Public Works Construction Act

The Public Works Construction Act (French: Loi sur les travaux publics) was enacted in 1934 by the Parliament of Canada, providing $40 million in assistance during the Great Depression.^[1] Its intention was to accelerate recovery to more normal economic conditions, provide employment and thereby reduce expenditures for relief purposes.^[2]

Public Works Construction Act
Parliament of Canada
Long title An Act to provide for the construction and improvement of certain public works and undertakings throughout Canada
Enacted by	Parliament of Canada
Assented to	July 3, 1934

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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. "Acts of the Parliament of Canada (17th Parliament, 5th Session, Chapter 1-62)", 1934 p. 1349
3. "Port Royal Habitation Classified Federal Heritage Building". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
4. Waiser, Bill (1995). Park Prisoners, The Untold Story of Western Canada's National Parks, 1915-1946. Fifth House Publishers.