Like I've mentioned who knows how many times, you have to study the formation of the Federation. The Federation could be said to be a creature of Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, etc. This is why so many Freeman on the Landers in Canada piss people off because they are evidencing they aren't going deeper into the knowledge than past their elbow. The Canadian Federation (Canada) is on par with the Federal State known as the United States. The U.S. Constitution would probably never have happened if not for the Land Ordinances and territorial cessions to the Federal State (the Joint Venture) called the United States by the states of America or former-British-Colonies which United for various purposes at some point around 1776 for various purposes.
Compare the government system of Alberta to that of Ontario. Alberta was a territory (part of Rupert's Land before that--part that was considered to be part of the Louisiana Purchase until the lower part of what is know Province of Alberta was ceded) before it became a "Province" (from what I recall it has more of the nature of a "district state"--and is different in structure than Quebec, Ontario or Nova Scotia). The provinces of Nova Scotia was chartered by under British King James. Ontario used to be part of Quebec which was chartered in 1763 (see Royal Proclamation of 1763).