Abstract:
The unification of the colonies of Canada into a federation resulted in the emergence of Canada as an independent modern state. This country was founded as a «resettlement colony» of France and Great Britain. Only in 1867 did it receive the status of a dominion, a self-governing colony (The British North American Act). In 1931 de facto the independence was obtained, which was eventually formalized in 1982 (the Canadian Act). Thus, Canada is a federal state comprising 10 provinces (from the west to the east – British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland) and 3 territories (from the west to the east – Yukon, North-Western Territories, Nunavut). As all the provinces have different legal status, land use is carried out according to the appropriate hierarchy, namely at different levels – at the federal, provincial (unit of administrative-territorial division in Canada is the province) as well as local regulation.
