Name of Canada
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While a variety of theories have been postulated for the name of Canada, its origin is now accepted as coming from the Laurentian language word kanata, meaning 'village' or 'settlement'. In 1535, indi
A 1934 three-cent stamp commemorated the four-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Canada by the French navigator, Jacques Cartier.
An 1851 Province of Canada postage stamp, the 3 pence beaver ("Threepenny Beaver")
Proclamation announcing the formation of one Dominion, under the name of CANADA, 1867
Canadian post card from 1905.
Canadian Confederation
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Canadian Confederation was the process by which three British North American provinces—the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick—were united into one federation, called the Dominion of Ca
Name of Canada
…Upper Canada and Lower Canada. These two colonies were collectively named the Canadas until their union as the British Province of Canada in 1841. Upon Confederation in 1867, Canada was adopted as the legal name for the new country at the London Conference, and the word Dominion was conferred as the country's title. The…
The Fathers of Confederation
Sir William Alexander
George-Étienne Cartier
Delegates of the Charlottetown Conference on the steps of Government House, September 1864