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Proclamation of the Act of Union
- When
- 10 February 1841
- Where
- Montreal (proclamation site; not among allowed places)
The Act of Union 1840 was proclaimed in Montreal on 10 February 1841, officially marking the beginning of the Province of Canada.
The British North America Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 35), also known as the Act of Union 1840, was approved by Parliament in July 1840 and proclaimed on 10 February 1841 in Montreal. The proclamation officially marked the beginning of the Province of Canada. The legacy row's Kingston location is treated as a legacy error, since the cited passages state the proclamation occurred in Montreal.
Sources
- Act of Union 1840 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
- Province of Canada Wikipedia
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.