What type of economy does Canada have?
What influences our consumption choices and patterns?
How do different views of ownership affect how Canadians use resources?
Definitions
101

The word economy comes from a Greek word meaning.

What is "The running of a household?"

101

A business that is owned by someone nearby to where you live.

What is locally owned?

101

Might mean that something is yours - to do whatever you want with it, whenever and however you please.

What does it mean to own?

101

The total amount of a certain good or service that is available for purchase or consumption by consumers.

What is supply?

201

The wealth and resources of a country or region, including the goods and services that are produced, distributed, and consumed.

What is economy?

201

The part of the economy that is controlled by individuals, and is not under direct government control.

What is private sector?

201

Individuals who hold the exclusive right to property.

What is private ownership?

201

Rivalry between companies to provide goods or services to consumers.

What is competition?

301

In this type of economy, the answers to economic questions are the responsibility of both individuals and the government.

What is mixed market economy?

301

The part of an economy that is controlled by the government.

What is public sector?

301

Resources are held by everyone in a group, rather than by individuals.

What is collective ownership?

301
Paid announcements to promote goods or services.

What is advertising?

401

The lowest amount that companies can pay to employees.

What is minimum wage?

401

Paid fair prices for their products, which helps combat poverty.

What is fair trade?

401

A business that is owned and run collectively by many people who also share in the profits and losses.

What is a co-operative?

401

The person who grows or makes a product or provides a service.

What is a producer?

501

Mixed market economy.

What is Canada's economy?

501

Meant to provide reliable and high-quality services that are available to everyone.

What is a Crown corparation?

501

A religious group of people who began migrating to Saskatchewan in 1949 in search of religious freedom.

Who are the Hutterites?

501

The person who pays for a good or service.

What is a consumer?