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Title

Series consists of

2 lower level description(s)

Arrangement structure

Series part of

Indian and Inuit Affairs Program sous-fonds [multiple media] (R216-185-5-E)

Bilingual equivalent

Bureau du Gouverneur général [document textuel]

Date(s)

1786-1869

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Series consists of petitions and general operational records created and maintained by the Office of the Governor General.

Conditions of access

Terms of use

Copyright belongs to the Crown. In order to protect the fragile originals, the microfilm copies of these records must be consulted rather than the originals.

Additional name(s)

Quebec, Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Canada. Governor. Despatches to and from the Colonial Office. Governor. Despatches to and from the Colonial Office.

Biography / Administrative history

Responsibility for Indian Affairs in Upper Canada was transferred from military to civil authority in 1796, thus making the officers in the Indian Department answerable to the Lieutenant Governor in that colony. Responsibility for Indian Affairs in Lower Canada was given to the Governor General in 1800. In 1816, jurisdiction over Indian Affairs in Upper and Lower Canada was transferred to the Commander of the Forces. In 1830, control passed once again to civil authority. With the Union of 1841 the two offices of the Department were amalgamated and placed under the authority of the Governor General. In 1844, the Indian Department was reorganized and placed under the control of the Civil Secretary to the Governor General, with the Civil Secretary taking on the title of Superintendent General. RG10 General Inventory

Additional information

Source

Government

MIKAN no.

133546