How did King’s College become connected with the University of Toronto?

The University of King’s College was the original state university of the province of Upper Canada, chartered in 1827 and established in 1843 in what is now Toronto.1

Following years of intense religious and political controversy, the institution was secularized in 1850 and renamed the University of Toronto. In 1853, the structure of the institution was reorganized: the university itself became an examining and degree-granting body, while a new entity called University College was created to serve as the teaching body.1

The university eventually resumed its own teaching functions following the Federation Act of 1887, which also allowed various other institutions of higher learning to become federated or affiliated with the university, forming the unique collegiate structure that exists today.1