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   ocr: Canada is a country of enormous natural resources. It is the world's largest exporter of: forest products and a top exporter of fish, furs and wheat. Minerals have playeda key role in Canada's transtormation into an urban-industrial economy. Alberta, British Columbia, Québecand Saskatchewan are the principal mining regions. Ontario and the Northwest (NWT) and Yukon Territories are also significant producers. anada is the world's largest producer of zinc and uranum; the second largest ofnickel, asbestos, - - potash and gypsum. Oila and gas are exploitedin Alberta, offt the Atlantic coast and in ...