Question

What European power controlled land in what is now canada​

Answer 1

Canada was under British rule beginning with the 1763 Treaty of Paris, when New France, of which the colony of Canada was a part, formally became a part of the British Empire.

Answer 2

The European power that controlled the land in what is now Canada​ was that of the British.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The first colonies were set up in Canada in 1600s by the British with dominance over the trade of fur in view.

• By the later half of the 1700s, the British invaded the French colonies in the north to bring entire North America completely under the control of the British.

• These British colonies in the north were formally declared the 'Dominion of Canada' on 1st July 1867.