Category: Canada

Britain. Lower Canada was a British colony from 1791 to 1840. Its geographical boundaries comprised the southern portion of present-day Quebec. In 1791, Britain divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada. (See: Constitutional Act 1791.) Who controlled Upper and Lower Canada? BritainIn 1841, Britain combined the colonies of Upper and Lower […]

​Yukon entered Confederation in 1898, after a gold rush boom led Canada to create a second northern territory out of the Northwest Territories (NWT). What year did Northwest Territories join Canada? 1870In 1870, the British government transferred control of the North-Western Territory to Canada, and the Hudson’s Bay Company sold Rupert’s Land to the new […]

North America Despite having a large enough economy to be a member of the G7, Canada is not a regional power for two reasons. It is militarily secure as a result of U.S. hegemony, and has become financially comfortable by its dependence on, and deep integration with, a robust U.S. economy. What constitutes a regional […]

For lawmaking purposes, each provincial legislature is composed of the lieutenant-governor and the provincial legislative assembly. This is similar to the composition of the central Parliament, with the Governor General, Senate and House of Commons. What is provincial government in Canada? Provincial government in Canada is responsible for property and civil rights, administration of justice, […]

Large parts of Canada were settled thanks to a government policy of giving away land to anyone willing to show up and farm it. And although the federal government largely stopped giving away Crown land in the 1930s, some small towns are continuing the tradition by giving their land away. Can you still claim land […]

Canada’s system of government has three branches: the legislative, the executive and the judicial. Each one has separate powers and responsibilities that are defined in the Constitution: the legislative branch passes laws, the executive implements them, and the judicial interprets them. What are the 3 branches of the Canadian government? ​​In Canada’s system of parliamentary […]

All data for Canada in detail Year Number of tourists Receipts per tourist 2018 31.27 m 703 $ 2017 31.08 m 656 $ 2016 30.14 m 602 $ 2015 27.56 m 600 $ How many tourists visited Canada in 2022? What was Canada’s Visitor Arrivals in Sep 2022? Last Previous Min 1,444,261 Sep 2022 1,819,364 […]

1873. Prince Edward Island joined Canada in 1873, to become the seventh province. Formerly called Abegweit and Île Saint-Jean, the island was ceded by France to Great Britain in 1763. It became a separate colony in 1769, and achieved responsible government in 1851. When did PEI separate from Nova Scotia? 1769The island was split from […]

Saskatchewan, province of Canada, one of the Prairie Provinces. It is one of only two Canadian provinces without a saltwater coast, and it is the only province whose boundaries are all wholly artificial (i.e., not formed by natural features). Does Ontario touch salt water? Ontario is a land of clean, fresh water. Which province has […]

The United States bought Alaska in 1867 from Russia in the Alaska Purchase, but the boundary terms were ambiguous. In 1871, British Columbia united with the new Canadian Confederation. Why did Russia own Alaska and not Canada? There are two main reasons. First, Canada wasn’t its own country in 1867. Second, Great Britain controlled the […]