This era marked the arrival and rise of many of Canada's social welfare programs. We will discuss the form and content of these programs in later modules.

Unemployment Insurance Act, 1940
Family Allowance Act of 1944
Old Age Security Act, 1951
Old Age Assistance Act, 1951
Unemployment Assistance Act, 1956
Canada/Quebec Pension Plan, 1965
Canada Assistance Plan, 1966
Unemployment Insurance Act, 1971

Ottawa teenagers protest closure of community centres, 1950, National Archives Neg. no. PA93704.