Backgrounder
Comprehensive Regional Diversification Strategy
Burin Peninsula

Regional Profile¹
Number of Communities: 54, including English Harbour East, Grand Bank, Lamaline, St. Lawrence, Burin, Marystown, South East Bight and Swift Current

Population: 24,385 in 2001 (12,185 in the Mortier Bay and Fortune-Grand Banks areas combined)

Top Three Industries by Employment Level, 2000: Manufacturing, Agriculture/Fishing/Forestry/ Hunting, and Retail Trade

Total Number of Businesses, 2003: 646 businesses with the top three industries being Health Care and Social Assistance, Retail Trade and Other Services (except Public Administration)

Strategic Sectors
Regional Priority Sectors: Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agrifoods, Tourism, Manufacturing, Marine Services, and International Trade

Industrial Diversification Opportunities - Examples
Fisheries and Aquaculture:

• Value-added secondary processing opportunities identification

• Aquaculture development

Agrifoods:

• Fur breeding

Tourism:

• Development of tourism infrastructure throughout the region

• Marketing opportunities with St. Pierre and Miquelon

Marine Services:

• Identification and development of opportunities for the Fabrication Facility at Cow Head

• Identification and development of opportunities for the Marystown Shipyard

International Trade:

• Opportunity for access to European Union markets via St. Pierre and Miquelon

¹ Source: Community Accounts