British troops called Canadians burned down the White House and the people of 1812 are the same Canadians as 1867, nothing changed but the ownership. Yes a British province but we are Canadians, man I love Canada, but also respect Great Britain as we are still a Colony to this day.
http://www.canadafaq.ca/when+did+canada+become+a+country/The history of Canada dates back to the arrival of Paleo-Indians, and its territory has been inhabited by Aboriginal peoples for millennia. However, it was only in 1867 when Canada became a unified nation under the name Dominion of Canada.
Canada was under British rule during the period of 1763 – 1867. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763 and under it, France ceded a large portion of its territory in present day Canada. The British rulers protected the political, religious, and social culture and property of the French-speaking habitants. In 1837, rebels in Lower and Upper Canada took up arms and fought skirmishes against the British authorities. Skirmishes took place around Hamilton, London, and Toronto, but they were of small scale and ultimately unsuccessful. A more substantial rebellion took place in Lower Canada where French- and English-Canadian rebels fought skirmishes against the British colonial government.
Canada officially became The Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. The formation of the Dominion of Canada was the result of the Charlottetown Conference and Quebec Conference. The Seventy-Two Resolutions established the framework under which the North American colonies of Great Britain would be unified into a federation. The resolutions were adopted by most Canadian provinces and became the basis for the London Conference, which took place in 1866. Sixteen delegates from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada gathered with British officials to draft the British North America Act of 1867. This conference was the last of the series of conferences of the Confederation. Sir John. A. MacDonald became the first Prime Minister.
