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Will automation replace jobs in these 15 Canadian communities?

  • <p>No. 15: Steinbach, Man.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 48 per cent<br>Population: 10,320<br>Farm equipment sits idle beside Highway 12 near Steinbach, Man. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 15: Steinbach, Man.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 48 per cent
    Population: 10,320
    Farm equipment sits idle beside Highway 12 near Steinbach, Man. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)

  • <p>No. 14: Stratford, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 48 per cent<br>Population: 25,175<br>(Karin Laakes / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 14: Stratford, Ont.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 48 per cent
    Population: 25,175
    (Karin Laakes / Wikimedia Commons)

  • <p>No. 13: Wood Buffalo, Alta.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 54,230<br>An aerial view of Fort McKay, Alta., Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. The community of Fort McKay is situated in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, approximately 65 kilometers north of Fort McMurray. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 13: Wood Buffalo, Alta.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent
    Population: 54,230
    An aerial view of Fort McKay, Alta., Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. The community of Fort McKay is situated in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, approximately 65 kilometers north of Fort McMurray. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

  • <p>No. 12: Saint-Georges, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 28,130<br>(Zec Jaro / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 12: Saint-Georges, Que.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent
    Population: 28,130
    (Zec Jaro / Wikimedia Commons)

  • <p>No. 11: Norfolk County, Ont.<br> Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br> Population: 51,705<br> (Tudor Costache / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 11: Norfolk County, Ont.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent
    Population: 51,705
    (Tudor Costache / Wikimedia Commons)

  • <p>No. 10: Cowansville, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 10,070<br>(Samuel Freli / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 10: Cowansville, Que.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent
    Population: 10,070
    (Samuel Freli / Wikimedia Commons)

  • <p>No. 9: Lachute, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 10,435<br>Quebec Liberal Party leader Jean Charest tours an electronics plant with company President Bernard Cyr, left, as he campaigns Thursday, August 23, 2012 in Lachute, Que. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 9: Lachute, Que.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent
    Population: 10,435
    Quebec Liberal Party leader Jean Charest tours an electronics plant with company President Bernard Cyr, left, as he campaigns Thursday, August 23, 2012 in Lachute, Que. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)

  • <p>No. 8: Brooks, Alta.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 17,530<br>Cattle look out form a feedlot in Brooks, Alta., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 8: Brooks, Alta.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent
    Population: 17,530
    Cattle look out form a feedlot in Brooks, Alta., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

  • <p>No. 7: Granby, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 62,650<br>(Louis-Philippe Rousselle-Brosseau / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 7: Granby, Que.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent
    Population: 62,650
    (Louis-Philippe Rousselle-Brosseau / Wikimedia Commons)

  • <p>No. 6: Drummondville, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 71,195<br>Various brands of beer are seen on display inside a store in Drummondville, Que., on July 23, 2015. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 6: Drummondville, Que.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent
    Population: 71,195
    Various brands of beer are seen on display inside a store in Drummondville, Que., on July 23, 2015. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)

  • <p>No. 5: Woodstock, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 30,470<br>An employee looks over a Rav 4 vehicle at the end of the assembly line, at the opening of the Toyota Motor Manuafacturing Canada, Inc. new automotive plant in Woodstock, Ont., Thursday December 4, 2008. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Dave Chidley) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 5: Woodstock, Ont.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent
    Population: 30,470
    An employee looks over a Rav 4 vehicle at the end of the assembly line, at the opening of the Toyota Motor Manuafacturing Canada, Inc. new automotive plant in Woodstock, Ont., Thursday December 4, 2008. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Dave Chidley)

  • <p>No. 4: Leamington, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 37,540<br>Ignancio Vazquez, a migrant worker from Cuijing, Mexico, harvests cucumbers in Leamington, Ont. on Thursday May 30, 2002. (CP PHOTO – Jason Kryk) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 4: Leamington, Ont.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent
    Population: 37,540
    Ignancio Vazquez, a migrant worker from Cuijing, Mexico, harvests cucumbers in Leamington, Ont. on Thursday May 30, 2002. (CP PHOTO – Jason Kryk)

  • <p>No. 3: Quesnel, B.C.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 18,160<br>FILE — Logs are piled up at West Fraser Timber in Quesnel, B.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 3: Quesnel, B.C.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent
    Population: 18,160
    FILE — Logs are piled up at West Fraser Timber in Quesnel, B.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

  • <p>No. 2: Tillsonburg, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 12,770 </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 2: Tillsonburg, Ont.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent
    Population: 12,770

  • <p>No. 1: Ingersoll, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 9,700<br>Production of the General Motors’ CAMI Automotive facility in Ingersoll, Ontario, is shown in this Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 file photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley) </p>
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    These are the 15 communities in Canada likely to get hit by automation the hardest

    No. 1: Ingersoll, Ont.
    Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent
    Population: 9,700
    Production of the General Motors’ CAMI Automotive facility in Ingersoll, Ontario, is shown in this Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 file photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley)

<p>No. 15: Steinbach, Man.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 48 per cent<br>Population: 10,320<br>Farm equipment sits idle beside Highway 12 near Steinbach, Man. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods) </p>
<p>No. 14: Stratford, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 48 per cent<br>Population: 25,175<br>(Karin Laakes / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
<p>No. 13: Wood Buffalo, Alta.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 54,230<br>An aerial view of Fort McKay, Alta., Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. The community of Fort McKay is situated in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, approximately 65 kilometers north of Fort McMurray. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) </p>
<p>No. 12: Saint-Georges, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 28,130<br>(Zec Jaro / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
<p>No. 11: Norfolk County, Ont.<br> Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br> Population: 51,705<br> (Tudor Costache / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
<p>No. 10: Cowansville, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 10,070<br>(Samuel Freli / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
<p>No. 9: Lachute, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 10,435<br>Quebec Liberal Party leader Jean Charest tours an electronics plant with company President Bernard Cyr, left, as he campaigns Thursday, August 23, 2012 in Lachute, Que. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz) </p>
<p>No. 8: Brooks, Alta.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 17,530<br>Cattle look out form a feedlot in Brooks, Alta., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) </p>
<p>No. 7: Granby, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 62,650<br>(Louis-Philippe Rousselle-Brosseau / Wikimedia Commons) </p>
<p>No. 6: Drummondville, Que.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 49 per cent<br>Population: 71,195<br>Various brands of beer are seen on display inside a store in Drummondville, Que., on July 23, 2015. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz) </p>
<p>No. 5: Woodstock, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 30,470<br>An employee looks over a Rav 4 vehicle at the end of the assembly line, at the opening of the Toyota Motor Manuafacturing Canada, Inc. new automotive plant in Woodstock, Ont., Thursday December 4, 2008. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Dave Chidley) </p>
<p>No. 4: Leamington, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 37,540<br>Ignancio Vazquez, a migrant worker from Cuijing, Mexico, harvests cucumbers in Leamington, Ont. on Thursday May 30, 2002. (CP PHOTO – Jason Kryk) </p>
<p>No. 3: Quesnel, B.C.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 18,160<br>FILE — Logs are piled up at West Fraser Timber in Quesnel, B.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward) </p>
<p>No. 2: Tillsonburg, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 12,770 </p>
<p>No. 1: Ingersoll, Ont.<br>Proportion of work with the potential to be automated: 50 per cent<br>Population: 9,700<br>Production of the General Motors’ CAMI Automotive facility in Ingersoll, Ontario, is shown in this Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 file photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley) </p>
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Canada’s workforce is set to change drastically in the next few decades.

Previous reports have estimated that over 40 per cent of jobs are at high risk of being replaced through automation and the Canadian economy could shed between 1.5 million and 7.5 million positions.

But where exactly will these jobs be lost? And which communities are the most vulnerable?

To figure this out, the Brookfield Institute put together data on automation from consulting firm McKinsey & Company and employment statistics from the 2011 census to map the potential impacts.

The results were released in a report by the Toronto-based think tank on Thursday.

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The research indicated that smaller regional economies that revolve around mining or manufacturing are the most vulnerable to automation. These are primarily concentrated in southwestern Ontario, southern Quebec and the Canada Prairies.

Click through the gallery to see which communities are facing the greatest risk.