What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Canada?
Quick answer: 1949. In our practice tests 63% of 119 answers were correct, and the most common mistake is choosing “1955”.
Why is this the correct answer?
Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949, becoming the 10th and most recent province. Before joining, it was a self-governing British dominion.
Study Tip
Newfoundland and Labrador's path to joining Canada was a bit unique, and it's tied to a significant event in Canadian history. Think about the year Confederation occurred and how it might relate to Newfoundland's decision to join.
What should you know about this topic?
Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949, making it the last province to join Confederation. Before that, it was a separate British dominion. After two referendums in 1948, voters narrowly chose to join Canada, and the union took effect on March 31, 1949.
Newfoundland has a long history. It is the oldest colony of the British Empire and was a strategic prize in the struggle to control North America. Its economy was built on the rich fisheries of the Grand Banks. The province is known for its unique culture, including its music, dialects, and own time zone, which is half an hour ahead of Atlantic Time. Its capital is St. John's. Labrador, on the mainland, is rich in hydroelectric power and minerals. Newfoundland's population was hit hard by the Great Depression in the 1930s, and the colony's self-government was suspended for a time. After the Second World War, its people debated whether to join Canada, stay under British control, or become independent again. Joey Smallwood led the campaign to join Canada.
Canada grew step by step. The four original provinces united in 1867. Manitoba joined in 1870, British Columbia in 1871, Prince Edward Island in 1873, and Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905. Newfoundland completed the ten provinces in 1949. For the test, learn this timeline, and connect Newfoundland and Labrador to the Atlantic region and to its own time zone.
Why are the other answers wrong?
- 1867: 1867 is the year of Confederation, when Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick formed Canada. Newfoundland stayed separate.
- 1880: In 1880 Britain transferred the Arctic islands to Canada, but Newfoundland did not join until 1949.
- 1955: Nothing happened with Newfoundland's entry in 1955. It had already joined six years earlier.
What is the most common mistake?
Some learners assume all Atlantic provinces joined in 1867. Only Nova Scotia and New Brunswick did; Newfoundland and Labrador joined much later, in 1949.
How can you remember the answer?
"Last in, 1949": Newfoundland was the final piece of the ten-province puzzle, just after the Second World War.
Original data
How many people get this question right?
63% of 119 practice answers from about 74 people were correct. The most common wrong answer is "1955", chosen 14% of the time. The data covers practice tests on BecomeACitizen.ca from March 31, 2026 to September 30, 2026.
How hard is this question compared with others?
It is the 25th hardest of the 167 questions we have enough data to rank. The average for the Modern Canada chapter is 71% correct, and the average across all questions is 75%. You need 75% to pass the real test.
These are practice questions written from the official Discover Canada guide. IRCC does not publish the real test questions. See the full ranking in the 20 most-missed citizenship test questions or browse more Modern Canada questions.
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