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Economy & the workforce
As of 2014 there are an estimated 18.85 million people in the Canadian workforce8. Percentages of occupations held in the labor force in 2006: agriculture: 2%, manufacturing: 13%, construction: 6%, services: 76%, other: 3%8 Although many people reap the benefits of a strong economy, 7.3% of the population was unemployed in 2012 and more than 9% of the Canadian population lives in poverty as of an estimate done in 20088. 14.8% of Canadians ages 15-24 are unemployed.
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Currency
All of Canada uses the Canadian Dollar20.
There are no 1 or 2 dollar bills in Canada, they have been replaced by the 1 and 2 dollar coins – the “loonie” and the “toonie”20.
Citizens are provided preventative care, medical treatments from primary care physicians, access to hospitals, dental surgery and some additional medical services29.