Urbanization (jan 1, 1871 – jan 1, 1911)

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Between 1871-1911, the population of Canada nearly doubled, from 3,689,000 to 7,207,000.

Most of that growth was in urban areas as the share of the workforce engaged in non-agricultural pursuits rose from 51.9% to over 60% in the same period

Consequences of urbanization: rapid growth of income inequality, cities became a place where poverty becomes common, cities of these ages are extremely unhealthy, rise of photographers capturing what was going on in these cities in efforts to create change

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