Is Canada a country or a colony of England since they have the queen on their currency?

Answer 1

On 1 July, 1867, the three British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada united into an innovative political structure called a "Dominion" which although it remained part of the British Empire, was entirely self-governing domesticly and possessed of very limited extra-territorial powers. The British Monarch remained the head of state, the British parliament retained some powers (mostly foriegn policy) and some British institutions remained (ie: The Royal Navy still had bases. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (British Supreme Court) was the last venue for legal appeal etc) Over time, these remaining institutions began to disappear as other colonies (British Columbia and Prince Edward Island) joined the dominion as new provinces. Finally in 1931 with the Statute of Westminister, the last Imperial powers were relinguished and all exercises of sovereignty were vested in Canada's parliament outside of those very small powers that rested with the monarch him/herself. It was at the point that Canada became a full fledged nation-state just as the United States has been since 1776.

As a side note, this concept of a "dominion" as a self governing part of the British Empire was so sucessful in Canada, it was extended to other colonies as well which included Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland (prior to division and the founding of the Republic) and Newfoundland (which reverted to colonial status when the government went bankrupt during the depression. As a crown colony they later joined Canada as a province in 1949) There was even a brief attempt to construct a unified India as a new style dominion after WWII which failed. Since then the various colonies that have been spun out of the British Empire have decided to characterize their political structures as something different than a dominion and have let Britain, and the Commonwealth have an inpact on their exercise of sovereignty (for example Canada mints all the former Carribean colony's money as a partner in the Commonwealth)

Answer 2

NakedBerries everyone knows that Queen Elizabeth ll is head of state of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica,Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis,Montserrat, St Lucia, Dominica

Answer 3

Canada is it's own sovereign country and has been since 1867. However, it is in the Commonwealth of Nations and like Australia and other countries that make up 50% of the world's landmass, they recognize Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state. The queen is usually represented by a governor general in any nation other than the UK.

Any country in the Commonwealth can theoretically remove themselves from the Commonwealth.

Answer 4

Canada was still a colony up until sometime in the sixties. I ember my teacher telling us in grade school. That's all I remember other then that it made no profound difference in my life. I was a little young to care though.

Answer 5

Nope. The Canadian government simply puts it on currency as an acknowledgment of the constitutional role of the monarchy.

Answer 6

It is a country on its own just has a great love of it's former master/colonial power.

Answer 7

Canada is an independent Country.
In the US we show the "all seeing eye" on some of our bills or all of them. it does not; mean we are God fearing people you know.