Public Works Construction Act

The Public Works Construction Act (the Act) was enacted in 1934 by the Parliament of Canada, providing $40 million in assistance during the Great Depression.[1] Public works projects included many construction projects in Canada's national parks and historic sites, such as building the replica Port Royal Habitation in Nova Scotia's Port Royal National Historic Site.[2] In Banff National Park, projects included construction of a new registration facility at Banff's east gate, and construction of an administrative building in Banff.[3] The Act provided continued funding and expanded on funding that was available in the 1931 Unemployment and Farm Relief Act.

References
  1. "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - BENNETT, RICHARD BEDFORD". University of Toronto/Université Laval. 2004. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
  2. "Port Royal Habitation Classified Federal Heritage Building". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
  3. Waiser, Bill (1995). Park Prisoners, The Untold Story of Western Canada's National Parks, 1915-1946. Fifth House Publishers.
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