 Even during the Depression, Canadian society believed that single men should be responsible for themselves and not burden their families by staying with them if they were not contributing a wage.In Guelph, Ontario, men with dependants were given two days work a week whereas single men with no dependants were given two days work every two weeks.As the Depression worsened, single men were given work two days work every three weeks and were often paid in cash and with relief vouchers.