colonial government of Upper Canada

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The colonial government of Upper Canada was the British imperial administrative system that governed the Upper Canadian colony (now southern Ontario) from 1791 to 1841 through appointed officials and limited representative institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British imperial administration
colonial government
appliesToJurisdiction Upper Canada
capital Kingston
Newark
York
characteristic absence of responsible government
appointed executive
limited franchise
property-based voting qualifications
strong influence of local oligarchy
country Upper Canada
dissolvedFollowing Act of Union 1840
union of Upper and Lower Canada into Province of Canada
dominantPoliticalFaction Family Compact
economicPolicy promotion of British mercantilist trade system
endTime 1841
establishedBy Parliament of Great Britain
executiveBranch Executive Council of Upper Canada
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
followed Province of Quebec colonial administration
linked to: Province of Quebec

Quebec Act regime in western Quebec
linked to: Quebec Act
governmentType constitutional monarchy
representative government without responsible government
headOfGovernment Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
immigrationPolicy encouragement of British and Loyalist settlement
includedBody Executive Council of Upper Canada
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Council of Upper Canada
judicialBranch Court of Chancery for Upper Canada
linked to: Court of Chancery

Court of Common Pleas for Upper Canada
Court of King’s Bench for Upper Canada
legalBasis Constitutional Act 1791
legislativeBranch Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Council of Upper Canada
legislature Parliament of Upper Canada
monarchDuringExistence George III
George IV
Victoria
William IV
notableLieutenantGovernor Francis Bond Head
John Graves Simcoe
Sir Peregrine Maitland
linked to: Peregrine Maitland
primaryReligionPolicy support for Church of England through clergy reserves
relatedEvent Durham Report
Upper Canada Rebellion
War of 1812
replacedBy colonial government of the Province of Canada
government of the Province of Canada
startTime 1791
subordinateTo British Colonial Office
linked to: Colonial Office

British government
linked to: UK government

British monarch
territoryIncludes Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region (Upper Canada portion)
linked to: Huronia region

lands west of the Ottawa River
present-day southern Ontario
usedLanguage English
French

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Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada partOf colonial government of Upper Canada
Clergy reserves administeredBy colonial government of Upper Canada
Family Compact politicalSystemContext colonial government of Upper Canada
Government House, York partOf colonial government of Upper Canada
Government House, York governingAuthority colonial government of Upper Canada
Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern belligerent2 colonial government of Upper Canada