A History of the Canadian Dollar

A History of the CANADIAN DOLLAR......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 5
Introduction......Page 6
The First Nations (ca. 1600-1850)......Page 7
New France (ca. 1600-1770)......Page 9
British Colonies in North America: The Early Years (pre-1841)......Page 17
Currency Reforms (1841-71)......Page 27
The Canadian Dollar under the Gold Standard (1854-1914)......Page 39
Canada off the Gold Standard (1914-26)......Page 43
Back on the Gold Standard–Temporarily (1926-31)......Page 47
The Depression Years and the Creation of the Bank of Canada (1930-39)......Page 50
Canada under Fixed Exchange Rates and Exchange Controls (1939-50)......Page 59
A Floating Canadian Dollar (1950-62)......Page 67
Return to a Fixed Exchange Rate (1962-70)......Page 72
Return to a Floating Rate (June 1970-present)......Page 77
Concluding Remarks......Page 91
Appendix A Purchasing Power of the Canadian Dollar......Page 94
Appendix B Alternative Money......Page 98
Appendix C Charts......Page 103
Bibliography......Page 105
Index......Page 111