Parliament Buildings
Parliament for the United Provinces of Canada drifted around the cities of Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa:
- 1841-1843 three sessions were held at the 3 storey Kingston General Hospital
- 1843 Parliament moves to Montreal and sites at renovated St. Anne’s Market; burned down in 1849; rebuilt as market only and burned down again in 1902; site later as parking lot and now public square called Place d'Youville.
- 1849 temporary sites for Parliament at Bonsecours Market and the Freemason's Hall, Montreal for single session.
- 1849-1850 Parliament returns to Toronto to the site of the Third Parliament Buildings at Front and Simcoe Street.
- 1851 Parliament relocates to Quebec City in 1851 to the Quebec Parliament Building until fire in destroys the building in 1854.
- 1854-1859 Parliament remains in Quebec and relocates to Quebec Music Hall and Quebec City Courthouse.
- 1859 Parliament return to Toronto to the site of the last parliament held there in 1849-1851 sessions.
- 1860-1865 Parliament returns to Quebec and new Parliament Buildings, Quebec at Parc Montmercy; re-used as Parliament of Quebec 1867-1883
- 1866-1867 Parliament locates in Ottawa on Parliament Hill to the completed and original Centre Block, as well as the East and West Block; Centre Block was later destroyed by fire
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