Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, 
and the province of Ontario (Upper Canada)

·       Prince Edward visited Upper Canada (Ontario) eight months after its creation by the Quebec proclamation of the Constitution Act of 1791 (becoming the first member of the Royal Family to visit the area). Touring the various Loyalist settlements in the new province, as well as meeting with delegations of First Nations, Edward helped foster a new British identity for Upper Canada. Hosted by Lieutenant Governor Simcoe in Newark, Prince Edward made a point of visiting forts Niagara and Scholsser (inserting himself in a boundary dispute with the United States).

Honouring Prince Edward in Ontario

• Kent Street, Ottawa (Originally called Hugh Street, it was renamed after the Duke of Kent in the late 19th century)
• Prince Edward County
• Prince Edward Street, Brighton
• Point Edward Village
• Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal

Ontario Communities visited by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent:

• Cornwall
• Fort Erie
  
• Fort Niagara (now in American territory)
• Fort Schlosser (now in American territory)
• Kingston
• Niagara-on-the-lake (then called Newark)
• Niagara Falls
• Prince Edward County
• Queenston Heights
  

Ontario Heritage Foundation Plaque erected at Point Edward Village, Ontario.