statutes of Upper Canada
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The statutes of Upper Canada are the body of colonial laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries for the British province that later became part of Ontario, governing areas such as land, civil rights, and local administration.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of law
ⓘ
colonial legislation ⓘ primary legal source ⓘ |
| appliedInJurisdiction |
Province of Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Ontario ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Indigenous peoples within Upper Canada’s claimed territory
ⓘ
settlers in Upper Canada ⓘ |
| basedOn | English common law ⓘ |
| compiledIn | sessional volumes of the statutes of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| country | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedUnderAuthorityOf | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1841 ⓘ |
| hasNotableProvision |
1793 Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada
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laws concerning marriage and family ⓘ laws establishing district courts ⓘ laws on bankruptcy and debt ⓘ laws on incorporation of companies and societies ⓘ laws on inheritance and succession ⓘ laws on public order and policing ⓘ laws on the establishment and support of churches ⓘ laws on the establishment of schools and grammar schools ⓘ laws organizing local government and town meetings ⓘ laws regulating land grants and Crown lands ⓘ laws regulating taverns and liquor ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Canadian provincial law
ⓘ
early statutes of Ontario ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial law ⓘ |
| legislatedBy |
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legislative Council of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights
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courts and procedure ⓘ criminal law ⓘ education ⓘ land law ⓘ local administration ⓘ militia and defence ⓘ municipal institutions ⓘ property law ⓘ religion and churches ⓘ roads and infrastructure ⓘ taxation and public finance ⓘ trade and commerce regulation ⓘ |
| partOf |
legal history of Canada
ⓘ
legal history of Ontario ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Library and Archives Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario provincial archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | statutes of the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| startTime | 1791 ⓘ |
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