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Canada is a member of the Commonwealth. This membership is a result of Canada having once been a part of which empire?

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The commonwealth of Nations is an organisation uniting the former members of the British Empire: so the answer is: the British Empire.

Some, but not all (16 out of 50) of the countries of the Commonwealth recognize Queen Elisabeth II as their monarch.
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