Industrialization And Urbanization In Canada

At the turn of the century, primary industries such as farming, lumbering, and fishing were all thriving. With the development in the primary industries the demand for secondary industries emerged and so railroads, shipbuilding’s, and roads were built. The boom in both industries were all thanks to the maturation of the national policy. This policy was an economic program that used high tariffs on imported good to protect the manufacturing industry. The growth of industrialization and urbanization brought tremendous development to Canada because of the expansion of the railroads as well as the settlement of Canadians in the west. Winnipeg earned the name Hub city considering its central location as well as its access to 3 transcontinental railways.

This meant that urbanization and industrialization was also trending towards the west successfully and that the development of Toronto and Montreal didn’t overshadow the process. The population of Winnipeg increased approximately seven times between 1890 and 1920 which is a result of large scale immigration (Francis, Jones, and Smith 137). This major increase in population was parallel with one of the main objectives in the national policy which was to settle more people in western Canada. The city of Winnipeg also produced its own agricultural material and, in exchange, they sold building tools to settlers such as lumber, bricks, and steel (Francis, Jones, and Smith 140). Ultimately this presented an opportunity to not only continue growing economies in the west but also to contribute to Canada’s growth as a

In fact many women and children worked long hours in very poor working conditions. There was no medical coverage to pay for doctors or pension plans to help individuals once they’ve retied. In addition during this period job security didn’t exist and layoffs were very common especially during the slower winter months (Francis, Jones, and Smith 155). These harsh condition prove that even working class citizen weren’t presented with the opportunity to live life in prosperity. The obvious issues paved the way for the government to create social services such as Unions, charitable organizations, and social institutions. Most of these institutions provided relief to about two to three thousand working class citizen in their respective city (Francis, Jones, and Smith 160). But even with this minimal help the working class did not enjoy life in