Canada has had many defining moments through out the 20th century. These moments have shaped Canada the way it is today. More specifically, in the 20th century, Canada has experienced a great deal of economic growth. The three most defining economic moments Canada had experienced were immigrants coming to Canada, the building of industries, and manufacturers.
To begin with the first defining moment in Canadian history, was the large amount of people coming to Canada. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Sir Clifford Sifton, The Minister of the Interior of Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier had a policy allowing any one to come and live in Canada. He sent agents to encourage people to come by using propagandas, brochures, posters, and most importantly the promise of a free passage into Canada, 160 acres of farmland, and supplies to new immigrants (Canadian Immigration in the late 19th and Early 20th Century). His plan was a success with the population rising to over 7 million people in 1911. A famous quote from Sifton is, “A stalwart peasant in a …show more content…
Manufacturing was probably one of the most significant to the economic growth. This gave about 1.9 million jobs to people in 1999 (Manufacturing). Moreover, Canada was part of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that was signed in 1947. The treaty was a multilateral agreement to get rid of discriminatory treatment internationally. This was to be able to use the maximum of the world’s resource, which would end up growing living standards, and over time increase the amount of manufactured goods to Canada. (Manufacturing). Many Canadian businesses thrived because they had access to the American market and vice versa. In 1989 – 2002 export resources grew by 221%, which definitely helped the growth of Canada’s economy (textbook 117). Manufacturing and the GATT have played such an important role in shaping Canada’s economy in the 20th
To begin with the first defining moment in Canadian history, was the large amount of people coming to Canada. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Sir Clifford Sifton, The Minister of the Interior of Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier had a policy allowing any one to come and live in Canada. He sent agents to encourage people to come by using propagandas, brochures, posters, and most importantly the promise of a free passage into Canada, 160 acres of farmland, and supplies to new immigrants (Canadian Immigration in the late 19th and Early 20th Century). His plan was a success with the population rising to over 7 million people in 1911. A famous quote from Sifton is, “A stalwart peasant in a …show more content…
Manufacturing was probably one of the most significant to the economic growth. This gave about 1.9 million jobs to people in 1999 (Manufacturing). Moreover, Canada was part of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that was signed in 1947. The treaty was a multilateral agreement to get rid of discriminatory treatment internationally. This was to be able to use the maximum of the world’s resource, which would end up growing living standards, and over time increase the amount of manufactured goods to Canada. (Manufacturing). Many Canadian businesses thrived because they had access to the American market and vice versa. In 1989 – 2002 export resources grew by 221%, which definitely helped the growth of Canada’s economy (textbook 117). Manufacturing and the GATT have played such an important role in shaping Canada’s economy in the 20th