Aftermath
The act went through many changes and amendments, finally being done away with in 1918 (when a new system was set up designed to help World War I veterans settle more easily). In 1930, Parliament passed the Natural Resources Acts, turning over the control of public lands and resources in the prairies to the provinces, thus relinquishing its right to the lands. Overall, about 478,000 square kilometres of land were given away by the government under the Dominion Lands Act.
Some historians argue that the Dominion Lands Act encouraged premature settlement of the West since many of the farms settled under the act later failed.
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