1. Canadian Life at the Turn of the Century
1900s Canada

2. Canada was made up of only seven provinces (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Manitoba & PEI)
Canada encouraged waves of immigrants to come and populate the land to the West
Eventually (in 1905) Saskatchewan and Alberta also joined into Canada

3. Rural Society By 1900, the population of Canada was
and Toronto, Montreal and Halifax were the largest cities
Other big cities (Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Regina) were all still small pioneer cities
Most people made their living as farmers and completing hard manual labour

4. Farming was the main occupation in 1900; other occupations included logging, the railways and fishing.
Construction jobs were available in the newly expanding cities and on the railways.
Most people depended on horse and buggy for local travel.

5. Automobiles were very rare and people did not need drivers licenses nor speed limits, stop signs or traffic lights.
Local communities were very important as people often stayed close to home.
Life revolved around such things as: the town band, local baseball or hockey teams and the Church.

6. There were few telephones, no supermarkets, no radios and no television.
Most people did not even have access to newspapers or any news from around the world.
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7. People provided their own entertainment including sing-alongs, dancing, listening to bands, and family gatherings.
Nights out would include watching local plays or concerts in the church halls.

8. The Suffragette movement became popular in 1912
this was women fighting for the right to vote
Having political rights made women more equal in the law and society in general
1916 – Manitoba and Saskatchewan
1917 – BC and Ontario
Nova Scotia  plus all women in federal
1919 – New Brunswick
1925 – Dominion of Newfoundland
1940 – Quebec
1960 – Aboriginal women