<P> Canada dates its history as a country to the British North America Act , 1867 , which came into effect on July 1 , 1867 . However , Canada was not established as fully independent , since the United Kingdom retained legislative control over Canada and full control over Canadian foreign policy . Canada did not have any foreign embassies until its first one was established in Washington , D.C. , in 1931 . Until 1949 , changes to the British North America Acts could be made only by the British parliament . The British North America ( No. 2 ) Act , 1949 , gave the Parliament of Canada the power to make limited constitutional amendments , but full Canadian control over the constitution was not achieved until the passage of the Canada Act 1982 . This long delay was in large part due to the inability to agree upon a procedure for making constitutional amendments that was acceptable to all of the provinces , in particular the Province of Quebec . </P>
<P> Canada dates its history as a country to the British North America Act , 1867 , which came into effect on July 1 , 1867 . However , Canada was not established as fully independent , since the United Kingdom retained legislative control over Canada and full control over Canadian foreign policy . Canada did not have any foreign embassies until its first one was established in Washington , D.C. , in 1931 . Until 1949 , changes to the British North America Acts could be made only by the British parliament . The British North America ( No. 2 ) Act , 1949 , gave the Parliament of Canada the power to make limited constitutional amendments , but full Canadian control over the constitution was not achieved until the passage of the Canada Act 1982 . This long delay was in large part due to the inability to agree upon a procedure for making constitutional amendments that was acceptable to all of the provinces , in particular the Province of Quebec . </P>
when did the british north america act take effect
when did the british north america act take effect
July 1 , 1867
July 1 , 1867