Constitutional Law of 1791
The British constitutional law of 1791 divided the British province of Québec into two provinces, each with independent administrations, the English-influenced Upper Canada and the French Lower Canada . The Ottawa River formed the boundary between the two. In addition, no clergy reserve was planned for the West , land that had been used to support the Anglican clergy since 1791 . It became free for industrial use and settlement. The seigneurie royale , the order introduced in 1627, in which a feudal lord received land from the king and lent it on in return for services and taxes, continued to exist.