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{{shortShort description|Subdivision of the Province of Canada (1841-671841–67); now the Canadian province of Quebec}}

|native_name = {{nativename|fr|nolink=on|Canada-Est}}

|status = ColonySubdivision of the [[Province of Canada]]

|common_languages = [[CanadianQuebec French|French]], [[Canadian English|English]]

'''Canada East''' ({{lang-fr|links=no|Canada-Est}}) was the northeastern portion of the United [[Province of Canada]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|author=J. M. S. Careless|author-link=J. M. S. Careless|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/province-of-canada-1841-67|title=Province of Canada 1841-1867|encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|publisher=[[Historica Canada]]|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> [[Lord Durham's Report]] investigating the causes of the [[Upper Canada Rebellion|Upper]] and [[Lower Canada Rebellion]]s recommended merging those two colonies. The new colony, known as the Province of Canada, was created by the [[Act of Union 1840]] passed by the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], having effect in 1841. For administrative purposes, the new Province was subdivided into Canada West and Canada East. The former name of "Lower Canada" came back into official use in 1849, and as of the [[Canadian Confederation]] of 1867, it formed the newly created province of [[Quebec]].

It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day [[Canadian province]] of [[Quebec]]. It Formerlywas a former [[United Kingdom|British]] colony called the Province of [[Lower Canada]],. basedBased on [[Durham Report on the Affairs of British North America|Lord Durham's report]] it was merged with the Province of [[Upper Canada]] (present-day southern portion of the Province of [[Ontario]]) to create the United Province of Canada. Darryn very pro lets go ez pro.

From April 25, 1849, the Canadian Parliament enacted an interpretation act, which once again gave legal meaning to the terms ''Lower Canada'' and ''Upper Canada'':<ref>Statutes of Canada, 12 Vict., c. 10, s. V.</ref>

:{{block quote|The words "Lower Canada," shall mean all that part of this Province [thatwhich is,formerly theconstituted Unitedthe Province of Lower Canada]. The words "Upper Canada," shall mean all that part of this Province which formerly constituted the Province of LowerUpper Canada.}}

The most important farm products were potatoes, rye, buckwheat, maple sugar, and livestock{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}. When it came time to confederate, the Francophones were nervous because they did not want to lose their French heritage.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} They were afraid that it would be overwhelmed by the English.