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Also known as Province of Upper Canada

former British colony in North America

Key facts

1823
150,196
1836
258,999 km (100,000 sq mi)
Status
British colony
Capital
Newark 1792–1796 (renamed Niagara 1798, Niagara-on-the-Lake 1970), York (later renamed Toronto in 1834) 1796–1841
Common languages
English
Religion
Church of England ( Official )
Government
Family Compact
1791 1820
George III
1820 1830
George IV
1830 1837
William IV
1837 1841
Victoria
Legislature
Parliament of Upper Canada
Upper house
Legislative Council
Lower house
Legislative Assembly
Historical era
British Era
Constitutional act 1791
26 December 1791
Act of union 1840
10 February 1841
Currency
Halifax pound

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Official name
Upper Canada
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1841-02-10
inception
1791-12-26
Commons category
Upper Canada
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