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| 1932, July 21–Aug. 21 |
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| IMPERIAL ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN OTTAWA. Seven bilateral treaties signed by Great Britain, one of them being with Canada, gave raw material of the Dominion a preference of about 10 percent in the British market. The U.K. imposed new duties on wheat and other imports in order to give dominions this preference. British preferential tariffs also imposed on foreign meat, butter, cheese, fruit, and eggs. For Canada's benefit, Great Britain removed the restriction on Canadian live cattle, placed a tariff of four cents on copper, and promised that the 10 percent ad valorem tariff on foreign timber, fish, asbestos, zinc, and lead would not be reduced unless Canada agreed. In return, Great Britain received concessions on manufactured goods entering Canada. Canada also signed new treaties with South Africa, Rhodesia, and the Irish Free State, and began the revision of existing treaties with Australia and New Zealand. | 1 |
| Formation of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (name changed to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1936). | 2 |
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| 1933 |
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| Railway legislation embodying the recommendations of the royal commission in the report of Sept. 1932. Three trustees for CNR and cooperation between it and the Canadian Pacific. | 3 |
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| May 12 |
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| Trade agreement with France signed, going into effect on June 10. It provided for reciprocal tariff preferences on 1,148 items. | 4 |
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| Aug. 25 |
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| Canada joined in wheat agreement with the U.S., Argentina, Australia, and the Soviet Union. The countries agreed to export a maximum of 560 million bushels for 1933–34, and, except for the Soviet Union and Danubian states, promised to reduce either acreage or exports by 15 percent. | 5 |
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