Rupert's Land Act 1868

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The Rupert's Land Act 1868 was a British statute that authorized the transfer of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada, paving the way for Canada's westward expansion.

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Rupert's Land Act 1868 canonical 2
Keewatin Act 1
Rupert's Land Act, 1868 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
British statute
affectedIndigenousPeoples First Nations in Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory
Métis communities in the Red River region
appliesToTerritory Rupert's Land
surface form: North-Western Territory

Rupert's Land
authorizedTransferOf Northwest Territories
surface form: North-Western Territory

Rupert's Land
consequence facilitated the territorial growth of Canada beyond the original provinces
paved the way for Canada's westward expansion
constitutionalContext post-Confederation expansion of Canada
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dateOfRoyalAssent 1868-07-31
enabled transfer of territorial rights from Hudson's Bay Company to the Crown in right of Canada
enabledCreationOf Northwest Territories
surface form: North-West Territories of Canada

Manitoba
surface form: Province of Manitoba
followedBy Deed of Surrender
fromEntity Hudson's Bay Company
geographicRegionImpacted Northern Canada
Western Canada
governingMonarch Queen Victoria
hasSignificance key step in the territorial consolidation of Canada
transition of large parts of northern and western North America from company rule to colonial government
historicalPeriod 19th century
implementedBy Deed of Surrender
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageOfWork English
legalBasisFor acquisition of Rupert's Land by Canada
acquisition of the North-Western Territory by Canada
legalStatus spent
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf British North America Acts
surface form: British North America legislation
precededBy charter and licenses of the Hudson's Bay Company over Rupert's Land
purpose to provide for the surrender of Rupert's Land by the Hudson's Bay Company to the Crown and for its admission into the Dominion of Canada
relatedTo British America
surface form: British North America

Canadian Confederation
Dominion of Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
Rupert's Land
surface form: North-Western Territory

Rupert's Land
shortTitle Rupert's Land Act 1868 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rupert's Land Act, 1868
subjectMatter colonial administration
imperial constitutional law
transfer of territorial rights
toEntity Dominion of Canada
typeOfTransfer cession of territory
yearOfEnactment 1868

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Rupert's Land transferEvent Rupert's Land Act 1868
Royal Charter of 1670 followedBy Rupert's Land Act 1868
Rupert's Land Act 1868 shortTitle Rupert's Land Act 1868 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rupert's Land Act, 1868
District of Keewatin establishedByAct Rupert's Land Act 1868
this entity surface form: Keewatin Act