# Slavery in Canada

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 10, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-in-canada/108222 "2002-05-10T03:11:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![berdollos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@berdollos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/berdollos)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-in-canada/108222/1 "2002-05-10T03:11:07Z")

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Was there slavery in Canada? If so, how prevalent was it and how and when did it come to an end? Is there a request for reparations in Canada?

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-in-canada/108222/2 "2002-05-10T03:33:39Z")

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I believe that there was some slavery in the 18th century, but if so, it was not very prevalent.

Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire by an Act of the Imperial Parliament in the 1830s.

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**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-in-canada/108222/3 "2002-05-10T03:40:24Z")

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I think what slaves there were, were native rather than black. I’ll look for a cite for that.

I’ve never heard of any reparations issues here.

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**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-in-canada/108222/4 "2002-05-10T03:45:56Z")

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There’s some information [here](http://collections.ic.gc.ca/magic/mt40.html) on slavery in Ontario.

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slavery-in-canada/108222/5 "2002-05-10T07:12:59Z")

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And more here:

[http://collections.ic.gc.ca/blackloyalists/story/prejudice/slaves.htm](http://collections.ic.gc.ca/blackloyalists/story/prejudice/slaves.htm)

Slavery in New France:

[http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/mpages/appndix1.htm](http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/mpages/appndix1.htm)

Underground railroad stuff:

[http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/ugrr/links\_e.htm](http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/ugrr/links_e.htm)