CHAPTER II 
CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF THE PROVINCES. 
Tug Dominion of Canada as now constituted comprises 
seven organized Provinces, one organized District, and a vast 
extent of territory, sparsely inhabited, known as the North 
West Territories. 
A The area and population of Canada is as follows: 
Hon. 
Ontario .............. AEE 
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Novo-Bootln: uremervperpepporinmasns 
New Brunswick ......ccoeveniiiiinnns 
MAnItoba .ivevereenrenriiiniranrariiine. 
British Columbia. ccccenveiarninnaes 
Prince Edward’s Island ........c.oeeee 
Keewatin 
North-West Territory and Islands 
Ares, 
square niles. 
101,733 
188,688 
20,909 
27,174 
123,200 
341,305 
2,133 
3,000,352 
3.805.494 
Population. 
1,923,228 
1,359,027 
440,587 
321,129 
65,954 
49,459 
108,928 
56,446 
4.324.758 
Union of Originally the Dominion was composed of the Provinces 
the Pro- . . 
veces. of Ontario and Quebec (previously known as Upper and 
Lower Canada respectively), Nova Scotia and New Bruns- 
wick. By an Imperial Order in Council’ dated the 23rd 
June 1870 the North West Territories were ceded to the 
Dominion as from the 15th July 1870, and a Canadian Act 
(33 Vic. c. 3) formed out of these territories the new Pro- 
vince of Manitoba. British Columbia was admitted into the 
Dominion as from the 20th July 1871 by an Order in 
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