Thursday 30 June 2011

Canada Day July 1st

Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada), formerly Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération), 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 (today called theConstitution Act, 1867), which united three British colonies into a single country, called "Canada", within the British Empire.Originally called Dominion Day, the name was changed in 1982, the year that Canada gained full independence from the United Kingdom. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada as well as internationally.
Taken from wikipedia
Webpages: http://holidays.kaboose.com/canada-day/, http://canadadayinlondon.com