The original provinces were:
Provinces that joined confederation after 1867 were:
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Canada did not come into being as a country until 1867. From 1841 to 1867 there was a colony named Canada, which included the area of the former colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, but did not include the colonies of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
The population of Canada in 1867 was 1,500,000.
The confederation of Canada was originally formed by the four provinces New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario. Canada became a country in 1867 with its first four provinces, and now has ten provinces and three territories.
On July 1 1867 the Confederation of Canada was formed when Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia became the first four provinces of Canada.
Nova Scotia was one of the original four provinces to join Canada in 1867.
2,436,297, not counting 101,600 in Newfoundland (which only became part of Canada in 1949 - though the other provinces only became Canada in 1867).
Prior to Canadian confederation in 1867, the provinces of Canada were British colonies.
Canada's four original provinces at the time of Confederation (July 1, 1867) were: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
The Dominion of Canada was formed July 1, 1867. The first four provinces were Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
Canada is a country, divided into 10 Provinces and 3 Territories. The country of Canada came into being July 1 1867.
Canada became a country on July 1, 1867, with the confederation of the original provinces. By 2016, Canada was 149 years old.