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DATES OF CONFEDERATION
1867 Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec
1870 Manitoba and Northwest Territories
1871 British Columbia
1873 Prince Edward Island
1898 Yukon Territory
1905 Alberta and Saskatchewan
1949 Newfoundland
1999 Nunavut
Newfoundland – King Henry the VII of England referred to the
land visited by Jon Cabot in 1497 as the "New Found Launde."
Newfoundland’s motto is: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei - “Seek
ye first the kingdom of god.”
Nova Scotia. - was named by Sir William Alexander who, in
1621, received a grant. The charter was in Latin and the name
"New Scotland" retained its Latin form - Nova Scotia. It’s
motto is: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit - “One defends the other
conquers”.
Prince Edward Island – – in 1799 it was given its present
name, in honour of Prince Edward of England (previously Ile St
Jean). PEI’s motto is: Parva SubIngenti - “The small under the
protection of the great.”
New Brunswick – was named in 1784 to honour the reigning
British monarch King George III. New Brunswick’s motto is:
Spem Reduxit - “Hope was restored.”
Quebec – comes from an “Algonquin word meaning “narrow
passage” or “strait”. Quebec’s motto is: Je me souviens - “I
remember.
Ontario– The origin of Ontario’s name has several
possibilities: in one, it comes from the Iroquois word
“Kanadario” meaning “sparkling water.” Alternately, the name
may be a variation of the term "Onitariio" which translates to
"beautiful lake. ” In one or more of the Iroquioan languages,
such as Huron, Mohawk and Seneca, the name probably means
simply ‘a large body of water.’ Ontario’s motto is: Ut Incepit
Fidelis Sic Permanet - “Loyal she began, loyal she remains.”
Manitoba – comes from the Cree words “Manitou bou” which
means “the narrows of the great spirit”. Manitoba’s motto is
“Glorious and free. “
Saskatchewan – comes from the Cree word
“kisiskatchewanisipi” which means “swift-flowing river,” and
was adapted to the present name in 1882. Saskatchewan’s motto
is: Multis E Gentibus Vires - “from many peoples strength.”
Alberta – Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline
Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. When it was
named, Alberta was one of four provisional districts of the
North-West Territories, and included only part of the present
province with the same name. Alberta’s motto is: Fortis et
Liber - “Strong and free”.
British Columbia – the southern region was called Columbia
and the central region was called New Caledonia. To avoid
confusion The Queen named the area British Columbia when it
became a colony in 1858. BC’s motto is: Splendor Sine Occasu
- “Splendor without diminishment.”
Yukon Territory – Yukon Territory takes its name from the
Loucheux (Gwitchin) Indian name Yu-kun-ah for the "great
river" which drains most of its area.
Northwest Territories – Most of today's Northwest Territories
were known as the North-Western Territory until 1870. Now
the name describes the location of the territories.
Nunavut – means “our land” in Inuktitut, the language of the
Inuit, and, unlike the Northwest Territories, the word 'territory'
is not part of Nunavut's official name. Nunavut’s motto is:
Nunavut sunginivut - “Nunavut our strength.”