E NCOUR AG ING IMMIG R ATION

la te 19 th a nd e a rly 20 th ce nturie s

In th e m id-1890’s , th e Ca na d ia n g ove rnme nt re a liz e d th a t imm ig ra tion to th e P ra irie s wa s not g o ing we ll...

B y 1881, only 10 000 fa rms h a d be e n s e ttle d – wh e n 1.25 m illion h ome s te a ds (la nd for fa rm s ) h a d be e n s e t up. B y 1891, th is numbe r h a d on ly g one up to 31 000. This was a problem...

Th e g ove rnme nt h a d to c ome up with a wa y to m a ke Ca na da m ore a ttra c tive to

immig ra nts .

Canada offered MANY advantages for new

immigrants .

B UT, h ow would pe ople from outs ide o f Ca na da find out

a bout th is ?

AN ADVE R TIS ING CAMP AIG N!

Th e g ove rnme nt o f Ca na da s e t up a h ug e a dve rtis ing c a m pa ig n to

lure pe ople to Ca na da .

Th e g ove rnme nt us e d pos te rs , pa mph le ts a nd broc h ure s to a dve rtis e a ll o f th e th ing s

th a t Ca na da h a d to o ffe r...

Th e a dve rtis ing promote d Ca na da a nd a ll th e great th ing s th e c ountry h a d to o ffe r.

Im m ig ra nts c ould h a ve :

- Th e ir own la nd a t a c h e a p pric e- La nd th a t wa s we ll-s u ite d for fa rming

(inc lud ing fe rtile s o il)- P le nty o f s pa c e

- (Ca na da wa s nowh e re ne a r a s c rowde d a s ma ny c ountrie s in E urope a t th a t time )

“Free Farms for the Million”

F re e fa rm s or 160 a c re s“G ive n to e ve ry m a le a dult, 18 ye a rs a nd

ove r”

Dominion Line (R oya l Ma il S te a m s h ips ) be twe e n Live rpool, B ris to l

a nd Montre a l in S um me r, Ha lifa x a nd P ortla nd, Ma ine , in Winte r

Canada Wes tThe Last Best West

Home s for m illions

R a nc h ingDa irying

G ra in R a is ingF ruit R a is ing

Mixe d F a rming

Issued by direction of Hon. Sydney Fisher, Minister of Agriculture. Ottawa, Canada

Canada

B uild Your Ne s t in We s te rn Ca na da

Canada Wes t

Issued under direction of Hon. James A. Robb, Minister of Immigration and Colonization. Ottawa, Canada.

Wes tern Canada The New Eldorado

Homes for everybody. Easy to reach, nothing to fear. Protected by

the government._________________________

Wheat landRich soil

Land for mixed farmingLand for cattle raising

_________________________“We s twa rd th e S ta r o f E m pire

ta ke s its wa y”Th is is your opportunity, wh y

not e mbra c e it?_________________________

F re e 160 a c re s , We s te rn Ca na da , F a rm La nds

The Canadian Wes t

Issued under direction of Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior. Ottawa,

Canada.

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