What were the first Canadian provinces?
The provinces as well as the territories in the country of Canada combine to form the second largest country in the world. Presently the country has ten provinces including Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.
The difference between a province and a territory in the country is that while the former derives is authority from the Constitution Act, 1867; the territories derive their power from the federal government of the country.
Ontario entered the confederation in 1867. Its capital is Toronto. Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick too became a part of the confederation on the same date. The capitals of the provinces are Quebec City, Halifax, and Fredericton respectively. Manitoba entered next in the year 1870. Its capital city is Winnipeg.
This was followed by the entrance of British Columbia in the year 1871. Prince Edward Island too became a part of the confederation in the year 1873. In 1905 Alberta and Saskatchewan became a part of the confederation and the capital cities were Edmonton and Regina. Finally Newfoundland and Labrador joined the list of provinces in 1949. Its capital city is St. John's.
