Category: Canada

Unemployment disappeared (the unemployment rate in Canada fell from 11.4 percent in 1939 to 1.4 percent in 1944), wages increased, and many families had two or more members employed during the war, greatly increasing the family income. How did ww2 end the Great Depression? Mobilizing the economy for world war finally cured the depression. Millions […]

Timeline of the Great Recession across all continents Country Recession period(s) during 2006‑2017 (measured by quarter-on-quarter changes of seasonally adjusted real GDP, as per the latest revised Q3-2013 data from 10 January 2014) Canada Q4-2008 until Q2-2009 (9 months) Chile Q2-2008 until Q1-2009 (12 months) China None When did the 2008 recession start? December 2007–June […]

You can’t choose wisely if you can’t access care. There is overwhelming evidence that access to mental healthcare across Canada is poor. Only one in five people with depression get appropriate treatment. How is mental health treated in Canada? Most mental illnesses can be effectively treated by health professionals and community-based services. However, some people […]

Today, about one in four Canadians have come to the country as an immigrant, the highest among G7 nations. Compare that to the US, known colloquially as the world’s melting pot, where only 14% are an immigrant. Is Canada mostly made up of immigrants? Canada has a long history of immigration. Millions of people from […]

Worst Perceived Mental Health – Nova Scotia The province also has the lowest life satisfaction in the whole country and, sadly, the suicide rate is on the rise. What province has the highest depression rate? ManitobaManitoba had the highest prevalence of any mental disorder (14%). It also had the highest prevalence of major depressive disorder […]

Among Canadian adults, the most commonly reported prescription medications were to treat high blood pressure (16%); high blood cholesterol (12%); and mood disorders (10%) such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia. The use of these prescription medications was significantly higher in older age groups. What is the #1 prescribed drug? The Top 300 Drugs […]

Many other significant droughts have occurred in Canada, especially in the prairies. At least ten severe droughts have struck including those in 1910-11, 1914-15, 1917-20, 1928-30, 1931-32, 1936-38, 1948-51, 1960-62, 1988-89, and 2001-032,4 (Figure 1). When was the great drought in Canada? The Canadian drought of the 1930s is of special importance because of its […]

The collapse of the prices of oil and other Canadian commodity exports compounded the effects of the financial crisis, and the Canadian economy fell into recession in October 2008 (see Commodity Trading). What causes a recession in Canada? A recession occurs when Canadian economic activity shrinks instead of growing. Recessions are often accompanied by increased […]

It took the outbreak of World War II to pull Canada out of the depression. From 1939, an increased demand in Europe for materials, and increased spending by the Canadian government created a strong boost for the economy. What was the main reason the Great Depression ended? When Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base at […]

The drought arrived in 1931. Because the deep-rooted prairie grasses were gone, the bare and over-plowed farmland had no anchor to the earth, causing soils to blow off of fields and creating massive dust storms that had never been seen before. What was the 3 causes of the Dust Bowl? What circumstances conspired to cause […]