Canada: Gold Links, Currency Policy and Suspension (1858–1933)

1. Canada begins issuing decimal coinage

   Jan 1, 1858Labels: Province of, Decimal coinage

   • Hist Currencies
   • BofC Museum

2. Confederation merges major provincial currencies

   Jul 1, 1867Labels: Confederation, Dominion of

   • Canadian Pound
   • Canadian Dollar

3. Dominion Notes Act sets gold reserve rules

   Jan 1, 1868Labels: Dominion Notes, gold reserves

   • Hist Currencies
   • BofC Museum

4. First Dominion of Canada notes issued

   Jan 1, 1870Labels: Dominion notes, federal government

   • Banknotes
   • Hist Currencies

5. Uniform Currency Act standardizes the Canadian dollar

   Apr 14, 1871Labels: Uniform Currency, Canadian dollar

   • Canadian Dollar
   • Canadiana

6. Gold-linked system matures under banknote convertibility

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: Gold standard, banknote convertibility

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7. Finance Act gives emergency cash support to banks

   Jan 1, 1914Labels: Finance Act, Department of

   • 1935 Banknotes
   • BofC 75 Years

8. World War I triggers suspension of gold convertibility

   Aug 3, 1914Labels: World War, gold convertibility

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9. Canada returns to the gold standard

   Jul 1, 1926Labels: Gold standard, 1926 return

   • 1926 Canada
   • Canadian Dollar

10. Great Depression pressure weakens gold links

    Oct 1, 1929Labels: Great Depression, gold reserves

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11. Canada prohibits gold exports

    Jan 1, 1931Labels: Gold export, 1931 measures

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12. Gold standard definitively abolished in Canada

    Apr 10, 1933Labels: Abolition of, 1933 decision

    • Canadian Dollar
    • Foreign Affairs