British Columbia

**Dominion of British Columbia**
*Ayas Tayi ya Kinchoch Kolompi Ilihi* (Chinook Wawa)
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Motto	Splendor sine Occasu (Latin) "Splendour without Diminishment"
Anthem	"British Columbia Marching Song" File:Anthem.ogg
Royal Anthem	"God Save the King"
Capital (Legislative)	Victoria
Capital (Judicial)	New Westminster
Largest City	Vancouver
Official Languages	English Chinook Wawa
Government	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Monarch	Charles III
Governor General	Tyee Sir Gidansda Guujaaw KBC OD PC
Prime Minister	Annie May Bennett PC
Legislature	Parliament
Upper House	Council of Chiefs
Lower House	House of Commons
Independence	from the United Kingdom
Constitution Act	18 August 1875
Statute of Westminster	11 December 1931
British Columbia Act	27 March 1989
Currency	British Columbian Pound (£) (BCP)
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Aircraft reg. prefix	VB-

Ukuk peij kopa Chinuk Wawa: Kinchoch Kolompi Ilihi

British Columbia, officially the Dominion of British Columbia (Kinchoch Kolompi Illahee in Chinook Wawa), is a country on the northern west coast of North America. It is one of the seventeen British Commonwealth Realms.

History

1875: passing of the Constitution Act, establishment of the Dominion of British Columbia
1931: passing of the Statute of Westminster, making BC an independent dominion of the British Empire
1957: passing of the British Columbia and Canada Act in BC and Canada, removing most trade and movement barriers between the two
1969: passing of the Commonwealth Realms Act in BC, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Malta; other Realms passed this act in later years.
1983: the Accidental War
1989: passing of the British Columbia Act, making BC a fully independent country as one of the seventeen British Commonwealth Realms within the Commonwealth of Nations, equal in status to the United Kingdom.

Government and Politics

HM Dominion Government
- Sovereign
  - Governor General
    - King's Privy Council for British Columbia
      - Executive branch (King-in-Council)
        Prime Minister
        
        Cabinet
      - Legislative branch (King-in-Parliament)
        Council of Chiefs
        
        House of Commons
      - Judicial branch - Courts of British Columbia
        Court of King's Bench
        Military Court
        
        Tribal Courts
        
        Court of Appeal
        Dominion Court
        
        Tax Court
British Columbia Defence Force
Royal BC Constabulary
British Columbia Coast Guard
Administrative districts of BC:
- Indigenous Administrative Districts
  - Cymru Newydd
- Regional Districts

Society and Culture