In 1871 British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada but in 1858 that it was a British colony. British Columbia is the western most province of Canada.
British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada on July 20th 1871
The name British Columbia was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.
British Columbia joined Confederation and became Canada's sixth province on July 20, 1871.
They became a province when Canada became a dominion in 1867.
Manitoba became Canada's fifth province on July 15, 1870.
Roughly speaking, Upper Canada became Ontario, and Lower Canada became Québec.
On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act severed the pre-Confederation Province of Canada into two provinces: Ontario and Québec. That part of the Province of Canada which formerly was the Province of Upper Canada became the Province of Ontario. That part of the Province of Canada which formerly was the Province of Lower Canada became the Province of Québec. (The boundaries of the Provinces of Ontario and Québec have been extended several times since Confederation.)
september 1,1905
It became a province of Canada in 1905.
Saskatchewan became Canada's 9th province on September 1, 1905.
PEI is NOT a territory. It is a province, and became part of Canada in 1873.