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Merger into United Province

When
10 February 1841
Where
First capital of the United Province of Canada
Part of
Act of Union proclaimed; Province of Canada formed

Upper and Lower Canada were merged into the United Province of Canada upon the 10 February 1841 proclamation, with Kingston as the first capital.

The Act of Union 1840 merged the Colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada by abolishing their separate parliaments and replacing them with a single bicameral legislature. The merger took effect with the 10 February 1841 proclamation; the legacy row's 11 February date is unsupported by the supplied passages and is treated as a legacy error. Kingston served as the first capital from 1841 to 1844, and the legacy location 'Kingston, Ontario' is anachronistic for 1841.

Sources

  1. Province of Canada Wikipedia
  2. Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09

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