Canada Day is informally referred to as “Canada’s Birthday”, but July 1, 1867 was an important milestone in the evolution of the country into its current form of ten provinces and three territories. Canadians celebrate Canada Day in many ways including fireworks, parades, picnics, and events
Throughout the mid-1800s, the possibility of unification between the British North American colonies was discussed. This is how present-day Canada came into formation. The British North America Act served as the constitution for Canada until 1982.
Until 1982, Canada celebrated Dominion Day as their national holiday. The day was then renamed as ‘Canada Day
Dominion Day was established in 1879 but wasn’t celebrated by many Canadians, as they still identified themselves as British citizens. This changed on the 50th anniversary of the confederation in 1917, when Dominion Day started becoming more popular. A bill was forwarded in 1946 to rename Dominion Day, but the passing of the bill was stalled due to disagreement in the House of Commons over what the new name should be.
In 1967, on the 100th anniversary of the nation’s creation, there was an increasing interest in Canadian patriotism, and celebrations really took off. Even before it became official, citizens would refer to the holiday as Canada Day, and the name was finally adopted in 1982
