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Following the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the British conquest of New France, the subject of slavery in Canada is unmentioned—neither banned nor permitted—in both the Treaty of Paris of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 or the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
Jul 14, 2014 · An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies; for promoting the Industry of the manumitted slaves; and for compensating the Persons hitherto entitled to the Service of such Slaves (also known as the Slavery Abolition Act) received Royal Assent on 28 August
Jun 16, 2016 · The Slavery Abolition Act came into effect on 1 August 1834, abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire, including British North America. The Act made enslavement officially illegal in every province and freed the last remaining enslaved people in Canada.
Feb 7, 2022 · The 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada was the first legislation in the British colonies to restrict the slave trade. The Act recognized enslavement as a legal and socially accepted institution. It also prohibited the importation of new slaves into Upper Canada and reflected a growing abolitionist sentiment in British North America.
Slavery was legal and practiced in early Canada for longer than it has been abolished. And many racist ideas, stereotypes, and practices that live on today have their roots in the dehumanization of Black people that justified and sustained the slave trade. 21
Jul 31, 2020 · After 1834, people of African descent were legally free, but they were not equal: they have faced significant racial segregation, discrimination, prejudice, and inequality in Canadian society, which is, at least in part, a legacy of enslavement.
Jul 13, 2023 · In 2021, the House of Commons unanimously designated August 1 Emancipation Day, an occasion to reflect on the history and legacy of slavery in North America. Unlike the United States, Canada does not have a history of industrial-scale slavery.
