On the day of Confederation (July 1, 1867) two provinces were created. Pursuant to section 6 of the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) the pre-Confederation Province of Canada was severed into the Province of Ontario and the Province of Québec. The Province of Manitoba was created on July 15, 1870. The Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created on September 1, 1905. All other provinces joined as colonies.
To "join" implies that two entities existed separately, and then became one. While Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces on September 1, 1905, it was because they were created out of the Northwest Territories by the Government of Canada. These provinces did not exist as separate entities before September 1, 1905, and therefore could not "join" Canada. It is better to say that they "entered Confederation" on September 1, 1905.
because the seven provinces at the time would not have been protected from the U.S. After the civil war the provinces believed that if the U.S. sent the armies north ,so if the provinces joined theywould have a better army to fight with.
At confederation there were four provinces. As time progressed more provinces and territorities became parts of Canada, some territorities became provinces and part of Canada was annexed by the United States. For more details you might consider reading the wikipedia article about Canada.
There are a number of things that the fathers of confederation did. They brought provinces together and worked out various democratic ways of governing these territories in various conferences.
The ten provinces joined at the start of confederation and Manitoba joined in 1870, Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1905 there were usually treaties signed for this............
Saskatchewan and Alberta became provinces on September 1, 1905. They were previously part of the Northwest Territories.
Laurier was Prime Minster when Alberta and Saskatchewan were established as provinces, but he did not have to convince them to join Canada. The two provinces were created out of the Northwest Territories; which was already Canadian territory.
The Confederation bridge in Canada connects the provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
The prairie provinces of Canada are Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The southern parts of these provinces are covered in grassland.
1. Alberta and Saskatchewan did not "join" Canada. They "entered Confederation" by being created by the Government of Canada out of Northwest Territories. 2. Although Alberta and Saskatchewan both became provinces on the same day (September 1, 1905), Alberta is referred to as the eighth province and Saskatchewan as the ninth to enter Confederation.
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan
The prairie provinces are Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are known as the Prairie Provinces.
Saskatchewan is the next province west of Manitoba.
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are Canada's Prairie Provinces.
Alberta and Saskatchewan