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Money order statistics, by province, and total postal notes, years ended March 31, 1942 to 1946
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| 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||
| Money order offices in | |||||
| Prince Edward Island | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 75 |
| Nova Scotia | 478 | 486 | 499 | 503 | 492 |
| New Brunswick | 342 | 349 | 351 | 352 | 345 |
| Quebec | 1,604 | 1,633 | 1,645 | 1,673 | 1,693 |
| Ontario | 1,780 | 1,794 | 1,795 | 1,787 | 1,771 |
| Manitoba | 514 | 516 | 518 | 521 | 512 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,044 | 1,055 | 1,068 | 1,076 | 1,085 |
| Alberta | 774 | 785 | 795 | 783 | 783 |
| British Columbia | 583 | 607 | 611 | 627 | 615 |
| Yukon | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Total | 7,198 | 7,306 | 7,362 | 7,406 | 7,377 |
| Money orders issued in | |||||
| Prince Edward Island | 125,405 | 139,090 | 159,009 | 181,925 | 202,585 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,191,888 | 1,278,479 | 1,429,291 | 1,551,930 | 1,579,451 |
| New Brunswick | 694,268 | 727,980 | 809,385 | 888,135 | 982,667 |
| Quebec | 3,346,840 | 3,692,629 | 3,815,931 | 4,094,144 | 4,551,564 |
| Ontario | 4,738,354 | 4,826,074 | 4,868,743 | 5,067,895 | 5,306,932 |
| Manitoba | 1,136,908 | 1,231,919 | 1,298,225 | 1,372,181 | 1,451,187 |
| Saskatchewan | 2,624,303 | 2,781,344 | 2,985,481 | 3,206,092 | 3,337,426 |
| Alberta | 1,967,042 | 2,054,981 | 2,119,608 | 2,225,240 | 2,301,525 |
| British Columbia | 1,625,726 | 1,877,535 | 2,036,047 | 2,118,494 | 2,293,385 |
| Yukon | 14,912 | 17,197 | 33,040 | 36,607 | 25,034 |
| Total | 17,465,646 | 18,627,228 | 19,551,760 | 20,742,613 | 22,031,756 |
| Money orders paid in | |||||
| Prince Edward Island | 63,807 | 73,694 | 73,680 | 74,787 | 75,530 |
| Nova Scotia | 853,367 | 917,327 | 1,014,245 | 1,103,218 | 1,103,849 |
| New Brunswick | 958,960 | 1,001,243 | 1,024,264 | 1,108,460 | 1,306,305 |
| Quebec | 2,711,439 | 3,123,472 | 3,333,572 | 3,400,610 | 3,618,392 |
| Ontario | 5,683,486 | 5,982,603 | 6,088,926 | 6,527,068 | 6,927,770 |
| Manitoba | 2,976,229 | 3,183,552 | 3,253,982 | 3,460,394 | 3,692,263 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,989,283 | 2,126,868 | 2,253,451 | 2,390,083 | 2,442,250 |
| Alberta | 914,275 | 1,011,955 | 1,048,646 | 1,069,728 | 1,095,306 |
| British Columbia | 1,035,268 | 1,143,802 | 1,273,078 | 1,341,388 | 1,428,945 |
| Yukon | 1,359 | 2,195 | 3,687 | 4,484 | 3,659 |
| Total | 17,187,473 | 18,566,711 | 19,367,531 | 20,180,220 | 21,694,269 |
| $ | |||||
| Value of money orders issued in | |||||
| Prince Edward Island | 1,322,201 | 1,597,579 | 1,890,626 | 2,073,992 | 2,210,312 |
| Nova Scotia | 13,734,519 | 15,684,780 | 18,112,995 | 19,979,308 | 20,028,800 |
| New Brunswick | 7,476,974 | 8,506,913 | 10,179,075 | 11,696,243 | 13,156,393 |
| Quebec | 36,467,530 | 43,609,510 | 45,787,824 | 49,444,308 | 55,045,230 |
| Ontario | 57,037,450 | 60,018,221 | 62,324,966 | 66,711,629 | 68,666,973 |
| Manitoba | 13,713,984 | 16,057,110 | 17,948,431 | 19,261,874 | 20,012,714 |
| Saskatchewan | 33,210,885 | 38,792,121 | 46,660,859 | 51,823,081 | 50,088,498 |
| Alberta | 23,848,183 | 27,568,297 | 30,864,317 | 32,006,669 | 31,612,167 |
| British Columbia | 18,612,801 | 24,721,632 | 27,741,154 | 28,133,282 | 29,633,771 |
| Yukon | 250,955 | 369,757 | 787,084 | 759,905 | 478,645 |
| Total | 205,675,483 | 236,925,920 | 262,297,331 | 281,890,291 | 290,933,503 |
| Value of money orders paid in | |||||
| Prince Edward Island | 949,263 | 1,176,393 | 1,211,019 | 1,230,365 | 1,201,480 |
| Nova Scotia | 10,404,462 | 11,858,340 | 13,453,928 | 14,873,539 | 15,012,999 |
| New Brunswick | 9,584,587 | 11,063,140 | 11,851,233 | 13,198,115 | 15,511,658 |
| Quebec | 32,413,399 | 39,771,766 | 43,104,432 | 45,558,238 | 49,464,662 |
| Ontario | 63,996,409 | 72,889,309 | 75,799,038 | 82,783,810 | 85,445,872 |
| Manitoba | 32,232,162 | 38,347,744 | 42,975,351 | 46,285,830 | 46,728,702 |
| Saskatchewan | 24,750,052 | 30,032,893 | 34,787,969 | 37,445,812 | 36,838,841 |
| Alberta | 15,431,905 | 18,454,368 | 20,157,066 | 20,822,987 | 20,480,915 |
| British Columbia | 14,449,206 | 17,370,568 | 20,787,460 | 22,536,366 | 22,928,481 |
| Yukon | 33,969 | 60,845 | 101,765 | 110,905 | 97,544 |
| Total | 204,245,411 | 241,025,366 | 264,229,261 | 284,815,967 | 293,711,151 |
| number | |||||
| Postal notes | |||||
| Total notes paid | 9,592,942 | 11,062,571 | 11,178,915 | 10,852,629 | 9,940,481 |
| $ | |||||
| Total value, including postal note scrip | 18,360,326 | 22,246,021 | 25,593,818 | 27,381,373 | 26,840,747 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | |||||
