The Canadian Painting Industry in a glance

The Canadian Painting Industry in a glance The painting industry adds Billions of dollars to the Canadian economy every year. From homes to our cars, the painting industry reaches us in many ways. THE PAINTINGINDUSTRY ADDS$3BILLION TO THE ECONOMY EACH YEAR Architectural paints Consumers and paint contractors use these in homes and other structures to beautify or protect surfaces. This category includes interior and exterior paints, wood stains, primers, varnishes, lacquers and other PAINTING ANDCOATINGS MANUFACTURERS EMPLOY MORE THAN 7500 CANADIANS Industrial coatings Manufacturers use these, sometimes to beautify surfaces but more often to protect them. Products in this category are used with furniture, appliances, aircraft and farm equipment, and other products. EMPLOYER INDUSTRIES Automotive coatings Construction Automobile manufacturers, body shops and son consumers use these products to protect and t beautify surfaces. The products decorate new automobiles or add lustre after improvementsic repairs. Manufacturing Commercial Residential GENDER DISTRIBUTION Men (87.0%)- -Women (13.0%) Canadian Paint Shipments + Imports Million $ Architectural S Industrial S Automotive S Created by: Sources: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/qc/job_futures/statistics/7294.shtml http://www.cdnpaint.org/index.php?page=Dabout-the-industry ECO PAINTING