| Canada Bay | |
|---|---|
 Aerial image ofHen and Chicken Bay, looking north. Canada Bay is the inlet in the lower left. | |
  Canada Bay Location of Canada Bay inNew South Wales | |
| Location | Inner-westSydney, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 33°51′24″S151°07′04″E / 33.85667°S 151.11778°E /-33.85667; 151.11778[1][2] |
| Type | Bay |
| Primary outflows | Parramatta River |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Frozen | never |
| Settlements | Canada Bay |
Canada Bay is an estuarine bay on theParramatta River, in theinner-west ofSydney, in the state ofNew South Wales, Australia. It is the innermost inlet of the largerHen and Chicken Bay. Two other bays to the north of Canada Bay are two other bays named for Canadian internment camps for convicts involved in theLower Canada Rebellion:
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The shoreline of Canada Bay is largely open parkland, with some residential use to the north and east. TheCity West Link Road, a major arterial road, runs along the southern shore of the bay.
Asuburb on the shore of the bay isnamed after it, as is theCity of Canada Bay, thelocal government area encompassing a large portion of inner-western Sydney.
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The name Canada Bay honours a link between Australia and Canada. Following theLower Canada Rebellion of 1837 to 1838, two Irish and58 French Canadian rebels were deported to Australia. At the request of the localCatholicbishop, they were brought to Sydney. Imprisoned at Longbottom Stockade (which was located at what is nowConcord Oval), the convicts broke stone for the construction ofParramatta Road and collectedoyster shells for makinglime. In 1842, theFrench Canadians were allowed to work outside the prison. Between 1843 and 1844, all received pardons and, except for two people who died and one (Joseph Marceau) who settled inDapto all returned to Canada.
After the rebellions, the AustralianGovernor General andHigh Commissioner to Canada recommended thatBritain grant responsible self-government to theUnion of Upper and Lower Canada. In the 1850s, the Australian colonies achieved responsible government andparliamentary democracy. Many parts of Canada Bay are a reminder of this history: Exile Bay, France Bay, Durham Street, Marceau Drive, Polding Street and Gipps Street. Bayview Park, occupying the headland at the northern end of the bay, has a plaque that honours the exiles and marks the point of disembarkation.
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