Agricultural and Industrial 

 Progress in Canada 



A monthly review of Agricultural and Industrial progress in Canada, 

 published by the Department of Colonization and Development of the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway at Montreal, Canada. 



VOL. 3 No. 4 



MONTREAL 



April, 1921 



Canada's Contribution 



THOUGH much naturally remains yet to 

 be done, the war wound which Canada 

 received in the great European conflict is 

 commencing to heal. Many vexing problems of 

 reconstruction have been solved, and to quote 

 one authority, the nation's feet "are firmly 

 planted in the new road, and she is stalwartly 

 stepping out once more in the ways of national 

 development." 



population in her contribution 

 needs. 



to the world's 



In 1920, Canada harvested 

 a wonderful crop, and the 

 wealth of her agriculture, the 

 basis of her prosperity, is re- 

 flected widely. Her forests, 

 minesand fisheries contributed 

 more than usual, whilst other 

 countries, recognizing the 

 opportunities, established 

 branch factories and indus- 

 tries in various parts of the 

 Dominion. Indications of 

 progress, pointing to a period 

 of conservative and reason- 

 able advance during the 

 coming year, are evident. 



In two of Canada's greatest resources, quoted 

 here, viz., lumber and fish, although definite 

 percentages are not yet available, it is within 

 the mark to say that Canada produces 20% of 

 the lumber and 20% of cured and canned fish. 



Canada is second in the list of the world's 

 lumber producing countries, her annual produc- 

 tion being about 4,000,000 

 M.F.B.M. 



Canada has .5 Per Cent of the 

 World's Population 



She Produces: 

 90 per cent, of its cobalt. 

 88 per cent, of its asbestos. 

 85 per cent, of its nickel. 

 32 per cent, of its pulpwood. 

 20 per cent, of its lumber. 

 20 per cent, of its cured fish. 

 18 per cent, of its oats. 

 15 per cent, of its potatoes. 

 12 per cent, of its silver. 

 11 Yi per cent, of its wheat. 

 1 1 per cent, of its barley. 

 4 per cent, of its gold. 

 4 per cent, of its copper. 



Though Canada has main- 

 problems before her and has her share of 

 non-producers and unemployed, both of which 

 classes are, from the economic point of view, 

 misfits in the community, and in spite of the 

 large sums., diverted from production of real 

 wealth, yet the Dominion, as will be seen 

 from statistics issued 'by' the Natural Resources 

 Intelligence Branch of the Department of the 

 Interior, is well ahead of the numbers of her 



The total exports of pulp 

 and paper for the last current 

 year are valued at $163,000,- 

 000. If pulpwood exports are 

 added, it brings the total to 

 $178,000,000 as compared 

 with $107,000,000 for 1919. 



The Government esti- 

 mate of last current year's 

 total mineral production is 

 $200,000,000. The estimated 

 value of gold production is 

 placed at $16,000,000 and the 

 estimated value of coal pro- 

 duction is $70,000,000. 



Agricultural products take first place amongst 

 Canada's exports for the last twelve months, 

 according to the trade statement from the 

 Bureau of Statistics for period ending January, 

 1921. The total value of agricultural products 

 exported was well over $550,000,0t)0, in a total 

 exportation of Canadian products valued at 

 $1,235,000,000. 



The table speaks for itself. 



