Canada Day (also know as Dominion Day) is celebrated because on July 1st, 1867 was the date that Canada officially became a Nation. At the time, it was still under British rule, but before was just seen as a colony (upper and lower Canada representing Ontario and Quebec), and on that date the British crown recognised Canada as its own country.
Canada Day (also know as Dominion Day) is celebrated because on July 1st, 1867 was the date that Canada officially became a Nation. At the time, it was still under British rule, but before was just seen as a colony (upper and lower Canada representing Ontario and Quebec), and on that date the British crown recognised Canada as its own country.