British statute establishing the Province of Canada
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British North America Act 1840
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Long title
An Act to reunite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada.
Citation
3 & 4 Vict. c. 35
Dates
Royal assent
23 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.
^The Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and Schedule 1.
^Monet, Jacques (September 27, 2019). "Act of Union". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada.
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