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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 ...
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".
Meanwhile, the July 1 holiday to commemorate Canada’s Confederation became official in 1879, and was originally called Dominion Day. It marks the day the British North America Act came into ...
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(1867–1920): merged to form the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Dominion Lands Act (1872): federal lands act; repealed in 1930
Canadian Confederation (French: Confédération canadienne) 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 Canada, on July 1, 1867.
At a time when the Anglican Church of Canada was given increasing autonomy, the purpose of the Solemn Declaration was to define the way in which the Anglican Church of Canada saw itself remaining in communion with the Church of England throughout the world (the Anglican Communion) and the wider One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church (the Church).
Logo of Canada's 1967 Centennial celebrations, designed by Stuart Ash The Canadian Centennial was a yearlong celebration held in 1967 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation . Celebrations in Canada occurred throughout the year but culminated on Dominion Day , July 1.
That first synod made the Solemn Declaration 1893, which declares that the Church of England in the Dominion of Canada is "in full communion with the Church of England throughout the world, . . . and in fellowship of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church". [19] [20] Robert Machray was chosen as the Canadian church's first Primate.