Settling the Canadian Colonies
A Comparison of Two Nineteenth-Century Land Companies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9628699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anatole Browde |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 299-335 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4127841 |
| OpenAlex | W2136469673 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Two British land companies, the Canada Company and the British American Land Company (BALC), were active during the nineteenth century in settling what are now Ontario and the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Both purchased large tracts of land from the British government, with two goals: to provide funds for the governors of Canada and to relieve Britain of its surplus population. The Canada Company worked closely with the government to meet these objectives, whereas BALC indulged in land speculation and made immigration a secondary priority. One was successful, and the other struggled throughout its existence. Their success or failure was the directresult of how well they dealt with both the changing economic climate and the British and Canadian political situation
Business · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Geography · Government (linguistics · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Speculation · Canadian Identity and History · Demography · Finance · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |