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Newfoundland was a colony and dominion of the United Kingdom. On March 31, 1949 the Province of Newfoundland joined Confederation, becoming Canada's 10th province. Through a Constitutional amendment on December 6th, 2001 the province was officially renamed Newfoundland and Labrador.

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On April 1st 1949 Newfoundland became the 10th Province of Canada.

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Newfoundland joined Canada legally on March 31, 1949, however ceremonies marking the occasion did not take place until April 1, 1949.

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When did Newfoundland become a country?

Newfoundland is not a country, it is a province.


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Newfoundland and Labrador officially became a province of Canada in 1949


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Including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada has only ten provinces. Newfoundland joined Confederation on March 31, 1949.


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