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Usage of the phrase Dominion of Canada was employed as the country's name after 1867, predating the general use of the term dominion as applied to the other autonomous regions of the British Empire after 1907.
The Dominion of Canada was born in 1867 as a Confederation of four provinces that united to encourage economic development. The new country s constitution included an important stipulation: a railway would be built in every Canadian province where one did not yet exist.The original provinces joining Confederation in 1867 were Qu bec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.he new country s constitution included an important stipulation: a railway would be built in every Canadian province where one did not yet exist. The original provinces joining Confederation in 1867 were Qu bec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.