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Statistics of manufactures by province, establishments employing five hands and over, 1900, 1905, 1910 and 1915
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| Establish-ments | Capital | Employees | Salaries and wages | Raw and partly manufactured materials | Value of products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | number | $ | |||
| 1900 | ||||||
| Canada | 14,650 | 446,916,487 | 339,173 | 113,249,350 | 266,527,858 | 481,053,375 |
| Prince Edward Island | 334 | 2,081,766 | 3,804 | 445,998 | 1,319,058 | 2,326,708 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,188 | 34,586,416 | 23,284 | 5,613,571 | 13,161,077 | 23,592,513 |
| New Brunswick | 919 | 20,741,170 | 22,158 | 5,748,990 | 10,814,014 | 20,972,470 |
| Quebec | 4,845 | 142,403,407 | 110,329 | 36,550,655 | 86,679,779 | 158,287,994 |
| Ontario | 6,543 | 214,972,275 | 161,757 | 56,548,286 | 138,230,400 | 241,533,486 |
| Manitoba | 324 | 7,539,691 | 5,219 | 2,419,549 | 7,955,504 | 12,927,439 |
| Alberta and Saskatchewan | 105 | 1,689,870 | 1,168 | 465,763 | 1,121,342 | 1,964,987 |
| British Columbia | 392 | 22,901,892 | 11,454 | 5,456,538 | 7,246,684 | 19,447,778 |
| 1905 | ||||||
| Canada | 12,547 | 833,916,155 | 383,920 | 162,155,578 | - | 706,446,578 |
| Prince Edward Island | 223 | 1,553,916 | 2,770 | 409,915 | - | 1,696,459 |
| Nova Scotia | 720 | 74,599,538 | 23,754 | 9,139,371 | - | 31,987,449 |
| New Brunswick | 531 | 26,461,664 | 19,170 | 6,497,161 | - | 21,833,564 |
| Quebec | 4,115 | 251,730,182 | 116,748 | 46,514,619 | - | 216,478,496 |
| Ontario | 6,163 | 390,875,465 | 184,526 | 80,729,889 | - | 361,372,741 |
| Manitoba | 280 | 27,070,665 | 10,113 | 5,800,707 | - | 27,857,396 |
| Saskatchewan | 55 | 3,820,975 | 1,376 | 681,381 | - | 2,443,801 |
| Alberta | 97 | 5,400,371 | 1,983 | 1,129,272 | - | 4,979,932 |
| British Columbia | 363 | 52,403,379 | 23,480 | 11,253,263 | - | 37,796,740 |
| 1910 | ||||||
| Canada | 19,218 | 1,247,583,609 | 515,203 | 241,008,416 | 601,509,018 | 1,165,975,639 |
| Prince Edward Island | 442 | 2,013,365 | 3,762 | 531,017 | 1,816,804 | 3,136,470 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,480 | 79,596,341 | 28,795 | 10,628,955 | 26,058,315 | 52,706,184 |
| New Brunswick | 1,158 | 36,125,012 | 24,755 | 8,314,212 | 18,516,096 | 35,422,302 |
| Québec | 6,584 | 326,946,925 | 158,207 | 69,432,967 | 184,374,053 | 350,901,656 |
| Ontario | 8,001 | 595,394,608 | 238,817 | 117,645,784 | 297,580,125 | 579,810,225 |
| Manitoba | 439 | 47,941,540 | 17,325 | 10,912,866 | 30,499,829 | 53,673,609 |
| Saskatchewan | 173 | 7,019,951 | 3,250 | 1,936,284 | 2,747,266 | 6,332,132 |
| Alberta | 290 | 29,518,346 | 6,980 | 4,365,661 | 9,998,777 | 18,788,825 |
| British Columbia | 651 | 123,027,521 | 33,312 | 17,240,670 | 29,917,753 | 65,204,236 |
| 1915 | ||||||
| Canada | 15,593 | 1,958,705,230 | - | 283,311,505 | 791,943,433 | 1,381,547,225 |
| Prince Edward Island | 261 | 1,841,690 | - | 543,954 | 1,499,066 | 2,586,823 |
| Nova Scotia | 781 | 125,754,562 | - | 17,175,818 | 36,194,004 | 69,345,819 |
| New Brunswick | 630 | 45,970,488 | - | 8,767,230 | 21,314,643 | 37,303,900 |
| Quebec | 5,743 | 530,312,464 | - | 80,324,171 | 213,754,115 | 381,203,999 |
| Ontario | 6,538 | 946,619,114 | - | 140,609,691 | 410,670,537 | 715,531,839 |
| Manitoba | 499 | 94,690,750 | - | 13,389,569 | 38,529,386 | 60,481,446 |
| Saskatchewan | 238 | 14,736,860 | - | 2,440,062 | 7,417,166 | 13,355,206 |
| Alberta | 282 | 41,198,897 | - | 4,791,281 | 20,699,967 | 29,416,221 |
| British Columbia | 621 | 157,580,405 | - | 15,269,729 | 41,864,549 | 72,321,972 |
| Note: For 1915, the number of employees in establishments employing five hands and over has not been compiled. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||||
