A study of domestic service in Canada

David John Pedlar
1982
This paper is a study of domestic service in Canada. It accomplishes several objectives: (1) connects domestic service with the literature on housework; (2) presents a numerical profile describing the decline of domestic service as a component of the Canadian labour force 1891-1971; (3) explains the decline of domestic service relative to immigration and the growth of other feminized segments of the labour force; (4) identifies the work context of domestic service; (5) describes and explains
more » ... treatment of domestic servants in British Columbia labour statutes 1900-1981.
doi:10.14288/1.0095334 fatcat:b3nwwyte7bb3rgt2ppz4phsw5u