How old is Canada ,.currently,.,.???

Question

my friend and i made a bet ,. my friend claims canada is much older than the united states of america,. i think not,.,.???

Answer 1

Firstly, we do NOT "WORSHIP" the Queen, but she is the ceremonial head of state and has her picture on most of our money. IF we developed a George Bush type leader, the Queen could ultimately rule him out of power. Also, we are by far mostly an independent country with our own constitution, and we are NOT PART of England, although England was the nation that founded the current country of Canada.

Next, Canada is a word used to name this land since the 1600's, long before the word United States was even imagined.

Also, our current country Canada is a remnant of "British North America" which included the 13 ('American') colonies and (after the "seven years war") included all the land to the north (what used to be Nouvelle France). So, this "British North America" remnant that used to include the 13 colonies, is older than the USA, which was a chip off the old block you could say.

Just as the American Revolution was finishing up, and United States was forming its first independent government, Canada was called Upper Canada, and Lower Canada. Thats when we got our first Governor of our land, and those people from the colonies who remained loyal to the King moved north to settle and develop Canada. In that sense, the 2 countries are the same age.

Technically if you look at specific dates and look at it from current perspective, 1867 is when Canada got "confederation", its own national charter, "The British North America Act", and first Prime Minister. USA got their first President 80 or so years before.

Answer 2

This is not entirely easy to answer. Probably we could say that the United States of America came into existence either with the Declaration of Independence, the sighing of the Treaty of Paris or the ratification of the Constitution. All of those were prior to the creation of the Dominion of Canada on 1 July 1867. However "Canada" as a geographic term dates back to the French regime in the 16th century.

Answer 3

If you are talking about them as land, then the same time. But if you are talking about the date of becoming countries then the U.S is older. Canada became it's own Dominion in 1867

Answer 4

140

Answer 5

147

Answer 6

The USA is older; I think Canada is still part of England; they still worship the Queen

Answer 7

Well God created them at the same time i think.
But u mean wich one was Names before ...
I'd think Canada, because they were soo poor they only took a piece and later the U.S. bought the rest.
But u can do some research on that to make sure.

Answer 8

it became a country in 1867

Answer 9

Probably around 6 billion years old. Give or take.

Answer 10

since the beginning of Time