Quick Canadian quiz: Which 3 colonies (provinces) first joined into a federation to form Canada?
It was Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada. who enacted the British North American Act of 1867, now known as Constitution Act of 1867. On July 1st, 1867, the three parties became a single country named Dominion of Canada.
Upon Confederation in 1867, the name Canada was officially adopted for the new Dominion, which was commonly referred to as the Dominion of Canada until after World War II. The title of was given because it was semi-independent, which meant Canada was still under the crown of the British Empire. However, the BNA Act of 1867 gave federal independence that defined the operations of the government, including its federal, justice, and taxation system. Sir John A. Macdonald became the first Prime Minister of Canada but the executive power was still held by the Queen, represented by the Governor General.
The three colonies were then split into four provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario, with Ottawa serving as its capital city.
This year, we celebrate the 147th birthday of our great nation. In that time, Canada has grown into a country with 10 provinces and 3 territories, but it all started with a single constitution on July 1st. 1867.
Did you know?
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Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world
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Ottawa is the coldest capital in the world
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Yonge Street in Toronto is the longest street in the world
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77% of the world’s maple syrup is made in Quebec
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Canada’s name comes from a misunderstanding between Jacques Cartier and some Iroquois youth who were pointing out a village (for which they used the word “Kanata”). They were actually trying to identify the village of Stadacona which is present day Quebec City, but Cartier used the similar-sounding word “Canada” to refer to the whole area.
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Between 1984 and 2008, all cans were banned in PEI. All carbonated drinks had to be purchased in refillable glass bottles.
- Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian-born professor at Springfield College (Formerly the YMCA in Springfield)