1867 CE
Confederation creates the Dominion of Canada
British Empire · Colonization & sovereignty · Indigenous peoples & dispossession · Law & imperial government · Self-government & Commonwealth
The British North America Act federated Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick under the Crown. The new dominion gained broad settler self-government and soon extended authority west and north without general consent from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples
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- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
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- 2026-09-23
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