Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada), formerly Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération), is Canada’s national day, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the 1 July 1867 enactment of the British North America Act, which united Canada as a single country, which was in turn composed of four provinces. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada as well as internationally.

Frequently referred to as “Canada’s birthday”, particularly in the popular press, the British Parliament kept limited rights of political control over the new country that were shed by stages over the years until the last vestiges were surrendered in 1982 when the Constitution Act patriated the Canadian constitution.

On 20 June 1868, then Governor General The Viscount Monck issued a royal proclamation asking for Canadians to “celebrate the anniversary of the confederation.”

This trend declined in the post-World War II era; beginning in 1958, the Canadian government began to orchestrate Dominion Day celebrations, usually consisting of Trooping the Colour ceremonies on Parliament Hill in the afternoon and evening, followed by a mass band concert and fireworks display.
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Canada Day Online News

• Speed Read: Canada Day Edition – Media Decoder Blog – NYTimes.com
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• Stephen's Lighthouse: Happy Canada Day
  July 1, 2009. Happy Canada Day. It’s the first of July and therefore it’s Canada Day! Yay, eh! If you want to be Canadian for a day, watch this fantastic video and you’ll be trained: So you want to be Canadian . … Read more
• Yarn Harlot: Happy Canada Day
  I’m going to have just the best Canada Day by myself because the Beast is at work. It’ll give me the chance to work on my novel/screenplay that I started in 2003. Now where did I put those research notes. Oh, here they are. … Read more
• Happy Canada Day to Me « Foodie and the Beast
  Happy Canada Day! I have fond memories of Canada Day these days — it was on Canada Day 1995 that my now-husband and I first spent time together, at a Canada Day party thrown by some mutual friends in San Diego. … Read more
• It's An Eat The Press Canada Day (And The Rest Of Your Scritti …
  Happy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north! On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty’s loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary … Read more
• Happy Canada Day! | poomps [dot] com
  It’s CANADA DAY, and on this day, Eat The Press remembers and celebrates all things Canadian, in keeping with the rituals handed down by this blog’s founder and blogmother, Rachel Sklar. She is Canadian and she walks among us, … Read more

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