Detailed Regional Report: Regina and Quebec in Canada

This report provides a comprehensive regional analysis of Regina, Saskatchewan, and Quebec, Canada. Part 1 focuses on Regina, exploring its sense of place, regional faultlines, historical roots, art and literature, and future prospects. Part 2 delves into a detailed regional report on Quebec, examining its economic activities (agriculture, manufacturing, forestry, fishing, mining), sources of power and natural resources, population density and growth, core and periphery areas, economic growth rate, and its faultlines (particularly the aboriginal and non-aboriginal divide). The report also addresses challenges faced by Quebec's population and potential remedies. The analysis incorporates statistical data, historical context, and Bone's theory of faultlines to provide a nuanced understanding of the regions.

PART 1
Entry 1: Sense of place
In this assignment, the place I selected to share is Regina. Regina is the capital city of
Saskatchewan province. The city is blessed with diverse both natural and artificial features, a
fascinating place worth visiting, staying or living in.
House photo
The above provide house photo is a medium class apartment furnished with world class features.
There are some minor fix-ups that need to be rectified despite the tireless efforts put by the
management as well as the maintenance team to better the services offered.
Location: 145 Rael st, Regina (central), Sackatchewan, Canada S4T 2C5.
https://www.rentboard.ca/rentals/rent.aspx?pstuid=1b2810eb-dbf5-4d58-9628-
9fa11e261a59&s6=5&s22=Central+Regina&s25=-104.497174845987&s10=292&s27=-
104.751121154013&s26=50.3703396244292&locid=7219&s14=13&s24=50.5320363755708&s19=9&s7
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Geographical photo
https://www.regina.ca/about-regina/maps/
Three things I like about the Regina community
 Flatland terrain
 Green serene environment
 Physical features in the area
One thing that would like to change about Regina is the geographical topography since the area
is flat.
Entry 2: Region and faultline
According to Bone's theory, in the case of the Canadian fabric, Regina community exhibits the
regional faultline of centralist and decentralist. The main source of tension in this case is the
fight for power in the control of global market (Ghaffar-Siddiqui, 2019). Regina's economy
depends partially on the exportation of locally produced products which include but not limited
to minerals and forestry. The economic diversifications between the centralist and decentralist
make them look like they are two different locations with different ancestral origin, yet they have
a common origin and share lots of common features.

Link to video: https://file/p79dkt7/The-Centralist-Decentralist-Faultline-This-is-based-on-Canadas-vast-
size/
Entry 3: Historical roots
According to archaeological evidence dating back to the 19th century before the arrival of
Europeans indicates that the area around the current Regina Community in the North of
Saskatchewan River Valley was formally a site of seasonal settlement by the hunters (indigenous
people). For recent decades, Regina has steadily grown as a centre of agriculture, education,
transportation, and governance (Freeman, 2010).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trade_with_indians_1820.jpg
Entry 4: Art and Literature
Regina has one of the world biggest art centre located in Toronto with more than 350 artworks
from various high profiled individuals. Some of the artworks found in Civic Art Collection
centre in Regina include portraits of earliest mayors. Such pieces of work explain an
international event that attempts to unbound identity thinking. This artwork is built around
political and artistic dynamics experienced in Regina.

Entry 5: The future
In the next 25 years to come, Regina is expected to have significantly changed. From a
population perspective, the community is expected to be populous contributed by increased
fertility rate and immigration rate (Low, 2017).

Table of Contents
PART II: Regional report............................................................................................................................5
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................5
Economic activities.................................................................................................................................5
Sources of power and Natural resources..................................................................................................5
Population Density..................................................................................................................................5
Population density evidence....................................................................................................................5
Growth region..........................................................................................................................................6
Reason for population Change.................................................................................................................6
Quebec Periphery and Core areas............................................................................................................6
Economic growth rate..............................................................................................................................6
Quebec's Faultline...................................................................................................................................7
Challenges expected to face Quebec People............................................................................................7
Remedies to the challenges......................................................................................................................8
List of Reference.....................................................................................................................................9

PART II: Regional report
Introduction
Canada is made up of six provinces with diverse economic growth, physical features and cultural
activities. The details of this report include a comprehensive discussion and exploration of
Quebec province.
Economic activities
Quebec province is involved in different economic activities ranging from agriculture,
manufacturing, forestry, and fishing to mining. Agriculture takes a larger share of economic
activities and covers a large part of the region. Agricultural practices in Quebec include but not
limited to cattle farming and grain farming stimulated by the terrain of the region and favourable
climate (Pattison, 2011). From the 2014 statistics, it is shown that Quebec contributed about 25%
of Canada's GDP ($ 380.972 billion) a large share coming from agriculture (Jobin et al., 2013).
Sources of power and Natural resources
Apart from being an economic province, Quebec is also rich in natural resources which have in
turn boosted the economic growth of the region. Within the region, immense natural resources
exist which include but not limited to oil and gas, renewable energy, and forestry. These natural
resources have been exploited intensively as a way of improving the economy of the region and
that of the whole country. Moreover, natural resources such as forestry provide raw materials
which can be used to create economic activity, e.g. producing timber. Approximately 50 billion
trees are found in Quebec province and generate a wealth of more than 10 billion dollars
annually. The region also has water bodies such as lakes and rivers where fishing is done
commercially. The source of power in the region is electricity and renewable energy produced
within the region (Scott C, 2011).
Population Density
The region is densely populated with a higher concentration in the urban areas. Since 2001, the
region has experienced an increase in population. According to the 2016 Census in Canada, the
population of the region was about 8 million people, giving a population density of 5.97/km2.
The increase in population has been stimulated by the economic and political factors as well as
immigration (Deladoley et al., 2011).
Population density evidence
The immense increase in the population of Quebec from 2001 has been influenced by the
immigration and fertility rate, according to the 2014 public health report. Most immigrants to
Quebec are job seekers depend majorly on seasons. The population density has increased steadily
as the population increases.

Growth region
The most population is concentrated in urban areas and sparse population in the rural areas. The
2014 public report indicates that the population of Quebec province has steadily increased in
various parts at different rates for various age groups. The population growth rate in the region is
about 16.0%, with an expected population rise to exceed 2.5 million people by 2020
(Charbonneau & Bellavance, 2012).
Reason for population Change
Public Health report shows that the main factors that influenced population change in Quebec are
due to immigration and high fertility rate. Many people have moved to the urban areas of the
region to look for greener pastures such as job-seeking (Charbonneau & Bellavance, 2012).
Quebec Periphery and Core areas
Core and periphery areas are terms that can be used to describe geographical places with distinct
political power and economic development. On one side, core areas can be simply defined as
areas that experience rapid and steady economic growth due to improved production methods
and advanced technology etc. while on the other hand periphery areas are those areas with low
economic growth or no growth at all (Jeonnotte, 2010).
For the case of Quebec, we can refer the urban areas as the core areas due to improved economic
growth influenced by advanced technology, developed transport and communication systems,
and good methods of production as well the suitable geographical terrain of the areas. Potential
customers for products and services are readily available within the core areas due to high
population as compared to periphery areas.
On the other hand, rural areas of Quebec can be referred to as the Peripheral areas due to slow
economic growth, low population, and under-developed infrastructure (Lemelin et al., 2012).
Economic growth rate
The exploitation of natural resources has seen Quebec region grow economically. The economy
of the region lies majorly on the proper utilization of available resources alongside man-made
resources through industrial development. Statistics indicate that the economic growth rate of the
region is steadily increasing influenced by different factors which include but not limited to
agricultural development, skilled labour, advanced technology, and high employment rate. The
census report also shows the GDP of the region which stands at approximately $380.972 billion
as at 2016 which equates to 30% of the Canada's GDP (Johnston, Lysack, & Leggett, 2012).
Agricultural development in the region is the major economic activity involves aquaculture,
cattle farming, and large scale grain farming to mention a few. The largest grain producer in
Canada is Quebec influenced by the favourable climate of the region. Apart from agriculture,
other economic activities which have boosted the GDP in the region is manufacturing seen

through the development of manufacturing industries which is the most employing sector.
Forestry, mining and fishing are other economic boosters in the region where forestry has
enhanced improvement of the tourism sector through the creation of wildlife attraction areas
(Johnston, 2012).
Quebec's Faultline
Like any other region or country, Canada is made of faultlines according to Bone's theory (Bone,
2012). Faultlines can be defined as phenomena that result from the impacts of tectonic forces
forming cracks on the earth surface called faultline. These cracks have both negative and positive
impacts on society. Basing our reference to Canada, we can describe faultlines in terms of
economic, political and social aspects that bring about division in the country. Bone establishes
several faultlines in Canada, which include language division, aboriginal and non-aboriginal, and
centralist and decentralist (Cochrane & Perrella, 2012).
For the case of Quebec, aboriginal and non-aboriginal have been identified to be the most
featured faultlines. The aboriginal and non-aboriginal faultline in Quebec has been in existence
for decades and have threatened to destabilize Canada for a long time. Quebec consists of
Indians, Metis and Inuit (status) who are the aboriginals of Canada and believed to have
originated from North America whose ancestry traces back to early Canada inhabitants. The non-
aboriginals (non-status Indians) have no ancestral nor blood relationships with the aboriginals.
The complexity in the faultline of the aboriginal and non-aboriginal dates back to the colonial
period, where rights of one group (status Indians) is dominance over the other cohort of persons.
According to the 1982 constitutional Act, the aboriginals were registered while the non-
aboriginals were not although they have Canadian ancestry. The aboriginal people have some
constitutional advantage over the non-aboriginals such as reserve tax exemption. These faultlines
are expected to remain for the next ten years or so in Canada and especially Quebec, as long as
the treaties between the authoritative bodies exist (Cochrane & Perrella, 2012).
Challenges expected to face Quebec People
Despite the rapid economic growth in the region, the rising population growth rate is raising the
alarm on the future of the people of Quebec. The risk of unemployment is expected to arise in
the next ten years. The current situation is never better; there are many fresh graduates who are
unemployed and high number of homeless persons. If no remedies are articulated, the number of
homeless people and unemployed youths will increase setting Quebec at greater risk (Pigou A.,
2013).

Remedies to the challenges
If measures are put in place and implemented accordingly, these challenges will be overcome.
The government should set measures to create part-time jobs to curb the problem of rising
unemployment and the number of homelessness people.

List of Reference
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Jobin et al. (2013). Landscape Changes and Ecological Studies in Agricultural Regions, Quebec,
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Lemelin et al. (2012). GDP estimates for regions within the Province of Quebec: The changing
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Scott C. (2011). Aboriginal autonomy and development in northern Quebec and Labrador. UBC
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