the first four colonies to join confederation were Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada East and Canada West.
Canada East was not a political entity. It was part of the pre-Confederation Province of Canada. The Province of Canada was one of the three colonies that joined to create Canada, the first country to be created by legislation. The other two colonies were Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Confederation occurred on July 1, 1867. Immediately upon Confederation, the Province of Canada was severed into the Provinces of Ontario and Québec.
Confederation was risky as it had small colonies joining with the very much larger province of Canada (today's Ontario and Quebec). History has shown those concerns to be valid as today Canada is moving from a Confederation in which each Nation is equal to a Federation dominated by the most populous provinces.
British Columbia did want to join Confederation, but BC had not been part of the original negotiations. Therefore Britain told BC to wait until the new dominion became established. Four years later, BC joined Confederation.
Newfoundland joined confederation on March 31, 1949
In Canada, the "Confederation" refers to the entire nation, similar to the way that the "Union" refers to the entire nation in the United States. The colonies of confederation refers to the original British colonies/provinces that merged to form Canada (Upper/Lower Canada, now Quebec and Ontario), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia.
the first four colonies to join confederation were Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada East and Canada West.
The first province to join Confederation after 1867 was Manitoba, which joined in 1870.
The 1867 'Constitution Act' instituted confederation of four provinces; Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as "one Dominion under the name of Canada".
Quebec joined confederation in 1867- with the other first three provinces.
Winnipeg did not join Confederation.
Canada East was not a political entity. It was part of the pre-Confederation Province of Canada. The Province of Canada was one of the three colonies that joined to create Canada, the first country to be created by legislation. The other two colonies were Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Confederation occurred on July 1, 1867. Immediately upon Confederation, the Province of Canada was severed into the Provinces of Ontario and Québec.
Charles Fisher is known as one of the fathers of confederation. He wanted confederation because there were many laws that were in place that he did not agree with. It was his hope that the colonies could join together to become a single country.
Confederation was risky as it had small colonies joining with the very much larger province of Canada (today's Ontario and Quebec). History has shown those concerns to be valid as today Canada is moving from a Confederation in which each Nation is equal to a Federation dominated by the most populous provinces.
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.
The tenth province to join Confederation was Newfoundland in 1949. The first Premier of Newfoundland Joey Smallwood use to say that's when Canada joined Newfoundland.
British Columbia did want to join Confederation, but BC had not been part of the original negotiations. Therefore Britain told BC to wait until the new dominion became established. Four years later, BC joined Confederation.
The last province to join Confederation was Newfoundland, in 1949. The last territory to join Canada was Nunavut, in 1999.