WI - Britain transfers some of its colonial administration to Canada?

What if in the later half of the 19th century, the United Kingdom begins having Canada administer its Caribbean Colonies? While the Canadians controlling Jamaica or Trinidad are highly unlikely, perhaps they start with the Turks and Caicos, before adding more and more? How might this affect Canadian and Caribbean History?
 

Philip

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Why would they do this?

The bureaucracy already exists in UK. I don't see a significant advantage in communications. What is the advantage?

Much of the administration of the Caribbean will depend on the RN. The RN is headquartered in the UK. Moving the colonial administration to Canada would make coordination more difficult.
 

Lusitania

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The way it could of transpired would of been that when Canada was formed it included part of the Carribean. Say the largest of the island as part of Canada. Over the next decade or two rest become first territories and then provinces.
 
The way it could of transpired would of been that when Canada was formed it included part of the Carribean. Say the largest of the island as part of Canada. Over the next decade or two rest become first territories and then provinces.

I think the mostly likely starting point is probably Bermuda. It's not that much farther from Nova Scotia than it is from the Turks and Caicos.

Maybe at some point after thw American Revolution, a separate North American command of the RN is created with headquarters in Bermuda. The push for Canada to pay for its own defence means that a portion of the costs of this North American squadron are assumed by Canada. Canada agrees to this only if Bermuda is made a province. Eventually, as Canada's tax base grows, Britain pushes Canada to assume more and more of these costs and in exchange hands over control of more and more Caribbean territory.
 
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