During MacDonald’s rule, Charles Tilley, the Finance Minister, adopted two distinct tariffs; Protective tariffs and Revenue tariffs. The Protective tariffs were high duties placed on goods, imported but able to be produced in Canada. These duties were placed in order to protect the Canadian industries and manufacturers. Revenue tariffs were low duties placed on goods, imported but not manufactured in Canada. These duties were placed in order to make revenue for the federal government.

The building of the Intercontinental Railroad was a stipulation of British Columbia when they joined the Confederation in 1871. The Intercontinental Railroad, known as th

e Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR), was a policy that should have been completed before the National Policy was introduced. Prior to 1878, Alexander Mackenzie (Prime Minister of Canada 1873-1878) decided to hold off the construction of the railroad due to federal problems in trade and money matters. When John A. MacDonald was re-elected, he was determined to complete the railroad. He was so determined; he gave a ten-year deadline of completion.

Later, Wilfred Laurier (Prime Minister of Canada 1896 – 1911) understood John A. MacDonald’s need for the settlement of the west. He created an immigration policy to better the Canadian West. Clifford Sifton, the Minister of Interior, promoted western settlement in the United States, the United Kingdom, and in Eastern Europe. Again, many Americans crossed the border and made a home for themselves because of the lowered land price. Europeans, many non-English speaking, came for many different reasons; the Mennonites settled in Canada to escape prosecution and war, the Jewish community wanted exemption from Adolph Hitler, and the people of Iceland moved to Manitoba in hopes of a good fishing industry. Western Canada was growing so rapidly, in 1905, two new provinces were created; Saskatchewan and Alberta. The settlement of the west was a success.

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