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How did Canada Day come into existence?

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J. Lautner

J. Lautner

J. Lautner
J. Lautner, Product Manager, Utah

Answered May 06, 2020

Canada was created by the British North America Act, which is now known as the Constitution Act. It started on July 1, 1867.

The colonies of Canada are New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. They linked together this Canada in a process called confederation.

Canada is now a great nation with a great economy, and over 37 million people live there. It is also the fourth largest country by land area.

New Brunswick is presently one of the four Atlantic Provinces on the east coast of Canada. It is the only bilingual province in Canada.

Nova Scotia, which was also part of the formation of Canada, is now the eastern province in Canada, it is the most populated area over 923,598 and the second smallest province by area in Canada.

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D. Gray

D. Gray

D. Gray
D. Gray

Answered Aug 21, 2019

Canada Day started last July 1, 1867, but people did not celebrate it that much because they did not feel that they were completely free. Some people paid more attention to this after the World War but only after the 1980s when people in Canada started to celebrate this as a regular holiday.

Canada Day started last July 1, 1867, but people did not celebrate it that much because they did
It was British North America or the Constitution Act of 1867 that created Canada. This national holiday already came a long way from being just an act that was signed by Governor-General Lord Monck. The country has gone through so much, and they also deserve to celebrate.

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T. Wikati

T. Wikati

T. Wikati
T. Wikati, Technical Writer, New York

Answered Aug 06, 2019

Canada Day came into existence as a result of the British North America Act, which is now known as the Constitution Act that was enacted July 1, 1867. The Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were joined together as one.

Canada Day came into existence as a result of the British North America Act, which is now known as
This marked the day Canada as a nation was created. Since then, July 1 every year is an anniversary of this historic event. July 1 is an official holiday and a bank holiday in Canada. The event is celebrated every year with parades; get together, fireworks citizenship ceremonies, festivals, carnivals, and musical concerts.

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