Canadian Urbanization

Question 1

Colonial cities

Answer 1

Administrative centres (run the network)

Intermediaries between the hinterland imperial centre (report back)

Social polarity between colonial and indigenous populations (indigenous treated as inferior and land taken away)

Military outposts (protect)

Ex: Halifax and Quebec City

Question 2

Commercial and industrial cities

Answer 2

Agriculture
Banks and commerce
Railways
Industrialization and the national policy of 1879

Ex:Toronto

Question 3

Agriculture

Answer 3

Serve established population

Question 4

Banks and commerce

Answer 4

Montreal, Toronto - centre of Canadian bank

Question 5

Railways

Answer 5

Important for economics

Question 6

Industrialization

Answer 6

Tariffs with imports from the us

Question 7

How many CMAs

Answer 7

33

100,000 with 50,000 in core
Edmonton, Sherbrooke

Question 8

How many CAs (census agglomeration)

Answer 8

114

A core of at least 10,000

Prince George, Woodstock

Question 9

How urbanized is Canada

Answer 9

82% of Canadians live in metro regions or smaller cities

Question 10

Do municipalities matter in Canada

Answer 10

A.92 gives provincial legislature the exclusive right to make laws concerning several types of organizations

Question 11

Provinces and municipalities

Answer 11

Provinces have to a power over municipalities

Create, destroy, determine their powers, and how they operate

Question 12

What powers do municipalities have?

Answer 12

Revenue (property tax, user fees not income tax)

Land use (zoning, building permits)

Transportation (local roads, public transit)

Health and safety (police, fire, public health)

Social services (shelters, public housing, child care)

Parks and recreation

Economic and cultural development

Question 13

Federal government

Answer 13

No direct power over municipalities, but can influence

Spending power federal-provincial partnerships

Power to oversee transportation and shipping

Question 14

Regional governance

Answer 14

Annexation
Multiple tiered government
Amalgamation

Question 15

Annexation

Answer 15

Larger municipalities absorb smaller neighbouring municipalities

Question 16

Multiple tiered governments

Answer 16

City and regional municipalities divide powers

Question 17

Amalgamation

Answer 17

Multiple municipalities are dissolved and reconstituted Asa single municipality

Question 18

Regional governance

Answer 18

Expanding region which covers multiple cities

Ex: rocky view country
Calgary and surrounding area
Con Rich=low density

Question 19

Staple thesis

Answer 19

Fish fur timber and mineral resources and has eventually included wheat, pulp and paper and oil and gas all of which are products in demand for export elsewhere

Question 20

Metropolis

Answer 20

A capital city of a country

Question 21

Metropolis hinterland

Answer 21

Refer to places that provide staple products to sustain the metropolis and that are critical to the whole national economy

Question 22

Civic boosters

Answer 22

Promoted economic and population growth

Question 23

Arriviste cities

Answer 23

Upstart urban centres

Question 24

Example of colonial city

Answer 24

Halifax

Quebec City