What was the last territory to join Canada?

Answer 1

Wrong AnswerNunavut, on April 1, 1999. Prior to that date, that Territory was part of the Northwest Territories. It had been split because people thought Northwest Territories was too big so they decided to divide it.

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Right Answer1. Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories in order to create a self-governing territory for the Inuit. The decision to create Nunavut had nothing to do with the previous size of the Northwest Territories.

2. Nunavut did not "join" Canada. It was already a part of Canada by virtue of being a part of the Northwest Territories.

3. The last territory to join Canada was the "remaining British possessions and territories ... and the islands adjacent thereto" pursuant to the Adjacent Territories Order, dated July 31, 1880.

Prior to that, on July 15, 1870, Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territories had been transferred from Britain to Canada. On the same date, the federal government created the Province of Manitoba out of part of the former Rupert's Land.

Answer 2

Nunavut, Canada's newest territory, was separated from Northwest Territories and created as a territory on April 1, 1999.

Answer 3

The last province to join the confederation has NewFoundLand.

The last territory was Nunavut.