![First Parliament Buildings at York - the Palace of Government, 1797-1813](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image_850_x_532/public/legacy/timeline_content/8.jpg?itok=vNdrnHwt)
1797
The first meetings of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada at York (now Toronto) took place in June, 1797. The Palace of Government – the name of the colony’s new Parliament Buildings – is the town’s first brick building, located on Front Street East.