. Saskatchewan’s natural resources include agricultural land, forests, minerals, oil, fish and wildlife. Natural resources contribute towards the economies of Saskatchewan and Canada.

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    Natural Resources in the Atlantic Provinces

    The Atlantic provinces include Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. The natural resources of the Atlantic provinces include fish and crustaceans, forests, water, minerals, fossil fuels and agricultural land.

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    Natural Resources in the Territories

    The natural resources of Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut include wildlife, freshwater, minerals, oil and gas. Yukon and the Northwest territories also have vast forests. Through sustainable management, these resources can drive economic growth in the North. (See also Sustainability in Canada; Economy.)

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    Nature Conservancy of Canada

    The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is the largest land conservation charity in Canada. Since 1962, NCC has helped to protect more than 160,000 km2 of land and water across the country. Its mission is to partner with individual donors, corporations, non-profits and governments to purchase and protect areas rich in species diversity (see Biodiversity). The charity and its partners achieve this goal by working with local communities to identify habitat and species in need of protection, and by implementing the best evidence-based conservation science available. As of June 2019, the NCC has conserved habitat across Canada for 34 per cent of Canada’s species at risk. (See also Endangered Animals in Canada.)

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    Nematoda

    Nematoda are a phylum of unsegmented, cylindrical worms; approximately 30 000 species are known.

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    Nepheline Syenite

    Nepheline syenite is a white to light grey medium-grained IGNEOUS ROCK. It consists mostly of soda feldspar, nepheline and potash feldspar, accessory magnesium and iron-rich minerals.

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    Nickel

    The major contemporary use for nickel is as an alloying agent. Nickel is present in some 3000 different alloys that are used in more than 250 000 end-use applications. The most popular alloy in which nickel is used is stainless steel (seeIRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY).

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    Nighthawk

    The nighthawk is a medium-sized bird of the goatsucker family (Caprimulgidae).

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    Nightshade

    Eight species of Solanum occur in Canada, of which only S. carolinense (horse or ball nettle), found in southern Ontario, is native. The most familiar nightshade found across Canada is S. dulcamara (climbing nightshade or European bittersweet).

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    North American Racer

    The North American racer (Coluber constrictor) is a non-venomous snake that is native to North America. It has an extensive geographic range that extends from southern Canada south throughout most of the United States, parts of Mexico and into Guatemala and Belize. Eleven subspecies are recognized across this species’ range, three of which are found in Canada: the blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii; ON), the Eastern yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris; SK, AB) and the Western yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor Mormon; BC). (See also Snake Species in Canada.)

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