In 1916, Parliament passed an act to incorporate the Western Canada Telephone Company, and three years later the Western Canada Telephone Company merged with the British Columbia Telephone Company Limited and took the name The British Columbia Telephone Company, or B.C. Tel for short.
En 1916, le Parlement a adopté une loi constituant en corporation The Western Canada Telephone Company et, trois ans plus tard, The Western Canada Telephone Company fusionnait avec la British Columbia Telephone Company Limited et prenait le nom de The British Columbia Telephone Company, ou B.C. Tel. La loi faisait plus que constituer la B.C. Tel en corporation.