First Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada National Historic Event
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Address :
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1990-11-16
Other Name(s):
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First Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
(Designation Name)
Importance:
This designation has been identified for review
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Simcoe Park, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
The first session of the Legislative Assembly held at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 17 September to 15 October 1792, introduced a limited form of representative government to the newly created colony of Upper Canada. The elected assembly formed part of the first legislature under the administration of John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. Statutes of the first session established English property and civil law, and trial by jury. In 1797 the seat of government was moved to York ( Toronto).
*Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge.