Canada Bay

Canada Bay is an inlet on the Parramatta River in Sydney's Inner West, considered the innermost indentation of the larger Hen and Chicken Bay. The shoreline consists mostly of open parkland, while residential neighborhoods lie to the north and east. The name recalls the historical ties between Australia and Canada, in particular the deportation of French-Canadian rebels after the suppression of the Lower Canada Rebellions of 1837 and 1838. These prisoners were held in Sydney and later released, and most of them returned to Canada. Today, street names such as Durham Street and Marceau Drive, as well as a commemorative plaque in Bayview Park, recall these exiles and the place where they arrived.