Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony in Canada. It included Labrador and the southern part of Quebec. It was created in 1791 when Britain split Quebec into two provinces. It was merged in 1841 with the rest of Quebec to form the Province of Canada.

Province of Lower Canada Province du Bas-Canada
1791–1841
Flag
Status	British colony
Capital	Quebec City
Common languages	French, English
Government	Château Clique oligarchy under a Constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
• 1791–1820	George III
• 1820–1830	George IV
• 1830–1837	William IV
• 1837–1841	Victoria
Lieutenant-Governor and Executive Council of Lower Canada
Legislature	Parliament of Lower Canada
• Upper house	Legislative Council
• Lower house	Legislative Assembly
Historical era	British Era
• Constitutional Act of 1791	26 December 1791
• Act of Union 1840	10 February 1841
Area
1839[1]	534,185 km2 (206,250 sq mi)
Population
• 1839[1]	700000
Currency	Canadian pound
Preceded by Succeeded by Province of Quebec (1763–1791) United Province of Canada Colony of Newfoundland
Today part of	Canada  ∟ Quebec  ∟ Newfoundland and Labrador

References

1. "The emigrant's handbook of facts concerning Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Cape of Good Hope, &c". Open Library. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 22 December 2013.