Public Works Construction Act
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The Public Works Construction Act (Template:Langx) was enacted in 1934 by the Parliament of Canada, providing $40 million in assistance during the Great Depression.[1] Its intention was to accelerate recovery to more normal economic conditions, provide employment and thereby reduce expenditures for relief purposes.[2]
Public works projects included many construction projects in Canada's national parks and historic sites, such as building the replica Port Royal Habitation in Nova Scotia's Port Royal National Historic Site.[3] In Banff National Park, projects included construction of a new registration facility at Banff's east gate, and construction of an administrative building in Banff.[4] The Act provided continued funding and expanded on funding that was available in the 1931 Unemployment and Farm Relief Act.