History 336: History of Canadian Labour consists of eight units, each of which examines a specific era in the labour movement in Canada.

  Introduction to History 336
Unit 1 Preindustrial Economies, 1763 to 1850s
  Assignment 1: Online Quiz
Unit 2 Industrialization, 1850s to 1920s
  Assignment 2: Two Review Essays
Unit 3 Race, Gender, and Canadian Labour, 1890s to 1920s
Unit 4 Radicalism and Militancy, 1900 to 1920s
  Assignment 3: Short Research Essay
Unit 5 The Great Depression of the 1930s
  Assignment 4: Research Paper Proposal
Unit 6 World War II and the Postwar Years
Unit 7 Changes and Continuities, 1950s and 1960s
  Assignment 5: Research Paper
Unit 8 Labour's Challenges, 1970s to 1990s
  Final Examination

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  1. outline the major themes in the history of the Canadian working class and the labour movement in Canada.
  2. compare the difficulties labour faces today with the problems labour has dealt with in the past.
  3. provide factual information about Canadian labour and working-class history.
  4. discuss the gender, ethnic, racial, regional, political, and other diversities in Canada's working class and in the labour movement in Canada.
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