Working

Women in munitions factories

This text was designed to showcase the value of women's work in the munitions manufacturing sector through photographs taken in Canada by the Imperial Munitions Board Engineering Department.

Munitions.pdf (48.03 MB)

News from a paper company

This British Columbia paper company reported on employees in uniform and fund-raising efforts in its monthly newsletter.

Hy-G Dispenser.pdf (40.15 MB)

Trading with the world

The author, a First World War veteran and professor of economics at Queen's University, discusses the importance of international trade to Canada's prosperity.

Art in wartime - and after

Various Canadian artists argue for the entertainment, cultural, and spiritual value of designers and performers during wartime and peacetime.

The state of Canadian farming

This booklet surveyed the past, present and future of Canadian agriculture in light of events of the Second World War.

Canada's forestry sector

A discussion of how to make the most of Canada's forest resources, both during and after the Second World War.

Iron and steel

This survey of Canada's iron and steel industry begins with a military truism: "Fighting men appreciate steel. We have both dished it out and dodged it."

Sabotage at a Walkerville factory

In 1915, the Peabody factory in Walkerville, Ontario, which manufactured military uniforms, was targeted by German-American saboteurs, who struck and then returned to the United States.

Making the Ram tank

This stamp honoured the manufacture of Ram tanks in Canada, and used a First World War phrase to do so.

Inspecting mail for cash

To prevent the drain of US currency from Canada, the government had the power to open mail to ensure that money was not being exported without permission.