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 15: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#19, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• May 13: Information about Loyalist Isaac Vollick has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• May 8: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#18, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.

• May. 7: The number of requests for Ontario UE licence plates has risen to 60.
• May 6: Information about Loyalist Thomas Crothers has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• May 2: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#17, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Apr. 25: Requests for Ontario UE licence plates have reached 41.
• Apr. 26: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#16, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Apr. 19: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#15, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Apr. 13: UELAC has undertaken the development of an Ontario licence plate featuring the UELAC badge to be made available for those who would like to promote their loyalist heritage. Help make this project a success; make that decision that you would like a set of these plates and indicate that decision to us. Two hundred (200) requests for plates are needed to make this a "go."
• Apr. 12: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#14, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Apr. 2: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#13, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Mar. 27: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#12, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Mar. 19: Issues 2012-#10 and 2012-#11 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• Mar. 18: Information about Loyalists Samuel Sr., Samuel Jr. and Stephen Perry has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Mar. 2: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#09, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Feb. 22: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2012-#08, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• Feb. 16: Issues 2012-#06 and 2012-#07 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• Jan. 30: Issues 2012-#04 and 2012-#05 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• Jan. 29: Information about Loyalist John Welling has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Jan. 28: Information about Loyalists Joseph Goodwillie and Jacob Teague has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Jan. 22: Information about Loyalists William and Edward Mann has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Jan. 21: Information about Loyalists John and Thomas Mann has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Jan. 16: The online Loyalist Trails newsletter has been updated to the latest issue, 2012-03.
• Jan. 15: Information about Loyalists Henry and Jacob Anguish and Murdock MaKenzie has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• Jan. 11: Information about Loyalist Abigail Sanford has been added to the Loyalist Directory.