The
London Conference was held in the United Kingdom and began on 4 December 1866, and it was the final in a series of conferences or debates that led to
Canadian confederation in 1867. Sixteen delegates from the
Province of Canada,
Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick gathered with officials of the British government to draft the
British North America Act, 1867. This was a continuation of the Quebec Conference held earlier about the "Seventy-two Resolutions". A major issue of contention was the education system, with
Roman Catholic bishops lobbying for guarantees protecting the
separate school system, This was opposed by delegates from the
Maritimes, and the compromise reached was Section 93 of the act, which guaranteed separate school systems in
Quebec and
Ontario but not in
Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. The result of this meeting was the British North America Act. This was the last of the conferences discussing
Confederation.