Home to the Land

194421 minFilm: Documentary

Direction: Stanley Jackson

Production: Graham McInnes

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Department of Veterans Affairs.

This archival film from 1945 explains The Veteran's Land Act which provided for low-cost loans to veterans who wished to purchase properties and re-establish themselves in Canada after the war. The loans were for properties ranging from town lots to full-scale farms. The Act also provided aid in purchasing such items as farm machinery, fishing boats, building materials and livestock.

Subject categories


  • Economics > Agriculture and Food IssuesGovernment assistanceSocial Conditions and ProgramsWorld War II
  • Agriculture > Agriculture during wartimeLand and Water ResourcesWorld War II
  • Law and Crime > Financial Benefits and SubsidiesLaws
  • Politics and Government - Canada > Government Agencies, Programs and ServicesGovernment during Wartime
  • War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films > Veterans
  • Geography > Human Geography
  • Social Studies > Social Policies and Programs
  • History > World War II

Credits


director
Stanley Jackson
producer
Graham McInnes
camera
Edgar Loew
sound
Joseph Champagne
editing
Helen Lewis
music
Maurice Blackburn