Imperial Munitions Board
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The Imperial Munitions Board was a Canadian government agency in World War I responsible for organizing and overseeing the large-scale production of munitions and war supplies for the Allied war effort.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Munitions (United Kingdom) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian government agency
ⓘ
wartime production agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Joseph Wesley Flavelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| controlledBy | Canadian federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Allied governments
ⓘ
British Ministry of Munitions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | end of World War I ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1919 ⓘ |
| employerOf | Canadian manufacturers ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key component of Canada’s war economy in WWI ⓘ |
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| industry |
munitions production
ⓘ
war materials ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal board ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 1910s ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
organization of munitions production
ⓘ
oversight of war supplies production ⓘ support of the Allied war effort ⓘ |
| notableChairperson | Sir Joseph Flavelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centralizing Canadian munitions production
ⓘ
reducing waste and corruption in shell contracts ⓘ stimulating Canadian industrialization ⓘ |
| oversawWorkOf |
aircraft production facilities
ⓘ
explosives plants ⓘ private munitions factories ⓘ shell-filling plants ⓘ shipyards ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire war production system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productOrService |
aircraft
ⓘ
artillery shells ⓘ explosives ⓘ ships ⓘ small arms ammunition ⓘ war materials ⓘ |
| regulates | production standards for munitions ⓘ |
| replaced | Shell Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
development of Canadian steel and shipbuilding sectors
ⓘ
expansion of Canadian industrial capacity during WWI ⓘ large-scale contracts for shells and explosives ⓘ |
| successor | peacetime industrial and government agencies in Canada ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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