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Canada Day, [a] formerly known as Dominion Day, [b] is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British ...
The number of seats has increased steadily over time, from 180 for the first election to the current total of 338. The current federal government structure was established in 1867 by the Constitution Act. For federal by-elections (for one or a few seats as a result of retirement, etc.) see List of federal by-elections in Canada.
Canada's prime ministers during its first century. The prime minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary minister of the Crown, chair of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada.
Every subsequent election has occurred on a single day. Of these elections, the longest election campaign, in terms of days from dissolution to election day, was that of 1926 election, [27] following the King–Byng Affair, which lasted 74 days. In terms of days from writ to election day, the longest campaign had been the 1980 election, which ...
The timeline of elections in Canada covers all the provincial, territorial and federal elections from when each province was joined Confederation through to the present day. The table below indicates which party won the election. Several provinces held elections before joining Canada, but only their post-Confederation elections are shown. These ...
A final poll from NBC News finds 2024 Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump tied at 49% support among registered voters ...
Dominion Day (French: Fête du Dominion) was the name of the holiday commemorating the formation of Canada as a Dominion on 1 July 1867. It became an official public holiday in 1879. [ 2 ] Some Canadians were, by the early 1980s, informally referring to the holiday as " Canada Day ".
Dominion Day (1867–1982): holiday marking Canada's national day; now called Canada Day; Dominion Police (1867–1920): merged to form the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Dominion Lands Act (1872): federal lands act; repealed in 1930