Land Policies of Upper Canada

by Lillian F Gates

From 1763 to 1867 the land system of Upper Canada was one of the most important questions in the development of the new country. This detailed study of the subject examines Great Britain's plans for Canada after the conquest, the problems created by the royal "promise" of land to the loyalists, Lord Durham's Report, and the failure of the land policies to reach their economic and political objectives. In addition it covers the land problems in Canada after responsible government was Clergy Reserves, untenanted and abandoned land, settlement duties, speculation, wild land tax and assessment, and the activities of squatters. Based on Colonial Office depsatches, legislative records, the Crown Land Papers, newspapers and various private collections of documents, this work offers an accurate account of the social, economic and political aspects related to land policy in nineteenth-century Upper Canada.

396 pages, Paperback

Published December 15, 1968

Reviews

[Roger Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not an easy read but very informative about the various land policies in Canada and why they were implemented. I found it a bit difficult to decide which policy was in effect at a particular time as the requirements for getting the patent on a piece of land seemed to vary from year to year. However, if you want to know about land grants and purchases in Upper or West Canada between 1790 and 1867, then this book tells all.

[Anna M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chalk full of important information and gives an eye opening view of the crazy politics that happened in relation to the land in canada.