t of
1791, the country was divided into two provinces, and the name Upper
Canada applied to the western province. The population at that time was
made up chiefly of United Empire Loyalists from the United States. In
1841 Upper and Lower Canada were reunited; and in 1867 Upper Canada
again became a separate province, under the name of Ontario (_q.v._).
=Index=: =B= Federal union of all British North American provinces not
acceptable to, 155; feeling in favour of Confederation all but
unanimous, 166; parliamentary representation of, 172-173. =E= First
railroad in, 99; political parties organized in, 148. =Bk= Population
of, 49; commerce, 50; lack of public buildings, 50. =Sy= Its political
condition described by Sydenham, 200-202; opening of Legislature, 203;
equality of representation with Lower Canada proposed for, 204; defects
in its administration, 221-223; Sydenham enthusiastic over its soil and
climate, 268; larger part of its revenue collected in Lower Canada, 316;
its public works burdensome, its revenue small, 317. =S= Condition of,
in 1782, 51; division of, into counties, 80; population of, 115;
population of, largely composed of dissenters, 159; Simcoe presents
books and premium in money to Agricultural Society of, 175. =BL= Coming
of the Loyalists, 5; population in 1811, 8; political situation after
1815, 9, 16, 17; municipal history of, 297-298. =Sy= Defects in
administration described by Sydenham, 221-223; his endeavours to remedy
by reorganization of public departments, 331. =R= Religious life in
pioneer days, 10-11; character of the people, 35-36; movement for civil
and religious equality in, 42-43, 61-63; population, 51; growth of
popular government, 64-66, 120-132. =Mc= State of representation in
Mackenzie's committee on, 171; report on, 175, 176. _See also_ Ontario.

=Upper Canada Academy.= =R= Established by Methodists, June, 1836, 135;
Ryerson on, 137-138; difficulty of raising funds, 138-139; Ryerson sent
to England to obtain funds and secure royal charter, 139-141; his
success, 142; Rev. Matthew Richey first principal, 142; financial
assistance from government, 142-143; becomes Victoria College, 1841,
143; continued as preparatory school for Victoria College, 155. =BL=
Incorporated by Methodists in 1836 at Cobourg, 193; power to grant
degrees conferred in 1841, 193; name changed to Victoria College, 194.
_See also_ Victoria College.

=Upper Canada College, Toronto.= Originally established in 1807 a