Report of the Royal Commission on the Textile Industry .: Z1-1936/1E-PDF

"It may be said briefly that the intention of the Order in Council was to cause a thorough inquiry to be made into all phases of the textile industry in order to make available: an historical review of the industry to date; an analysis of its present position; a study of its interests and its duties; and such further information, as added to that already available, would assist the Government of Canada in reaching proper conclusions upon questions affecting the industry, and its employees, and the public"--Object and scope of the investigation, p. 11.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Privy Council Office.
Canada. Royal Commission on the Textile Industry.
Title Report of the Royal Commission on the Textile Industry .
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Rapport de la Commission royale d'enquête sur l'industrie textile.
Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada.
Cover title.
"W.F.A. Turgeon, Commissioner"--p [4].
ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The development of the textile industry in Canada -- ch. 3. Changes in the structure of world textile trade -- ch. 4. The Canadian customs tariff and its administration in recent years -- ch. 5. Prices and production -- ch. 6. Investment-profits-costs -- ch. 7. Salaries and bonuses -- ch. 8. Trade associations, combination and monopoly -- ch. 9. Wages, employment and industrial relations -- ch. 10. The textile industry and protection -- ch. 11. Value of inquiry-responsibilities of protected industry -- appx. A. List of witnesses and counsel -- appx. B. List of documentary exhibits -- appx. C. Report to the Fair Wage Board of the Province of Quebec by Committee of Eight (cotton industry) -- appx. E. Further statistics on labour and wages.
Issued also in print format.
Publishing information Ottawa : J.O. Patenaude, King's Printer, 1938.
Author / Contributor Turgeon, William Ferdinand Alphonse,1877-1969.
Description 308 p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1936/1E-PDF
Subject terms Commissions of inquiry
Textile industry
Labour relations
Trade policy
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