Reasons for the adoption of the National Policy
- to protect Canadian industries from foreign competition
- to provide Canadian manufacturers with a larger domestic market for their goods
- to encourage new industries in Canada
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Protective tariffs - A policy of high tariffs or duties (taxes) on imports.This protected domestic manufacturers since it made imports more expensive. It also stimulated industrial growth in Quebec and Ontario. Immigration - The Canadian government encouraged the arrival of large numbers of immigrants from Europe to settle the western part of Canada and to provide a workforce for industry. |
Transcontinental railway
- John A. Macdonald wanted to complete the construction of a transcontinental
railway in order to link British Columbia with the rest of the country,
to
encourage east- west trade, and to accelerate the settlement of
the west.
Try the following questions on the National
Policy.
