(Entry was posted by Tom Riley on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 02/06/2020).

Google is choosing old URL as canonical URL

Changed my URL structure. Content is the same.submited page to be indexed by search console and submitted sitemap.xmlGoogle is choosing old URL as canonical URL any ideas how to get around this?

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Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

Marc Samson: Did you redirect old to new?
Tom Riley: Marc Samson yes 301
Michael Martinez: You may just need to wait. This should not hurt anything.
Selena Vidya: Have any internal links been updated?

The canonical for the new page is self-referential?
Tom Riley: Selena Vidya il check that thanks
Neil Cheesman: How many urls are there? you could remove old urls (via GSC)...
Richard Hearne: Very last resort, and unlikely to provide any benefit. Better to do it right.
Richard Hearne: Did you set up the required 301 redirects?
Tom Riley: Richard Hearne yes