Creation of the Province of Canada

Date: July 23, 1840 • Location: Fallingbrook, Canada

The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.

The Province of Canada was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of 1837–1838.