Canadian merchant shipbuilding according to the Dutch newspaper Amigoe di Curacao dated 31 October 1944

An item reported that since the start of the Second World War Canadian shipyards build between 3.000.000 and 3.500.000 tons of loading capacity. In September 1939 counted Canada 14 relative large shipyards and 15 smaller yards. There were less than 4,000 men working on these yards. In summer 1943 however there were already 25 large and 65 smaller yards with 75,000 male and female labourers. The building of more as 400 freighters was ordered and 312 were delivered. Among the delivered ships were 285 of 10,000 tons, 23 of 4,700 tons and 4 tankers of 3,000 tons. It was estimated that a 10,000 tons freighter fitted out for service could transport 2,850 tons of flour, cheese, bacon and ham enough to feed 25,000 men during one week, 2,150 tins steel, enough motorized material for a complete battalion, 1,900 tons of bombs, enough wood, compressed cardboard and nails to build 99 cabins with four chambers of a row houses with a length of 9 blocks, enough aluminium to build 310 bombers or 640 warplanes and further more two complete and fitted out bombers placed on deck.