1 July 1873
Prince Edward Island joined the Confederation of Canada on July 1st 1873
Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland did not join Confederation on July 1, 1867. Prince Edward Island joined on July 1, 1873, but Newfoundland did not join until March 31, 1949. British Columbia, which joined on July 20, 1871, was not involved in the initial discussions.
Prince Edward Island joined Confederation on July 1, 1873.
Prince Edward Island joined Confederation and became a province on July 1, 1873. It is the seventh province to join Canada.
July 1st 1873
The seventh province to join confederation was British Columbia. There are 13 provinces that joined confederation; Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Brittish Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut. I hope i helped you =D
Prince Edward Island did not join the Canadian Dominion in 1867 because it was not in favor of the terms of the union. It remained part of Great Britain and Ireland until 1873.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Most commonly known as the Birthplace of Confederation. In 1864, representatives from the British North America and the Province of Canada met to discuss the confederation of Canada. Ironically, PEI was the only one of the maritime provinces that opposed confederation and did join until 1873.
Canada wanted to P.E.I. to join confederation because since it is far from the U.S. border, it would be a great base of attack of the U.S. or Britian suddenly attacked.Thank you for reading my answer. This was the only reason I can find.
Newfoundland rejected confederation in 1869 because it preferred to remain a self-governing British colony due to concerns about losing control over its fisheries and potential financial burdens. Prince Edward Island rejected confederation in 1864 due to similar fears about losing control over local affairs and being burdened with the colony's debt.
P.E.I was the eighth province and territory to join Canada. They joined July 1, 1873.
Many great Canadians wanted Confederation. For Canada West (Ontario) George Brown and John .A. Mcdonald led them to Confederation. For Canada East (Quebec) George Cartier led them. Nova Scotia was led by Charles Tupper. New Brunswick was led by Leonard Tilley. They were the 1st 4 provinces to join confederation. PEI and Newfoundland did not want to join. Newfoundland was the last to join in 1949.