there are numerous references in united kingdom acts of parliament to "the dominion of canada" and the "british north america act, 1867" referred to the formation of "one dominion under the name of canada". nonetheless, the term "dominion of canada" appears in the "constitution act, 1871" — usage of which was "sanctioned" — and both appear in other texts of the period, as well as on numerous canadian banknotes before 1935.