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Canada as a British colony and then Dominion developed both important agricultural and industrial components and heart of the economy. The strength of the agriculture sector, given Canada's northern latitudes, is rather surprising. (Gulf Stream warmed Western Europe is an exception.) Surprisingly, the Canadaian Prarie farmers report higher yields than farmers in the American states south of the border like Montana, the Dakotas and Wyoming. The reason has to do with Ice Age glacial geology. As in America, agriculure has played an important part in Western economics and history. Fishing, forestry, and minining are also important. The railroads and the Yukob Gold Rush played a huge role in launching the Canadian mining sector. In the 21st century, oil and gas have become enormously important. The extraction of natural resources, both renewable and non-renewable. Canada in the early-20th century began to build an important industrial sector, largely linked to the auto motive industry to the United States. American automobile companies opened subsidiaries in Canada. Canada played an important role in World War I through manpower and agricultural production. Canadian harvests played an important role in feeding the Allies. Because of the industrial development during the early-20th century, Canada played a much more important role in World War II. This industrial development allowed Canada very quickly during World War II to build one of the largest navies (in terms of vessels) which played a key role in defeating the German U-boat menace in the North Atlantic. Admiral Dönitz planned to fight the British Royal Navy and eventually the U.S. Navy, but as Canada did not even have a navy, never imagined that they could build one that could threaten his U-boats. Industry played an important role in developing a modern, diversified economy.
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