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Usage of the phrase Dominion of Canada was employed as the country's name after 1867, predating the general use of the term dominion as applied to the other autonomous regions of the British Empire after 1907.
Canada became a country on July 1, 1867. The term dominion is a historical reference to Sec. 3 of the British North America Act which states one dominion under the name of â¦ Canada. Canada was never officially called The Dominion of Canada.