In the appendix are addresses of persons from whom further information may be obtained, notes on the government land regulations, and so forth, which it is hoped may prove of practical use to immigrants. E. P. W. TORONTO, ONTARIO. _January, 1914._ CONTENTS PAGE PREFATORY NOTE vii I. WHY CANADA IS BRITISH 1 II. THE DOMINION OF CANADA 17 III. CONFEDERATION 26 IV. LANDS AND THE PEOPLE 42 V. INDUSTRIES AND TRANSPORT 65 VI. THE OLD PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA 92 VII. NEW BRUNSWICK, THE LAND OF THE ST. 108 JOHN VIII. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 127 IX. QUEBEC AND ITS EASTERN TOWNSHIPS 138 X. ONTARIO, ONCE “CANADA WEST” 159 XI. MANITOBA, OLD AND NEW 178 XII. SASKATCHEWAN, THE WHEAT PROVINCE 194 XIII. ALBERTA: WHERE PRAIRIES AND 209 MOUNTAINS MEET XIV. BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE PACIFIC 223 PROVINCE XV. THE YUKON AND NORTH-WEST 239 TERRITORIES XVI. THE MAN WHOM CANADA NEEDS 243 XVII. THE WOMAN CANADA NEEDS 258 XVIII. HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS 276 APPENDIX 295 INDEX 307 APPENDIX. PAGE NOTE A. ADDRESSES OF DOMINION AND PROVINCIAL 295 OFFICIALS, WHO WILL GIVE INFORMATION TO IMMIGRANTS “ B. SYNOPSIS OF DOMINION LAND REGULATIONS 297 CONCERNING FREE GRANTS, ETC. “ C. REQUIREMENTS AS TO MONEY IMMIGRANTS MUST 298 HAVE IN POSSESSION ON LANDING “ D. COST OF PASSAGE, AND BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE 299 “ E. “SETTLERS’ EFFECTS DUTY FREE” 300 “ F. YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS 301 DIRECTORY, ETC. “ G. ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF CANADIAN MONEY 305 INDEX 307 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR _From Drawings by Harrold Copping_