Confederation
Canada is a federation, rather than a confederate association of sovereign states, which is what confederation means in contemporary political theory. The country, though, is … See more

After the initial BNA Act in 1867, Manitoba was established by an act of the Canadian Parliament on July 15, 1870, originally as an area of land much smaller than the current province. British Columbia joined Canada July 20, 1871, by an Imperial order-in-council … See more

• 150th anniversary of Canada
• History of Canada
• Territorial evolution of Canada
• List of documents from the constitutional history of Canada See more

• Library and Archives Canada.gov: Canadian Confederation collection
• Canadiana: "On the Road to Confederation" See more

Colonial organization
All the former colonies and territories that became involved in the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867, were initially part of See more

The term confederation has entered into Canadian parlance both as a metaphor for the country and for the historical events that created it. It has … See more

• Buckner, Phillip. " 'British North America and a Continent in Dissolution' The American Civil War in the Making of Canadian … See more