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The Department of Munitions and Supply was the Canadian federal government ministry responsible for co-ordinating domestic industry during World War II. It was created by the Department of Munitions and Supply Act with C.D. Howe as its Minister. The Department produced armaments for the war effort and regulated the use of gasoline, silk and other strategic commodities in Canada order to prioritize their use for the war production. Controllers — all of whom were members of the — were appointed to regulate the war supply of key industrial sectors, including:

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rdfs:comment	The Department of Munitions and Supply was the Canadian federal government ministry responsible for co-ordinating domestic industry during World War II. It was created by the Department of Munitions and Supply Act with C.D. Howe as its Minister. The Department produced armaments for the war effort and regulated the use of gasoline, silk and other strategic commodities in Canada order to prioritize their use for the war production. Controllers — all of whom were members of the — were appointed to regulate the war supply of key industrial sectors, including: (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Military history of Canada during World War II Petroleum Department of Defence Production (Canada) Electricity Government of Canada Minister of Supply and Services (Canada) Library and Archives Canada Machine tool Armaments Privy Council Office (Canada) Former Canadian federal departments and agencies Timber Allies of World War II Base metal Steel Polymer Corporation Victory Aircraft Imperial Munitions Board Military logistics of Canada World War II C.D. Howe Crown corporation British Eighth Army dbr:Department_of_Reconstruction_(Canada) dbr:Department_of_Reconstruction_and_Supply_(Canada) dbr:Research_Enterprises dbr:Wartime_Industries_Control_Board
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has abstract	The Department of Munitions and Supply was the Canadian federal government ministry responsible for co-ordinating domestic industry during World War II. It was created by the Department of Munitions and Supply Act with C.D. Howe as its Minister. The Department produced armaments for the war effort and regulated the use of gasoline, silk and other strategic commodities in Canada order to prioritize their use for the war production. Controllers — all of whom were members of the — were appointed to regulate the war supply of key industrial sectors, including: * timber, * steel, * other base metals, * machine tools, * oil, and * power. By the end of the war, Canada's war production ranked fourth among the Allies. By 1945, 70% of Canada's war production went to supply the Allies and only 30% was needed for Canada's own military. Among the production was 815,729 military vehicles, including 45,710 armoured vehicles, many of which went to the British Eighth Army in North Africa and Italy. The Department established 28 crown corporations including Polymer Corporation that developed and produced synthetic rubber, Victory Aircraft for the production of bombers and . It coordinated all purchases made in Canada by British and other Allied governments for materials including military transport vehicles, tanks, cargo and military ships, aircraft, guns and small arms, ammunition as well as uniforms, minesweeping equipment, parachutes, firefighting equipment, and hospital supplies. The Department was dissolved at the conclusion of World War II and most of its crown corporations sold off. The remaining duties of the department were merged with those of the to create the . In 1951, a new Department of Defence Production was created, with Howe as its minister until 1957. The department itself existed until 1969 when it was abolished and replaced by the Department of Supply and Services. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Canadian Commercial Corporation Canadian Military Pattern truck Qapik Attagutsiak Ministry of Armaments Montreal v Montreal Locomotive Works Ltd 1941 in Canada 1943 Birthday Honours DZ203 Defence Industries Limited 16th Canadian Ministry 17th Canadian Ministry Frank Manning Covert Howard B. Chase Avro Canada Chinook C. D. Howe July 1941 Justice Annex Minister of Munitions and Supply (Canada) Norman Dawe History and traditions of Harvard commencements Lakeview, Mississauga Home front during World War II Research Enterprises Limited Wartime Information Board Minister of Munitions and Supply Department of Munitions and Supply (Canada)
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