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ca_p_bc_003State-specific: BC
Canada's Regions › Provinces and Territories
British Columbia joined Confederation in which year?
- 1867
- 1871
- 1949
- 1905
Why this is the correct answer
British Columbia did not join Canada at Confederation in 1867 but instead entered as the sixth province in 1871. One of the key conditions of BC's entry was a promise by the federal government to build a transcontinental railway linking it to the rest of Canada.