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In 1932 the British Empire Economic Conference is held in Ottawa to debate the world financial crisis.

In 1932 the British Empire Economic Conference is held in Ottawa to debate the world financial crisis.
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At the time of the First World War the British Dominion of Canada functioned as a self-governing state within the Empire, only gaining independence in 1931. Newfoundland, on Canada's eastern coast, formed a separate dominion until 1949 when it became a province of Canada.

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First World War

Cabinet Conclusion 5. Canada's effort. 30 March 1917 (PDF, 2.144MB)

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Cabinet Memorandum. Man-power. Recruiting Proposals. 8 August 1917 (PDF, 0.569MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 2. Canadian Man-power. 3 January 1918 (PDF, 1.405MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 5. Recruiting in the Dominions. 30 March 1918 (PDF, 0.738MB)

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Constitutional independence

Cabinet Conclusion 6. Statute of Westminster. 9 September 1931 (PDF, 5.455MB)

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Newfoundland

Cabinet Conclusion 7. Newfoundland. 16 December 1931 (PDF, 5.786MB)

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Cabinet Memorandum. Newfoundland. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs. 9 March 1943 (PDF, 0.644MB)

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Cabinet Conclusion 5. Newfoundland. 30 November 1944 (PDF, 1.947MB)

Trade and tariff agreements

Cabinet Conclusion 19. Attitude of the United States Government towards Mutual Tariff Concessions with Canada. 4 February 1931 (PDF, 6.492MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Attitude of the United States Government towards Mutual Tariff Concessions with Canada. 30 January 1931 (PDF, 1.186MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 2. The Ottawa Conference. 2 December 1931 (PDF, 4.747MB)

Cabinet Conclusions 2 & 4. Import Duties Bill & Balance of Trade. 3 February 1932 (PDF, 5.497MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Ottawa Agreements Bill. Note by the Secretary. 15 October 1932 (PDF, 21.837MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 51. Canada. 13 January 1937 (PDF, 4.352MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 6. The Balance of Payments of the United Kingdom: Canada. 20 January 1937 (PDF, 5.248MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 5. The Imperial Conference. 16 June 1937 (PDF, 5.407MB)

Second World War

Cabinet Conclusion 2. Canada's Contribution to the War. 10 October 1939 (PDF, 3.980MB)

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Further reading

Eldridge, C.C., Kith and Kin: Canada, Britain and the United States from the Revolution to the Cold War (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1997)
Hilmer, N. & Dilks, D., Britain and Canada in the Age of Mackenzie King (London : Canadian High Commission, 1978)
Mckenzie, F., In the National Interest: Dominions: Support for Britain and the Commonwealth after the Second World War (Routledge, 2006)
Moyles, R.G and Owram, D., Imperial Dreams and Colonial Realities: British Views of Canada, 1880-1914 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988)
Muirhead, B., The Development of Postwar Canadian Trade Policy: The Failure of the Anglo-European Option (Montreal: McGill-Queen's Press, 1992)

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The First World War and its effects
Newfoundland, trade and the Second World War

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