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Last revised:
April 2006


 

Impact of National Policy Tariffs
   

Positive Impact

Negative Impact
   

Protects Infant Canadian Industry

Beginning of branch-plant economy = American control
   

Protects Jobs in Canada

Industry is restricted to our national market = small
   

Helps create new Industry

Industry is uncompetitive, weak – must continue to protect it
   

Transfers technology to Canada

 
   

Keeps Canadians in Canada

Not enough jobs created – emigration continues
   

Raises revenue for the government

 
   

Helps create East-West/national economy

Regional and class bias; profits central Canada and the industrial class
   

 

Frequent corruption associated with the tariffs
   
  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.