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Montreal District | |
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Former District in the British Province of Quebec and New France | |
 Montreal District was the westernmost of three districts | |
| Established | ~1642 (as French district) 1760 (as British district only) |
| Dissolved | 1760 (as French district) 1791 (as British district only) |
Montreal District was colonial district in New France andBritish North America with its capital inMontreal. A descendant of the district exists today as the judicial district of Montreal. Western parts transferred toUpper Canada, later asCanada West and are now inOntario where as the northeast becameLabrador and now withinNewfoundland and Labrador.
The district was created as a district ofCanada, New France.
When the Britishconquered Canada in 1760, the district of Montreal remained the same as that under the former French regime (seePays d'en Haut).[1] Under British administration, it was one of three division of the formerProvince of Quebec from 1763 to 1791. Reapportioned in 1763, it included much of modern-dayQuebec,Labrador and most of southernOntario. The meetings of the District were called theCourt of Quarter Sessions of the Peace.
In 1788 western sections Montreal District became:
These four were then organized as the Province ofUpper Canada in 1791 and all dissolved in 1849 when they were replaced with counties.
In 1791 Montreal District was dissolved into27 new districts in the new province ofLower Canada.Labrador was part of British Quebec after 1774 and part ofLower Canada until 1809 to become part of theNewfoundland Colony in name but not until a border dispute was settled in 1927.
Besides Montreal, the British Province of Quebec had two other districts:
