Canada in WWI Canada entered the war on August 10, 1914, sending 25 000 volunteers with a promise from Britain that they would return home by Christmas. However, when the war began to escalate Canada sent more troops to Europe. Meanwhile, the economy at home was forced to change in order to accommodate the war. On the "Home Front" as it was known, Canada was going though the greatest economic change that it had ever experienced. Because of the war, many new industries were formed in Canada's cities. In these factories guns, food, munitions and other war supplies were produced for the soldiers overseas. In addition, rural Canada went through great economic changes. To feed Allied troops,