Historical Trends in Niagara’s Marine Commerce Sector, 2001 to 2022
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Title
Historical Trends in Niagara’s Marine Commerce Sector, 2001 to 2022
Description
Marine commerce refers to waterborne systems for transporting goods (cargo) and people (passengers) via waterways. Such systems could include boats, ships, sailboats or barges, and the waterways can involve oceans, lakes, canals and rivers. While the various means of marine transportation can be deployed for commercial, recreational, or military purposes, our focus in this study is on commercial uses.
Marine commerce is etched in the contours of Niagara’s geography, much like hydroelectricity, which is discussed in another paper in this series. It is also deeply rooted in the region’s cultural and economic history and has served as a vital support system facilitating the early settlement and socioeconomic prosperity of the region. Beyond its historical and cultural significance, the sector enhances the strategic significance of Niagara as a multimodal gateway between Canada and the United States. More importantly, for our present purpose, marine commerce still constitutes one of Niagara’s central economic drivers.
In this section, we examine changes in Niagara’s marine commerce sector, comparing trends in the region with those of the province of Ontario and Canada as a whole. The analysis covers both North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and National Occupation Classification (NOC) data, examining changes in jobs by industry and occupation. The discussion starts with NAICS data on industry trends and then proceeds to the NOC data on changes in occupation.
Marine commerce is etched in the contours of Niagara’s geography, much like hydroelectricity, which is discussed in another paper in this series. It is also deeply rooted in the region’s cultural and economic history and has served as a vital support system facilitating the early settlement and socioeconomic prosperity of the region. Beyond its historical and cultural significance, the sector enhances the strategic significance of Niagara as a multimodal gateway between Canada and the United States. More importantly, for our present purpose, marine commerce still constitutes one of Niagara’s central economic drivers.
In this section, we examine changes in Niagara’s marine commerce sector, comparing trends in the region with those of the province of Ontario and Canada as a whole. The analysis covers both North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and National Occupation Classification (NOC) data, examining changes in jobs by industry and occupation. The discussion starts with NAICS data on industry trends and then proceeds to the NOC data on changes in occupation.
list of authors
Charles Conteh
Publisher
Brock University
Date Issued
November 2023