Canads rise to Indenpendence By mitucker Jan 1, 1867 Confederation Jan 1, 1884 British General C.G. Gordon cut off in Khartoum Jan 1, 1899 South African War Jan 1, 1914 Canada declares War 1 hour after Britain Jan 1, 1919 Signed the Treaty of Versailles Jan 1, 1939 Canada waits one week after Britain to declare war Jan 1, 1945 Canada joins the United Nations Jan 1, 1949 Signed the North Atlantic Treaty Jan 1, 1957 Lester B. Pearson received Nobel Prize for the peace keeping initiatives Jan 1, 1982 Constitution Act