<P> New Brunswick was one of the four original provinces of Canada that entered into Confederation in 1867 . The Charlottetown Conference of 1864 had originally been intended only to discuss a Maritime Union of New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island , but concerns over the American Civil War as well as Fenian activity along the border led to an interest in expanding the geographic scope of the union . This interest arose from the Province of Canada ( formerly Upper and Lower Canada , later Ontario and Quebec ) and a request was made by the Canadians to the Maritimers to have the meeting 's agenda altered . </P>
<P> New Brunswick was one of the four original provinces of Canada that entered into Confederation in 1867 . The Charlottetown Conference of 1864 had originally been intended only to discuss a Maritime Union of New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island , but concerns over the American Civil War as well as Fenian activity along the border led to an interest in expanding the geographic scope of the union . This interest arose from the Province of Canada ( formerly Upper and Lower Canada , later Ontario and Quebec ) and a request was made by the Canadians to the Maritimers to have the meeting 's agenda altered . </P>
when did new brunswick become part of canada
when did new brunswick become part of canada
1867
1867