Timeline Thursday 23 July 1840

Events on Thursday 23 July 1840 1

• 1840 Act of Union unites Upper and Lower Canada British Parliament creates the Province of Canada The Act of Union received royal assent on 23 July 1840, merging the colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into a single Province of Canada. The measure followed Lord Durham's report on the 1837 rebellions and aimed to assimilate French Canadians into an English-speaking majority. It took effect in February 1841.