The United Empire Loyalists

In the main, the United Empire Loyalists were those who had been settled in the thirteen colonies at the outbreak of the American Revolution, who remained loyal to and took up the Royal Standard, and who settled in what is now Canada at the end of the war.

For more about the Loyalists, read "History of the Loyalists".

The United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada is an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians through knowledge of the past, in particular the history of the United Empire Loyalists and their contribution to the development of Canada.

In addition to perhaps one Canadian in ten having a Loyalist ancestor, many who live elsewhere – in the United States, in commonwealth countries such as Australia and New Zealand, or in nearly any other country round the world – are also of Loyalist descent. The subjects to the left reflect the activities of many members of the Association, and the branches of and the Association itself.

• May 21: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#20, is now online.
• May 13: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#19, is now online.
• May 6: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#18, is now online.
• May 2: Information about Loyalists Isaac Gilbert, Daniel Woolley and Peter Wyckoff has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Apr. 30: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#17, is now online.
• Apr. 22: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#16, is now online.
• Apr. 18: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#15, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Apr. 10: Information about Loyalist Peter Teeple has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Apr. 9: Issues 2013-#13 and 2013-#14 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.

• Apr. 8: The Ontario UE licence plates project is confirmed to be moving forward. Service Ontario estimates the completed plates will be distributed in November.
• Apr. 7: Information about Jacob Ott has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Mar. 30: Information about Loyalist Israel Harding has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Mar. 25: Issues 2013-#11 and 2013-#12 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• Mar. 23: Information about Loyalist Asa Dibble has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Mar. 11: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#10, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Mar. 4: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#09, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Feb. 25: Issues 2013-#07 and 2013-#08 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• Feb. 10: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#06, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Feb. 9: Information about Loyalist Evan Roys Sr. has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Feb. 6: The online index to the Loyalist Gazette has been updated to the Fall 2012 (Vol. XLIX, No. 2) issue in the UELAC Publications section.
• Feb. 4: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#05, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Jan. 29: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#04, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Jan. 24: Information about Loyalist Joseph Sr. Haines has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Jan. 22: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#03, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Jan. 17: Information about Loyalists Adam Mattice and Nicholas II Mattice has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Jan. 14: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2013-#02, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Jan. 13: Information about Loyalists Soirle Macdonald and William Marsh (Parr Town Nova Scotia ) has been added to the Loyalist Directory.