Help with my Timeline please?

So, I had a thought when talking with a friend....

In my Timeline "The Maple Leaf Forever", Canada gains 100% freedom from the UK in 1867. All of British North America (with the exception of Rupert's Land and British Columbia, who join Canada later, as well as most of the UK's holdings on this side of the world), form "The Kingdom of Canada".

But, how can I attract greater foreign investment in Canada? Not just from the USA and UK, but from all over the world. Have Canada go through a similar (though much smaller) economic boom as the US, with major Canadian industrialists helping to pull the nation forward.

Also, could I attract some great minds like Tesla? Who sets up shop in Montreal and becomes Edison's Canadian counterpart?

Thoughts or ideas on these would be much loved.

Thank you;
PM
 
Depending on what time you are at now you can have an earlier discovery of Oil in Northern Canada. Rockefeller would not hesitate to take that chance.
 
The civil war effectively ended up industrializing the US. Have the Quebecois get real oppressed, and (just for me) have my great-great-grandfather, Rene Ouellette, become the Emperor of Quebec:D in a civil war. If that doesn't turn Ontario and Acadia into powerhouses, what will? Also, you could attract some minds like Tesla, but that depends on how far you go to industrialize Canada.
 
Depending on what time you are at now you can have an earlier discovery of Oil in Northern Canada. Rockefeller would not hesitate to take that chance.

That is a good idea.

Do you think Rockefeller would head the company himself? Or set up a new on the he controlled but was run mostly by Canadians?

EDIT: If it helps with ideas, here is a map I found of oil and things in Canada.

 
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