Is Canada still a part of the British Commonwealth or is it now an independent nation?
1. It is no longer called the British Commonwealth – it’s called the Commonwealth of Nations. 2. Canada is completely independent and sovereign – otherwise it would not be a member of the United Nations for example, which only accepts independent countries as members – same goes for Australia. 3. Australia is called The Commonwealth of Australia, not because it is a member of the Commonwealth of the Nations, but because it is literally a Commonwealth of States which united to become one country (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, etc). 4. Canada & Australia are both members of the Commonwealth of Nations. 5. Canada & Australia, along with the United Kingdom, and 13 other countries, share Queen Elizabeth II as their respective head of state, but that doesn’t make them any less independent, as the Queen holds 16 separate offices as head of state of 16 different countries. 6. Canada became fully independent in 1982 with Canada Act (or also called Constitution Act 1982) and Australia b
