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The Rupert's Land Act 1868This
section 1
of the Act. (31 & 32 Vict. c.105) was an Act of the
Online text of the Act
{{UK legislation Legal history of Canada 1868 in British law United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1868 Hudson's Bay Company 1868 in Canadian law Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Canada Land law * Annexation
The Rupert's Land Act 1868This short title
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The ...
was authorised bsection 1
of the Act. (31 & 32 Vict. c.105) was an Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative supremacy ...
(as it then was), authorizing the transfer of Rupert's Land
Rupert's Land (french: Terre de Rupert), or Prince Rupert's Land (french: Terre du Prince Rupert, link=no), was a territory in British North America which comprised the Hudson Bay drainage basin; this was further extended from Rupert's Land t ...
from the control of the Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trade, fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada. The company's namesake b ...
to the Dominion of Canada. Often confused with the Deed of Surrender
The Deed of Surrender or Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory Order is an 1870 British order in council that transferred ownership of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to the newly created Dom ...
, the Act is different as it only expressed that the United Kingdom and Canada permitted the transfer but did not settle on the details of exchange with HBC which were then outlined in the Deed.
See also
The act resulted in other legislation that created or helped create three Canadian provinces that had been part of Rupert's Land: * ''Manitoba Act
The ''Manitoba Act, 1870'' (french: link=no, Loi de 1870 sur le Manitoba)Originally entitled (until renamed in 1982) ''An Act to amend and continue the Act 32 and 33 Victoria, chapter 3; and to establish and provide for the Government of the Pro ...
'' 1870
* ''Alberta Act
The ''Alberta Act'' (french: Loi sur l'Alberta), effective September 1, 1905, was the act of the Parliament of Canada that created the province of Alberta. The ''Act'' is similar in nature to the '' Saskatchewan Act'', which established the pr ...
'' 1905
* ''Saskatchewan Act
''The Saskatchewan Act'', S. C. 1905, c. 42. (the ''Act'') is an Act of the Parliament of Canada which established the new province of Saskatchewan, effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is ''An Act to establish and provide for the gove ...
'' 1905
*Deed of Surrender
The Deed of Surrender or Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory Order is an 1870 British order in council that transferred ownership of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to the newly created Dom ...
1870
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Online text of the Act
{{UK legislation Legal history of Canada 1868 in British law United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1868 Hudson's Bay Company 1868 in Canadian law Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Canada Land law * Annexation