Life During The Great Depression
UNEMPLOYMENT In 1930 Canada had 13% unemployment; by 1933 it was 26% (fell back to 13% when WWII broke out) Between 1929 and 1933, 1 in 5 Canadians depended on government relief for survival In Saskatchewan, income dropped by 90% forcing 66% of the rural population onto welfare no severance pay or unemployment insurance to…
