page_title: Socialism in Canada
hierarchical_section_title: Socialism in Canada
caption_attribution_description: English: Cover of the Western Clarion
context_page_description: Socialism in Canada has a long history and along with conservatism and liberalism is a political force in Canada.
  Canada's socialist movement is believed to have originated in Western Canada. The Socialist Labor Party was formed in 1898 in Vancouver. The Socialist Party of British Columbia in 1901. The Socialist Party of Canada was the first Canadian-wide based Socialist party by native Canadians, founded in 1904.
  Later, the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 and Great Depression are considered to have fuelled socialism in Canada.
context_section_description: Socialism in Canada has a long history and along with conservatism and liberalism is a political force in Canada.
  Canada's socialist movement is believed to have originated in Western Canada. The Socialist Labor Party was formed in 1898 in Vancouver. The Socialist Party of British Columbia in 1901. The Socialist Party of Canada was the first Canadian-wide based Socialist party by native Canadians, founded in 1904.
  Later, the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 and Great Depression (1929–1939) are considered to have fuelled socialism in Canada.
caption: Western Clarion, official newspaper of the Socialist Party of Canada, 2 January 1922
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