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The history of post-confederation Canada began on July 1, 1867, when theBritish North American colonies ofCanada,New Brunswick, andNova Scotia wereunited to form a singleDominion within theBritish Empire.^[1] Upon Confederation, theProvince of Canada was immediately split into the provinces ofOntario andQuebec.^[2] In 1870, Canada acquired the vast expanse of the continent controlled by theHudson's Bay Company, which was eventually divided into new territories and provinces.British Columbia joined in 1871, andPrince Edward Island in 1873.^[3] Canada evolved into a fully sovereign state by1982.^[4]

Before being part of British North America, the constituents of Canada consisted of theformer colonies ofCanada andAcadia from withinNew France which had been ceded toGreat Britain in 1763 as part of theTreaty of Paris.^[5]French Canadian nationality was maintained as one of the "two founding nations" and legally through theQuebec Act which ensured the maintenance of theCanadian French language, Catholic religion, and French civil law within Canada, a fact which remains true today.^[6]

Canada today hasten provinces and three territories; it only lost significant territory in the border dispute overLabrador with theDominion of Newfoundland, which later joined Canada as the 10th province.^[7]

Timeline

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Date	Event	Change
July 1, 1867	The Dominion of Canada wasformed by the United Kingdomfrom three provinces ofBritish North America:^[8]^[a] TheProvince of Canada, which was split at theOttawa River into the provinces ofOntario to the west, andQuebec to the east^[b] New Brunswick^[c] Nova Scotia^[d] The capital was established atOttawa. Canada inherited territorial disputes with the United States overMachias Seal Island andNorth Rock, which remain disputed up to the present.^[14]	Disputes:
July 15, 1870	The United Kingdom transferred most of its remaining land in North America to Canada, with theNorth-Western Territory andRupert's Land becoming theNorth-West Territories.^[e] The British government made the transfer after Canada and the Hudson's Bay Company agreed to the terms, including a payment of £300,000 from Canada to the Company.^[18] Due to a vague description and lack of quality surveying, part of the western border with the United States wasunclear and disputed.^[16] Canada disagreed with the United Kingdom over the extent ofLabrador that remained withNewfoundland Colony, citing the historical use of the term "Coasts of Labrador." A rectangular area of the newly acquired region around the city ofWinnipeg wasmade the province ofManitoba.^[f]^[19]	Disputes:
July 20, 1871	The Britishcolony ofBritish Columbia joined Canada as the sixth province.^[20]^[g] The province brought along itsdispute with the United States over theSan Juan Islands,^[22] as well as its portion of theAlaska boundary dispute.^[16]	Disputes:
October 21, 1872	Thedispute with the United States over theSan Juan Islands was resolved in favour of the United States claim.^[22]	Disputes:
July 1, 1873	The British colony ofPrince Edward Island joined Canada as the seventh province.^[23]
June 26, 1874	The borders ofOntario were provisionally expanded north and west. When theProvince of Canada was formed, its borders were not entirely clear, and Ontario claimed to eventually reach all the way to theRocky Mountains andArctic Ocean. With Canada's acquisition ofRupert's Land, Ontario was interested in clearly defining its borders, especially since some of the new areas it was interested in were rapidly growing. After the federal government asked Ontario to pay for construction in the new disputed area, the province asked for an elaboration on its limits, and its boundary was moved north to51° north, and west to a line running north fromHunter's Island.^[24]
October 7, 1876	TheDistrict of Keewatin was created from a central strip of theNorth-West Territories to provide government for the growing area north ofManitoba and west ofOntario; while the North-West Territories consisted of severaldistricts, Keewatin had an elevated status and many sources note it distinct from the rest of the North-West Territories.^[h]^[25]
September 1, 1880	The United Kingdom transferred itsArctic Islands to Canada, where they were made part of theNorth-West Territories.^[26] Thearchipelago was still being explored and new islands discovered, but the United Kingdom and Canada had claimed the whole archipelago, so new discoveries are not noted unless disputed.
December 23, 1881	Manitoba was expanded, gaining land from theDistrict of Keewatin andNorth-West Territories to the west, north, and east.^[i] Since the province's new eastern border was defined as the "western boundary ofOntario", the exact definition of which was still unclear, Ontario disputed a portion of the new region.^[28]^[27]
May 7, 1886	The southwestern border of theDistrict of Keewatin was adjusted to conform to the boundaries of theprovisional districts of the North-West Territories.^[j]^[29]
August 12, 1889	The dispute betweenManitoba andOntario ended as Ontario's borders were finalized, extending the province west to theLake of the Woods and north to theAlbany River.^[30]
October 2, 1895	TheDistrict of Keewatin was expanded to the portion of theNorth-West Territories north of Ontario.^[31]
December 18, 1897	Southampton Island,Coats Island,Akimiski Island, and other islands were transferred from theNorth-West Territories to theDistrict of Keewatin, andBoothia Peninsula andMelville Peninsula were transferred from the District of Keewatin to the North-West Territories.^[32]
June 13, 1898	Yukon Territory was created from theDistrict of Yukon in the northwestern part of theNorth-West Territories to supply a more local government to the explosive growth in population due to theKlondike Gold Rush.^[k]^[33]^[34]Quebec wasenlarged north.^[35]^[l]
May 23, 1901	The eastern border ofYukon Territory was slightly adjusted, thus exchanging some area with theNorth-West Territories, and also including some more islands.^[36]
October 20, 1903	TheAlaska boundary dispute was resolved, generally in favour of the United States claim.^[16]	Disputes:
September 1, 1905	The provinces ofAlberta (act) andSaskatchewan (act) were created from theNorth-West Territories. The provinces consisted of the area betweenBritish Columbia,Manitoba, the60th parallel north, and the United States, with Alberta west of the 4th meridian of theDominion Land Survey and Saskatchewan east of it. The status of theDistrict of Keewatin was lowered back to the other districts of the North-West Territories.^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]^[41]
1906	TheNorth-West Territories were renamed the Northwest Territories.^[42]^[43]
September 26, 1907	TheNewfoundland Colony became adominion of the United Kingdom, inheriting theLabrador boundary dispute.	Disputes:
April 11, 1908	A boundary treaty redefined the maritime border with the United States.^[44] Among other changes, this "de-enclaved" Horseshoe Reef inLake Erie by making the water around it contiguous with the water on the American side of the border.^[45]^[46]	no change to map
August 20, 1910	A boundary treaty with the United States addressed a slight uncertainty in the maritime border inPassamaquoddy Bay betweenNew Brunswick and the United States.^[47]^[48] The border was adjusted to run east of Pope's Folly Island, which previously lay on the border line, and had been the subject of some debate for many years.^[49]^[50]
May 15, 1912	Manitoba,Ontario, andQuebec (act) were all expanded northward into land from theNorthwest Territories.^[42] Quebec was expanded north to fill the mainland, Manitoba extended north to the60th parallel north, and the new border between Manitoba and Ontario ran northeast from the previous northeastern corner of Manitoba.^[51]^[52]
June 1, 1925	The maritime boundaries of theNorthwest Territories were extended to theNorth Pole.^[42]	no change to map
July 17, 1925	The border with the United States was adjusted in several places.^[53]^[54] The only change to a land border redefined how the border between theLake of the Woods and theRocky Mountains should be considered; previously, the border followed the curve of the parallel between each border monument, while the treaty changed this to straight lines between each monument. Through this, the United States netted a gain of between 30 and 35 acres (0.12–0.14 km²) of land. There was also a change to the border in theLake of the Woods; due to inaccurate surveying, the previous border intersected itself several times in the lake, creating enclaves of United States water surrounded by Canadian water. The treaty changed the border to use the southernmost intersection as thenorthwestern point of the Lake of the Woods. Finally, the maritime border in theBay of Fundy was adjusted, netting Canada roughly 9 acres (0.036 km²) of water.	too small to map
March 11, 1927	TheJudicial Committee of the British Privy Council decided theLabrador boundary dispute with theDominion of Newfoundland in favour of Newfoundland.^[55]^[m]Quebec has occasionally indicated it does not recognize this border, but has not actively disputed the matter.^[55]	Disputes:
November 11, 1930	Norway ceded its long-dormant claim to theSverdrup Islands to Canada, in exchange for British recognition of Norway's sovereignty overJan Mayen.	Disputes:
December 11, 1931	TheStatute of Westminster 1931 confirmed Canada's sovereignty from the United Kingdom on legislative and foreign issues.	no change to map
March 31, 1949	TheDominion of Newfoundland joined as the tenth province,Newfoundland.^[56]^[57]
March 13, 1974	The maritime border with Denmark was defined, notably "skipping"Hans Island which lies directly betweenEllesmere Island andGreenland, and which was technically on neither side of the border.^[58]	no change to map
March 1, 1977	The United Statesclaimed maritime borders west of theStrait of Juan de Fuca, within theDixon Entrance, and in theBeaufort Sea that conflicted with claims of Canada.^[59]
April 17, 1982	TheConstitution Act, 1982, via theCanada Act 1982, made Canada completely independent of the United Kingdom, removing the requirement to involve the British parliament in amending theCanadian constitution.
October 12, 1984	TheInternational Court of Justice decided the maritime border with the United States in theGulf of Maine.^[60] No land changed hands, and the scope of the case did not include the sovereignty ofMachias Seal Island.^[59]
April 1, 1999	The territory ofNunavut was created from roughly the eastern half of theNorthwest Territories.^[n]^[61]
December 6, 2001	The province of Newfoundland was renamedNewfoundland and Labrador.^[62]
April 1, 2003	Yukon Territory was renamedYukon, though it remained a territory.^[63]
December 19, 2023	The border with Denmark was defined so that it passes throughHans Island rather than skipping over it.^[64] The agreement was announced on June 14, 2022, and the Danish parliament passed it on December 19, 2023.^[65]

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^The borders of Canada were, fromPassamaquoddy Bay: up theSt. Croix River to its source; north to theSt. John River; up that to theSt. Francis River; up that to its source atLake Pohenegamook; southwesterly to a point on the north branch of the St. John River 10 miles distant from the main branch; then a line from there to where the St. John River crosses 46°25′ north; up the river to its source; then along the height of the land to the source ofHalls Stream; down that to45° north; west along that to theSt. Lawrence River; up that to theGreat Lakes, passing throughLake Ontario, theNiagara River,Lake Erie, theDetroit River,Lake St. Clair, theSt. Clair River,Lake Huron, andLake Superior, to thePigeon River; up the height of the land around to a point north ofBlanc-Sablon; then south to theGulf of St. Lawrence. The country includedCape Breton Island andAnticosti Island, but excluded nearbyNewfoundland andPrince Edward Island.^[9]
^The exact border between of Ontario and Quebec was: from where theSt. Lawrence River leaves the border with the United States; down the river to a marker on the north bank ofLake Saint Francis at the border of the township of Lancaster (now part ofSouth Glengarry) and theseigneurie of New Longueuil; north 34° west along the boundary to the western angle of New Longueuil; north 25° east along the boundary to theOttawa River; up that to its source; then north to the height of the land.^[10]
^The border between New Brunswick and Quebec was, from the outlet ofBeau Lake: a line to a point one mile south of the southern point of Long Lake; a line to the southern point of the fiefs of Madawaska and Temiscouata; along that southeast boundary to its southeast angle; north to an east-west line tangent to the height of the land dividing theRimouski River and theSt. John River; east to a north-south line tangent to the height of the land dividing the Rimouski River from theRestigouche River; north to 48° north; east to thePatapédia River; down that to the Restigouche River; and down that toChaleur Bay.^[11]^[12]
^The border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia was, from theBay of Fundy; up theMissaguash River to a post near Black Island; then a complex of lines through and past Black Island, eventually reaching Tidnish Bridge; then down theTidnish River toBaie Verte.^[13]
^The new borders of Canada were, from the existing Canada-United States border at thePigeon River: up theBoundary Waters to theRainy River and thenorthwest angle of theLake of the Woods; south to49° north; west to the ridge of theRocky Mountains; north along that to120° west; north to60° north; west to thedisputed border with the United States described as the "summit of the mountains parallel to the coast"; north along that to141° west; then north to theArctic Ocean. The border then followed the coastline, leaving it to include the half ofBaffin Bay within theHudson Bay watershed, then back to the mainland; it then ran down the "Coasts of Labrador", the extent of which were disputed, until it reached the existing Canada–Newfoundland border atBlanc-Sablon.^[15]^[16]^[17]
^Manitoba was bounded by96° west,99° west, 50°30′ north, and49° north.^[19]
^The new borders of Canada were, from the existing Canada-United States border where the ridge of theRocky Mountains crosses49° north: west to thePacific Ocean, through theStrait of Juan de Fuca, aroundVancouver Island andHaida Gwaii to theDixon Entrance; back on land where it ran north along thedisputed border with the United States; then up that to where it met the existing border.^[21]
^The District of Keewatin was defined as the mainland area west of Ontario andHudson Bay; east ofLake Manitoba,Lake Winnipegosis, andCedar Lake, and a line north from Cedar Lake; and north of the United States.
^Manitoba's new western and northern borders were defined only by township ranges and survey borders, with the southern border being the United States and the eastern border being Ontario.^[27]
^The new border transferred land from the District of Keewatin west of theNelson River andLake Winnipeg, south of a line extending east from the northern border of theDistrict of Saskatchewan, and north of Manitoba, to theNorth-West Territories.^[29]
^The borders of Yukon Territory were, from theArctic Ocean: south along the international boundary to60° north; east to theLiard River; north along the river to the height of the land; along that, approximately parallel to thePeel River, to136° west; then north.^[33]
^The new northern border of Quebec was, starting fromJames Bay: up theEastmain River to its source; east to theHamilton River; then down that to the border with Newfoundland, which was still heavily disputed.^[34]
^The new Canada-Newfoundland border was, fromBlanc-Sablon on theGulf of St. Lawrence: north to52° north; west to the height of the land; then following that around to include the watershed of the eastern coast of theLabrador Peninsula.^[55]
^The Northwest Territories-Nunavut border was complex and described in Schedule I of the Nunavut Act.^[61]

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