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Number of telephone companies reporting to the Department of Railways and Canals, by province, June 30, 1916, with total for 1913 to 1916
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| Government | Municipal | Stock | Cooperative | Partnership | Private | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||||
| Prince Edward Island | - | - | 5 | 25 | - | - | 30 |
| Nova Scotia | - | - | 24 | 106 | 2 | 7 | 139 |
| New Brunswick | - | - | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| Quebec | - | - | 69 | 54 | 2 | 37 | 162 |
| Ontario | 1 | 54 | 163 | 210 | 15 | 59 | 502 |
| Manitoba | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 37 |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | 5 | 318 | 344 | - | - | 668 |
| Alberta | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 10 |
| British Columbia | - | 1 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 14 |
| Yukon | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total 1916 | 4 | 67 | 622 | 765 | 23 | 111 | 1,592 |
| Total 1915 | 4 | 62 | 584 | 601 | 28 | 117 | 1,396 |
| Total 1914 | 4 | 58 | 611 | 297 | 48 | 118 | 1,136 |
| Total 1913 | 4 | 52 | 543 | 262 | 63 | 151 | 1,075 |
| Note: The Department of Railways and Canals does not exist anymore. It amalgamated with the Department of Marine and the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of National Defence in 1936 to form the Department of Transport. | |||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | |||||||
