Day of Canada

Canada DayCanada Day is a major public holiday established to celebrate the unification of all the North American colonies of Britain into a single Dominion of Canada under the British North America Act, which came into force on July 1, 1867. On this day, the first colonies of British North America - the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Bronswick, united in a confederation called Dominion Canada, marked the beginning of the existence of a new country.

The British North America Act, originally born of the four provinces, was equally open to the other colonies that joined the confederation later. Taking into its composition one after another 6 more provinces, Canada by the end of the XIX century acquired modern shape. The process of the final formation of the Confederation was completed in 1949, when the former British Dominion of Newfoundland became the tenth province of Canada. Today, in addition to ten provinces, Canada also includes three Northern Territories.

Yachts moored in the pier (Vancouver)

The British North America Act, which marked the birth of the new state and embodied its constitution for more than a century, was replaced by a new Constitution of Canada in 1982. The transfer of constitutional power from Britain to Canada took place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where Queen Elizabeth II announced a new document.

Canadians celebrate their country’s birthday with great enthusiasm. Many thousands of people take part in the festivities on Parliament Hill in the capital Ottawa. A common phenomenon on the streets of Canadian cities on this day was blocked traffic. In all parts of the country, festive ceremonies and parades, concerts and outdoor performances, performances of choirs and orchestras are held. In many cities, luxurious festive fireworks are organized in the evening.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Day is celebrated as Memorial Day. Residents of the province pay special tribute to the memory of their compatriots killed on the battlefields in Europe during the First World War.