Colony of Vancouver Island
BRITISH POSESSION IN NORTH AMERICA BETWEEN 1849–1866
Colony of vancouver island; Vancouver Island Colony
The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia. The united colony joined Canadian Confederation, thus becoming part of Canada, in 1871.