The Northwest territories joined the confederation in 1870. The Northwest Territories joined because the Hudson Bay Company, which owned those lands, sold them to the Canadian Government. Manitoba was included in those lands.The Northwest territories also joined for the railway Canada offered.
The Northwest territories joined the confederation in 1870. The Northwest Territories joined because the Hudson Bay Company, which owned those lands, sold them to the Canadian Government. Manitoba was included in those lands.The Northwest territories also joined for the railway Canada offered. AND go to google.ca to get more answers to this
1. Alberta and Saskatchewan did not "join" Canada. They "entered Confederation" by being created by the Government of Canada out of Northwest Territories. 2. Although Alberta and Saskatchewan both became provinces on the same day (September 1, 1905), Alberta is referred to as the eighth province and Saskatchewan as the ninth to enter Confederation.
The Canadian government began establishing a more permanent authority in 1895, when it named the Yukon one of four new districts within the Northwest Territories. The government also recognized the Yukon's special status within the Territories, sending Inspector Charles Constantine of the NWMP as the government's primary agent in the district. Still the region was still officially governed from Regina, the territorial capital.
The last province to join Canada was Newfoundland in 1949. In 1999 the territory of Nunavut was formed from part of the Northwest Territories, but it does not have provincial status.Newfoundland Labrador was the last province to join confederationin 1949. Nunavut was the last territory to join Canada in 1999.
Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
Northwest Territory date of confederation was July 15, 1870.1869
The Northwest territories joined the confederation in 1870. The Northwest Territories joined because the Hudson Bay Company, which owned those lands, sold them to the Canadian Government. Manitoba was included in those lands.The Northwest territories also joined for the railway Canada offered.
Saskatchewan did not 'join' Confederation. It was created as a province out of the Northwest Territories by the Government of Canada. Saskatchewan became a province on September 1, 1905.
The Northwest territories joined the confederation in 1870. The Northwest Territories joined because the Hudson Bay Company, which owned those lands, sold them to the Canadian Government. Manitoba was included in those lands.The Northwest territories also joined for the railway Canada offered. AND go to google.ca to get more answers to this
The Northwest territories joined the confederation in 1870. The Northwest Territories joined because the Hudson Bay Company, which owned those lands, sold them to the Canadian Government. Manitoba was included in those lands.The Northwest territories also joined for the railway Canada offered.
They both joined on July 15th 1870. They joined because they wanted to get in on the awesome railway! the nwt joined confederation in 1870 on July 15
Saskatchewan and Alberta became provinces on September 1, 1905. They were previously part of the Northwest Territories.
The hotson bay company.
Nunavut, Canada's newest territory, did not actually "join" Confederation. It was created out of part of the Northwest Territories, most of which had been part of Canada since July 15, 1870.
In 1867, the provinces that did not join Confederation were British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and the Northwest Territories. British Columbia was concerned about its geographical isolation and the lack of infrastructure, while Prince Edward Island hesitated due to financial concerns and the potential loss of its autonomy. Newfoundland opted out for similar reasons, preferring to maintain its independence and economic control. The Northwest Territories, largely unsettled and sparsely populated, were not yet ready for self-governance or inclusion in Confederation.
Laurier was Prime Minster when Alberta and Saskatchewan were established as provinces, but he did not have to convince them to join Canada. The two provinces were created out of the Northwest Territories; which was already Canadian territory.
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