Americas/North America
Canada
Ottawa
41.7 Mio
9 984 670 km²
Canadian dollar
Coastal
English, French
Historical Events
1497 - John Cabot's Voyage
John Cabot's journey marked one of the first European explorations of Canada.
1763 - Treaty of Paris
France ceded nearly all its colonies in North America to Britain, reshaping control over Canada.
1867 - Confederation
Canada was formed as a federal dominion with the union of three British colonies.
1931 - Statute of Westminster
Canada gained legislative independence from the United Kingdom, marking a step towards sovereignty.
1982 - Canada Act
The Canada Act severed legal dependence on the UK, completing Canada's constitutional independence.