ADMS 1010 Lecture Notes - Life Insurance, Stagecoach, Barter
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Mid 19th century (1850"s) british north america was made up of; united province of canada (modern day quebec and ontario) nova scotia new brunswick pei newfoundland vancouver island. The interior contained 3 territories; 1) rupert"s land (much of the north, all the area around the hudson. The act, also known as the bna act, comprises a major part of the constitution of canada. Ruperts land was then added to the dominion of canada in 1869 after it was acquired from the hbc. Two major public policy statements were particularly significant in the government playing an important role in the business and economic developments: bna act (british north america act); 1867. Other than creating the dominion of canada, the act also allocated responsibilities between the federal and the provincial authorities. The federal took responsibility of things like regulation of commerce, currency and banking: national policy; 1878.