Natural Resources Canada

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    Agricultural Labour Force and Services

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows two condensed maps of the distribution of the agricultural labour force as of the 1951 census. The labour force engaged in agriculture includes farmers; stock raisers; farm managers and foremen; farm labourers; the...
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    Food Industries

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows six condensed maps illustrating the distribution of: slaughtering and meat packing plants; wheat flour mills and grain elevators; creameries, cheese factories, combined butter and cheese factories, concentrated...
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    Primary Iron and Steel

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the group of mining and metallurgical industries which supplied basic iron and steel products for further manufacture or assembly, circa 1955. Iron ore produced in Canada has been classified into three categories:...
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    Non-Ferrous Metals - Eastern Canada

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows four condensed maps of non-ferrous metal mines, including refineries, smelters and reduction works that were in production or coming into production in Eastern Canada circa 1955. As production figures for...
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    Non-Ferrous Metals - Western Canada

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the non-ferrous metal mines, refineries, smelters and reduction works that were in production or coming into production in Western Canada, circa 1955. As production figures for individual mines were not available,...
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    Mineral Fuels, Pipelines and Refineries

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the location and direction of flow of oil and gas pipelines along with the location of oil refineries. The daily crude oil capacity in barrels per day is indicated for refining centres by means of proportional...
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    Hydro and Fuel Electric Power - Eastern Canada

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the electrical generating network in Eastern Canada circa 1954. Generating plants are shown as either developed waterpower sites (in other words, hydro plants), or as fuel electric plants (thermal plants). The...
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    Hydro and Fuel Electric Power - Western Canada

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the electrical generating network in Western Canada circa 1954. Generating plants are shown as either developed waterpower sites (in other words, hydro plants), or as fuel electric plants (thermal plants). The...
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    Fabricated Metal Industries

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows six condensed maps of the distribution of manufacturing plants for industries which use metal as their primary raw material circa 1954. The specific map titles are: Railway Rolling Stock, Motor Vehicles and...
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    Textiles, Clothing and Rubber Products

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows six condensed maps of the distribution of plants producing the following: leather footwear, womens and childrens factory made clothing, synthetic textiles and silks, mens factory made clothing, cotton textiles,...
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    Manufacturing Centres

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows two condensed maps illustrating the distribution of the labour force engaged in manufacturing circa early 1950s. The map has a dot representing every 100 people in the manufacturing labour force, with places of...
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    Civil Airports, Aerodromes, and Time Zones

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the locations of civil airports and aerodromes up to September 1957, together with the operational type of airport or aerodrome. The airports were classified according to class of Air Carrier each is technically...
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    Domestic Trade, Finance and Construction

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows a map of six condensed maps of employment and related patterns for the leading service sectors as compiled from the 1951 Census. There are two maps referring to wholesale trade. One of them shows the distribution...
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    Shipping

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows two condensed maps of the customs ports handling cargo of 125 000 tons or more circa 1955. Thus, any Canadian port where the Department of National Revenue has a Customs Office. The upper map is concerned with...
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    Television and Radio

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows two condensed maps of television and radio stations across Canada. The top map shows the location and call letters of Canadian television stations and indicates the network connections for these stations....
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    Hospitals

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows a map of three condensed maps of the location and capacity of Canadian hospitals circa 1951. The largest map shows the pattern for general hospitals, which are hospitals treating basically all forms of illness. The...
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    Education

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows a map of four condensed maps with proportions, medians, and institutions of education. The two upper maps indicate places in Canada where an institution of higher learning existed circa the 1958 publication date of...
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    Public Libraries, Museums and Art Galleries

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows two condensed maps of the locations where one or more art galleries, museums or libraries of 10 000 volumes and over existed circa the 1958 publication date of this atlas. Accompanying these maps is a pie chart...
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    Quebec City and Montreal

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows a map with four condensed maps comparing Quebec City and Montreal. The first two maps show stages of urban growth for Quebec City for periods ranging from 1608 to 1955 and Montreal for periods ranging from 1642 to...
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    Winnipeg and Edmonton

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows four condensed maps of the cities Edmonton and Winnipeg. The first two maps show the extent and classification of land use circa 1955 for both Edmonton and Winnipeg. Stages of urban growth for both of these...
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