Impact of National Policy Tariffs
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Positive Impact
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Negative Impact |
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Protects Infant Canadian Industry
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Beginning of branch-plant economy = American control |
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Protects Jobs in Canada
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Industry is restricted to our national market = small |
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Helps create new Industry
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Industry is uncompetitive, weak – must continue to protect it |
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Transfers technology to Canada
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Keeps Canadians in Canada
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Not enough jobs created – emigration continues |
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Raises revenue for the government
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Helps create East-West/national economy |
Regional and class bias; profits central Canada and the industrial class
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Frequent corruption associated with the tariffs
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Increases the cost of living, decreases the standard of living* |
* By decreasing the standard of living in Canada, by creating a greater gap between Canadian and American standards of living, the policy gave even more reasons to Canadians to emigrate to the United States. In part, that is why there was an increase of Canadian emigration to the United States in the 1880's and 1890's.
