¹ Includes general legislation and selected references to House of Commons, Debates (revised ed.) on the continuation of transitional measures.

² P.C. 1166, Mar. 31, 1947, revoked all orders and regulations that were in force under authority of the National Emergency Transitional Powers Act, 1945, except (1) those listed in schedule A, later appearing in schedule to Continuation of Transitional Measures Act, 1947; (2) those listed in schedule B which were subject to pending bills; and (3) those relating to personnel employed under authority of the various orders-in-council retained in schedules A and B to P.C. 1166.

³ The International Emergency Food Council succeeded the Combined Food Board with increased membership, and was later, in 1947, incorporated into the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, as the International Emergency Food Committee.

⁴ Certain administrative aspects and the regulations were taken care of by further orders-in-council.

⁵ The Canadian Wheat Board undertook the responsibility of acting as administrator on behalf of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in defining the maximum prices of coarse grains traded until October, 1947.

⁶ When it became apparent that eastern livestock producers would again have difficulty in maintaining production due to a feed shortage, the government provided freight assistance on feed wheat, oats, barley, rye, corn, screenings, and millfeeds. The Dominion government agreed to pay one-third of the freight charges on western grain shipped to the east. Later, the government was authorized to pay all freight charges on western grains and millfeeds moved from Fort William and Port Arthur to points in eastern Canada, and from points in western Canada to British Columbia.

⁷ Included in this statement was announcement of the discontinuance of the system of advance equalization payments; the fixing of new support prices by the Canadian Wheat Board; and the increase in price ceilings of barley and oats and the payment of subsidies.

⁸ Under plan A, between July, 1943, and the end of 1947, the Dominion government paid storage and incidental elevator charges to dealers in eastern Canada on western feed grains moved to the East by dealers to be held as an emergency reserve. This programme operated during the 1943 crop year only.

⁹ A subsidy was paid to all farmers in eastern Canada who bought feed grains under the plan known as plan B. This subsidy commenced with a payment of 3 cents a bushel in July, 1943 on purchases of wheat, oats and barley for feeding in eastern Canada and was reduced by ½ cent per bushel monthly.

¹⁰ Administered by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board under the Dept. of Finance.

¹¹ Notwithstanding these revocations, the Canadian Sugar Stabilization Corporation and the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation will continue to operate until their charters are surrendered and the special agreements between their corporations and His Majesty will continue until they are cancelled by the Minister of Finance.

¹² For complete list of amendments to P.C. 8528 and P.C. 9029 carried under Continuation of Transitional Measures Act, 1947, see schedule to Act, Chap. 16, Statutes of Canada, 1947.

¹³ During 1947, of the fifty or more commodity administrations in operation at the beginning of the year, all but approximately a half-dozen were discontinued. In general, each administration was dissolved within thirty to sixty days after the decontrol of the commodity concerned.

¹⁴ Order Nos. 596, 625, 642, 684, 711, 737, and 757 contained an authorization for amendments by notices published in Statutory Orders and Regulations or by directives in individual cases. They also provided that in cases where the seller was in doubt, he must apply to the nearest W.P.T.B. office and comply with directions.

¹⁵ In December, 1947, following imposition of import restrictions under the Emergency Exchange Conservation Act, price control was reimposed by notices amending Order 757 on certain imported types of fresh and canned fruits and vegetables (Notice Nos. 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16). Price control on butter was reimposed in January, 1948 (Notice No. 6) following a short rise in price. Price controls were reimposed on bread and flour (Notice No. 15) when a subsidy was reintroduced to offset an increase in the price of wheat. Items in these groups were decontrolled by Notice Nos. 17 and 19. Final item, citrus fruit, was released Oct. 17, 1949.

¹⁶ Notwithstanding these revocations, the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation and the Canadian Sugar Stabilization Corporation will continue to operate until their charters are surrendered and the special agreements between their corporations and His Majesty will continue until they are cancelled by the Minister of Finance.

¹⁷ Beginning Jan. 1, 1947, Statutory Orders and Regulations were published as part II of the Canada Gazette.

¹⁸ The Dept. of Reconstruction and Supply replaced the Depts. of Munitions and Supply, and of Reconstruction, as of Jan. 1, 1946, continuing the powers of the former departments, as amended.

¹⁹ Repeals the Dept. of Munitions and Supply Act and the earlier Defence Purchases, Profits Control and Financing Act, 1939, and replaces them by above Act which is restricted to provisions that are necessary for defence purposes in peace-time. The Essential Materials (Defence) Act, Chap. 6, Statutes of Canada, 1950 (2nd session) has since become law, Chap. 4 of which makes provision for the control of essential materials and services.

²⁰ Administered by Dept. of Fisheries.

²¹ Administered by Depts. of Finance, National Revenue, and Trade and Commerce.

²² Members of this Committee were composed of representatives from the Dept. of Reconstruction and Supply, the Tariff Board, the Agricultural Prices Support Board, and the Dept. of Labour.

²³ Administered by Depts. of Trade and Commerce and External Affairs.

²⁴ Administered by Dept. of the Secretary of State.

²⁵ Administered by Dept. of Transport.

²⁶ Administered by Dept. of Finance (W.P.T.B.) and Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

²⁷ Act remained in force so long as state of war existed.

²⁸ Duties under the War Charities Act transferred to Dept. of National Health and Welfare. Ceased Feb. 1, 1947.