during the time of regional development, where towns were being built in areas where resources were found in order to establish a "forward base' for the development of these resources such as , various metal and coal ores, and in the "nord du quebec" region lakes which with the creation of dams could be used to create hydro electric power that could later be transported to the regions that needed it such as Montreal ,Quebec city and many more.
the population although dependent on having jobs and money that the cities could easily provide, many of the Canadian citizens later expanded west towards bc and Manitoba , the 2 most recently crated provinces of Quebec Some in fact moved to the united states where they planned on maintaining their french language and heritage, however due to the strong difference between the 2 languages they were assimilated within a few years. Although they were now English speakers primarily, as they returned to Canada they had come to realize that their heritage was nearly non-existence due to their assimilation into the american culture and way of life.
in conclusion the distribution of the population was very sparse because they were either developing resources or to develop new lands like bc and Manitoba . areas such as bc and Manitoba were subject to a bit of isolation but after the building of a cross Canada railway this isolation ceased however it was at least a week's commute to Montreal or Quebec. this made travel long but worth while due to the good you could acquire in the city that you could not acquire in the country.
Did you forget to post Population Since Confederation 1.
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