What year was Canada founded in?

The story behind the answer

1867 is correct because on July 1 of that year the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act, 1867) united the colonies of Canada (split into Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into the Dominion of Canada—Canada’s official birth as a self-governing nation within the British Empire.

Context helps: earlier dates mark milestones, not nationhood—1608 saw Quebec City founded, 1791 reshaped colonial governance, and 1931/1982 later expanded full sovereignty. Remember it with “1-8-6-7 = four to heaven”: four provinces joined to start the country, celebrated every July 1 as Canada Day. The centennial in 1967 (Expo 67 in Montreal) also makes “’67” a standout year in Canadian memory.