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Dominion Day became Canada Day in 1982

A Canada Day celebration in Ottawa; not a photograph of the 1982 change of holiday name.
A Canada Day celebration in Ottawa; not a photograph of the 1982 change of holiday name. Canada Day Ottawa (1) · Source-supplied title: July'07073 · Toy Dog Design from Toronto, ON, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The July 1 holiday was formerly known as Dominion Day. Its name officially changed to Canada Day on 27 October 1982; the annual celebration remained on July 1.

Scope & context

A change of holiday name, not a new date of Confederation.

Sources behind this record

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The history of Canada Day ↗

Canadian Heritage

The creation of Canada Day: 1879 and 27 October 1982