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| Ontario | 1867 | One of the original four provinces that formed Canada |
| Quebec | 1867 | One of the original four provinces that formed Canada |
| Nova Scotia | 1867 | One of the original four provinces that formed Canada |
| New Brunswick | 1867 | One of the original four provinces that formed Canada |
| Manitoba | 1870 | The Hudson's Bay Company transferred control of the Northwest Territories to the Canadian government, and Manitoba was created as a province |
| British Columbia | 1871 | The British government agreed to transfer control of British Columbia to Canada in exchange for the construction of a transcontinental railway |
| Prince Edward Island | 1873 | The British government agreed to transfer control of Prince Edward Island to Canada in exchange for financial assistance |
| Saskatchewan | 1905 | The Northwest Territories were divided into two new provinces, Saskatchewan and Alberta |
| Alberta | 1905 | The Northwest Territories were divided into two new provinces, Saskatchewan and Alberta |
| Newfoundland | 1949 | Newfoundland joined Canada after a referendum in which voters chose to join Canada over remaining a British colony |
| Yukon | 1953 | The Yukon Territory was created as a separate territory from the Northwest Territories |
| Northwest Territories | 1953 | The Northwest Territories was created as a separate territory from the Yukon Territory |
| Nunavut | 1999 | Nunavut was created as a separate territory from the Northwest Territories |