When was slavery abolished in canada?

Slavery in Canada includes both that practised by First Nations from earliest times and that under European colonization. The latter was legal until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. Forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, still occur in Canada. read more

Slavery in Canada includes both that practised by First Nations from earliest times, as well as that under European colonization; the latter was legal until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. Forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, still occur in Canada.[1] read more

In early Canada, the enslavement of African peoples was a legal instrument that helped fuel colonial economic enterprise. Enslavement was introduced by French colonists in New France in the early 1600s, and lasted until it was abolished throughout British North America in 1834. read more

Judges who favored abolition were handing down more and more decisions against slave owners; as a result, when the British Imperial Act of 1833 abolished slavery throughout the British Empire, very few slaves remained in Upper and Lower Canada. read more