The District of Yukon is separated from the Northwest Territories to become Yukon Territory with the ...
The District of Yukon is separated from the Northwest Territories to become Yukon Territory with the boundaries as assigned to the district in 1895. The boundaries of Quebec are extended northward to the Eastmain River.
Canada’s long and diversified settlement history is reflected in the two distinct patterns of boundaries that differentiate between eastern and western Canada. The eastern boundaries closely conform to natural features such as drainage basins, while the boundaries of western and northern Canada. reflect the administrative organisation of these lands by, first, the Hudson’s Bay Company and later the Government of Canada.