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Wrong. First, Ontario did not exist as such until Confederation. Second, that part of the Province of Canada which had formerly been Upper Canada (and which formed the basis of today's Ontario) had the most to gain from Confederation and was the strongest supporter of Confederation. Third, although all provinces have benefited from Confederation, it is probably fair to say that Ontario has benefited the most from Confederation.
the articles of confederation was the first governing document
Articles of Confederation
The two colonies that participated in confederation talks but did not join Canada at first were Newfoundland and British Columbia. Newfoundland chose to remain an independent dominion until it joined Canada in 1949, while British Columbia initially declined to join in 1867 but eventually joined in 1871 after being promised a railway connection with the rest of Canada.
The United States' first constitution was called the Articles of Confederation. It was also formally called the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were the first 4 provinces of Canada.
Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and british Columbia were the first provinces to join confederation.
Quebec joined confederation in 1867- with the other first three provinces.
Confederation
The 1867 'Constitution Act' instituted confederation of four provinces; Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as "one Dominion under the name of Canada".
When Canada came into being on July 1, 1867, it consisted of four provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. All four provinces became part of Canada at the same moment in time, and none has a higher priority in joining than any of the others.
nova scotia was part of the first 4 (3) provinces that joined and startedthe confederation.
Only three provinces joined together, but once they did so there were four provinces. Confused?? The three provinces that joined in Confederation were Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the pre-Confederation Province of Canada. Upon Confederation, the Province of Canada was severed into the provinces of Québec and Ontario.
If your talking about provinces then the first four provinces that joined confederation (the original dominion of Canada) were Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They all joined in 1867.
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The first four provinces to form the Canadian Confederation in 1867 were Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
The first provinces involved were upper Canada (Ontario), lower Canada (quebec), new Brunswick and nova scotia. The rest joined later on.