The ''Quebec Boundary Extension Act, 1898'' was an Act of the

Parliament of Canada The Parliament of Canada () is the Canadian federalism, federal legislature of Canada. The Monarchy of Canada, Crown, along with two chambers: the Senate of Canada, Senate and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, form the Bicameral ...

that expanded the territory of the province of

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

. The province's northern boundary was set along the eastern shore of

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to the mouth of the Eastmain River, north along the river, then due east to the Hamilton River and down the river to the western boundary of

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. The area was part of the North-West Territories, formerly

Rupert's Land Rupert's Land (), or Prince Rupert's Land (), was a territory in British North America which comprised the Hudson Bay drainage basin. The right to "sole trade and commerce" over Rupert's Land was granted to Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), based a ...

, claimed by England in 1670. The first of two such acts, a second act was passed by Parliament in 1912 and entitled the '' Quebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912''. Together, these two expansions more than tripled the size of the Province of Quebec to what it is today.

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