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Developed around the fur trade and gold rush in the mid-1800s Canadian Pacific Railroad helped bring the province into Confederation Created a transportation link between the west coast and the rest of the country This laid the foundation for further development of the economy BC’s economy was highly dependent on resource industries such as logging, mining, fishing and agriculture.
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British Columbia’s Economy:
Then and Now
In the mid-1800s, BC was one of the last frontiers in Canada
Populated mainly by Aboriginals and young European men
Many were hunters, fishers, miners, and loggers.When BC joined Confederation in 1871, its population
was 36,000, just under the 1% of the national total.By 1890, 2%By turn of the century, 3%In late 1800s, more than half the people were under
30 years oldMen outnumbered women 2 to 1
History: The People
Developed around the fur trade and gold rush in the mid-1800s
Canadian Pacific Railroad helped bring the province into Confederation
Created a transportation link between the west coast and the rest of the country
This laid the foundation for further development of the economy
BC’s economy was highly dependent on resource industries such as logging, mining, fishing and agriculture.
The Economy:
Manufacturing activities based on the processing of natural resources: canning Fraser River salmon, producing lumber and paper from harvested trees, and extracting the provinces rich mineral wealth.
This dependence on primary industries helped forge an image of BC that persists today.
The Economy continued….
By 1995, the population of BC reached 3.8 million, more that the total population of Canada at the time that BC joined Confederation
4.4 million people in BC as of 2008Vancouver is an important financial and
industrial centerLocation on the west coast makes it an
important transportation hub.
And Now….
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