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This is a list of Canadian historical population by province and territory, drawn from the Canadian census of population data and pre-Confederation censuses of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1871, Canada has conducted regular national census counts. The data for 1851 to 1976 is drawn primarily from Historical Statistics of Canada, 2nd edition ...
Newfoundland and Canada. The Newfoundland referendums of 1948 were a series of two referendums to decide the political future of the Dominion of Newfoundland.Before the referendums, Newfoundland was in debt and went through several delegations to determine whether the country would join Canada ("confederation"), remain under British rule or regain independence.
Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Newfoundland and Labrador. The areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation and have no government of their own, as the province has no level of government between the provincial and municipal level.
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
The 1945 census of Newfoundland was the eleventh population census taken in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the last to take place prior to the 1948 Newfoundland referendums which resulted in it joining Canada in 1949. The census took place on October 1, 1945, and was fully published on December 1, 1949, seven months after its accession to ...
Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly province in Canada, situated in the northeastern region of North America. [16] The Strait of Belle Isle separates the province into two geographical parts: Labrador, connected to mainland Canada, and Newfoundland, an island in the Atlantic Ocean. [17] The province also includes over 7,000 tiny ...
Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, primarily comprising the Burin Peninsula.Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unlike the census divisions of some other provinces, the division exists only as a statistical division for census data, and is not a political entity.
July 22 – A second runoff referendum is held in the 1948 Newfoundland referendums; confederation with Canada is approved, leading to the eventual union between Canada and the Dominion of Newfoundland in March 1949. August 17 – Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a fourth consecutive majority