3. How many provinces and territories make up Canada?
From Quiz Canada By the Numbers
Answer:
Ten provinces and three territories
In 1867, Canada became the first Dominion in the British Empire, with its own government, comprised of an elected House of Commons and an appointed Senate. At that time, Canada had only four provinces - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. Manitoba entered confederation in 1870, followed by Prince Edward Island in 1873, British Columbia in 1876, Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905, and Newfoundland (which included Labrador) in 1949 (Newfoundland's name was changed to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001).
The Northwest Territories entered confederation in 1870, and Yukon in 1898. Nunavut was separated from NWT in 1999, becoming Canada's newest territory. Apart from Prince Edward Island, all the rest of Canada west and north of Ontario was known as the Northwest Territories. Until it voted in favour of joining the Canadian confederation, Newfoundland and Labrador was a British colony.