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That was the pattern of land ownership in the earliest British settlements in what is now eastern Canada. When the Crown granted land to settlers, the land grant normally included all minerals, other than precious minerals. [6] The result is that in Ontario, Quebec, and the four Atlantic provinces, much of the mineral rights are privately owned ...
The Simcoe branch, an Ontario Historic Site, was created in 1884 on Peel Street after a mechanics' institute was closed and its property donated for the creation of a free public library. The original building was used until 1912, when it was replaced with a new library building constructed as one of the Carnegie libraries .
Rural housing under the 1942 Veterans' Land Act remained with the Department of Veterans' Affairs.) [11] During that time, an Advisory Committee on Reconstruction study (aka the Curtis Report) described a tremendous need for low and moderate income shelter throughout Canada, and recommended a national, comprehensive, and planned housing program ...
Over several years, income taxes were cut as much as 30%. Spending cuts in "low priority areas" reduced government spending in all areas except for health care, where government spending rose each year the PCs were in office (from $17.6B in 1994/95 to $27.6B in 2003/04).
Attawapiskat, situated between the Attawapiskat River and James Bay. The Attawapiskat First Nation (/ ˌ æ t ə ˈ w ɑː p ɪ s k æ t / [1] Cree: ᐋᐦᑕᐙᐱᐢᑲᑐᐎ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ Āhtawāpiskatowi ininiwak, "People of the parting of the rocks"; unpointed: ᐊᑕᐗᐱᐢᑲᑐᐎ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ) is an isolated First Nation located in Kenora District in northern Ontario ...
Statistical Indicators of Poverty in Ontario Measure Description 2010 2009 Low-Income Measure (LIM) % of people below 50% of the median national income 13.9% 13.1% [2] Low Income Cut-Off After-Tax (LICO-AT) % of families below the income threshold who "will likely devote a large share of their income on necessities" 8.8% 10.1% [2]
The American Revolution cut off imports from Britain, and stimulated a manufacturing sector that made heavy use of the entrepreneurship and mechanical skills of the people. In the second half of the 18th century, difficulties arose from the shortage of good farmland, periodic money problems, and downward price pressures in the export market. [ 12 ]
Furthermore, there are restrictions against non-agricultural use of land that is currently used for agriculture: if land is used for other purposes, the owner loses the title to the land. This imposes a limit on the land's "re-sellability," and, in turn, its value. The use of land as collateral appears to be a remote prospect. [30]