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Act of Union 1840 information


British North America Act 1840
Act of Parliament
Act of Union 1840
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to reunite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada.
Citation3 & 4 Vict. c. 35
Dates
Royal assent23 July 1840

The British North America Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 35),[1] also known as the Act of Union 1840, (French: Acte d’Union) was approved by Parliament in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, in Montreal.[2] It abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to replace them.

  1. ^ The Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and Schedule 1.
  2. ^ Monet, Jacques (September 27, 2019). "Act of Union". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada.

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