O S What is a Sesquicentennial Canada is turning 150 years old in 2017 A 150th anniversary is called a sesquicentennial Ses kwi sen TEN ee uh I Canada's birthday is celebrated on July 1 every year This holiday is called Canada Day Canadians get the day off to celebrate with parades barbecues and fireworks dUEEN ELIZABET ISLANDS Canada is a country in North America It has ten provinces and three territories YUKON TERRITORY NORTHWEST By TERRITORIES were NUNAVUT feet a Nitron BRITISH COLUMBIA Hes ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA QUEBEC Ceciliati on g ONTARIO NOVA SCOTIA
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canada's 150th Birthday The Parliament Buildings are where Canada s government meets They are shown here in Minecraft TI A sesquicentennial is a special birthday It is a time to look back proudly on the country's achievements Canadians are coming up with a lot of unique ideas to celebrate in their communities In one project children are helping to create Canadian buildings and events in Minecraft d You K now You can visit Canada's national parks historic sites and ocean and Great Lakes conservation areas for free during the entire sesquicentennial
So Confederation Explorers from Europe started coming to North America in the late 1400s France was the first country to claim land in what is now Canada Britain was next and both countries set up colonies Eventually Britain gained control of all the land This map shows what Canada looked like 150 years ago Russian America Russia Greenland Denmark Iceland United States Alaska after October 18 1887 Arctic Islands Britain North Western Territory Britain Labrador dependency of 0 0 British Columbia Britain Newfoundland Rupert s Land Brit aint Pierre and Miquelon France United States Quebec OProvinces O Territories 0 other countries Ontario Prince Edward Island Nova Britain Scotia New Brunswick of Canada a Province 1867 to July 15 1870
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canada's 150th Birthday Canada became a nation on July 1 1867 This event was called Confederation At that time Canada had only four provinces Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Other provinces joined the country as their populations grew At the time of Confederation Canada formed its own government Sir John A Macdonald was elected Canada's first prime minister The Father of Confederation RT HON SIR JOHN A MACDONALD P C C C B D CL d You K now I In 1982 the United Kingdom Britain and Canada signed a new agreement that gave Canada complete control over its own rules and
