Great Depression In Canada

The Great Depression was a crisis that had an impact at an international scale, and Canada had a very difficult time dealing with the big issues. There was an abundance of built up failures and a large economic downfall that made this the biggest economic downfall in Canadian history. The crash of the stock market, the tragedy of many families who were left in debt and without a job or money, the effect on single men and women, and the additional problems for people living in western Canada.
The start of the depression is correlated to the date October 29, 1929, which is also known as "Black Tuesday". This was the day the stock completely crashed. This was caused by the constant selling of stocks, which started on October 10, 1929, when stocks

A large proportion is the families, especially the father who was the one usually looking for work, struggling to pay bills and provide food and shelter to their loved ones. That specifically caused married women to be fired to try to provide jobs for men. Though women didn’t participate in the workforce they had the stressing job of working at home this was especially taxing for the women who weren't yet accustomed to the lifestyle of a housewife. Plus there very often wasn’t a stable income or work position for the working man. There were multiple situations where men would look for jobs anywhere and at the time if somebody was hiring men for labor he wouldn’t need a number of workers who showed up, leaving dozens disappointed and without a source of income for the day. Though there were other ways to obtain money, for example taking government loans, due to pride, the judgment of their friends and acquaintances, and people refusing to admit that they couldn’t provide for their loved ones many of the suffering families did not take advantage of this option. This was the downfall of a multitude of Canadian families during the

To start off many of these citizens were denied jobs simply so married men could be given jobs to provide for their wives and children. To add on to this most men would have to “Ride the rails” which meant to hitch a ride on a train to multiple locations trying to look for jobs. Plus later men would go to work camps which had hard manual labor for low pay. Women struggled immensely compared to men in that situation especially women who had husbands who had previously died or were divorced. These women not only had to fend for themselves but also had to take care of their children with extremely low chances of work anywhere. Even if a woman searched for employment or government relief they risked the high possibility of public scorn or worse for “taking jobs from deserving men”. Here it is shown the suffering of the single men and women during this time of