The Rupert's Land Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c.105) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it then was), authorizing the transfer of Rupert's Land from the control of the Hudson's Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada. Often confused with the Deed of Surrender, the Act is different as it only expressed that the United Kingdom and Canada permitted the transfer but did not settle on the details of exchange with HBC which were then outlined in the Deed. See also The act resulted in other legislation that created or helped create three Canadian provinces that had been part of Rupert's Land: Manitoba Act 1870 Alberta Act 1905 Saskatchewan Act 1905 Deed of Surrender 1870 References External links Online text of the Act Legal history of Canada 1868 in British law United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1868 Hudson's Bay Company 1868 in Canadian law Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Canada Land law Annexation