'Canada Day' is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the 'British North America Act':
This united the colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the United Province of Canada into a single country called Canada within the British Empire.
Originally called 'Dominion Day' the holiday was renamed in 1982, the year the 'Canada Act' was enacted...
...resulting in the patriation of the 'Constitution of Canada'.
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