MGMT 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Brewery Field, Upper Canada College, National Post
20 Jul 2016
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New france ceded to britain in 1763. French colonies dependent on the fur trade and farming. 70% of all exports were furs in 1739. New france reorganized as a crown colony in 1663. Director of the domaine d"occident controlling imports and exports. Invested heavily in the saint-maurice ironworks from 1729-1741. Relied on state funds and loans to cover increasing debt. Small colonial economy and government connections allowed cugnet to engage in entrepreneurial activity. 1)economic climate of upper canada (canada west), 1841-1867. Population increase from 456,000 in 1841 to 1. 4 million in 1861. Elected officials began to control economic policy. Government leaders intimately connected with and part of the business community. Relationship between the state and entrepreneurial promoters marked the first. Arrived in upper canada in 1842 and established himself as a contractor on the. Developed extensive political connections and received contracts for constructing the great western railroad. Dominated railway promotion and construction relying extensively on public money.
