<P> British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada . Originally politically constituted as a pair of British colonies , British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation on July 20 , 1871 . Perhaps the most influential historian of British Columbia has been Margaret Ormsby . In British Columbia : A History ( 1958 ) she presented a structural model that has been adopted by numerous historians and teachers . Chad Reimer says , `` in many aspects , it still has not been surpassed '' . Ormsby posited a series of propositions that provided the dynamic to the history : </P>
<P> British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada . Originally politically constituted as a pair of British colonies , British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation on July 20 , 1871 . Perhaps the most influential historian of British Columbia has been Margaret Ormsby . In British Columbia : A History ( 1958 ) she presented a structural model that has been adopted by numerous historians and teachers . Chad Reimer says , `` in many aspects , it still has not been surpassed '' . Ormsby posited a series of propositions that provided the dynamic to the history : </P>
when did british columbia become a province of canada
when did british columbia become a province of canada
July 20 , 1871
July 20 , 1871