Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day Quick Facts
| 2021 Date | August 1, 2021 |
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| 2022 Date | August 1, 2022 |
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 Emancipation Day HistoryEmancipation Day seeks to celebrate the abolishment of slavery in Canada. The governor of Upper Canada (now Ontario) John Graves Simcoe was able to pass legislation in 1807 that would abolish the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. In 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act would bring an end to slavery throughout Canada. Emancipation Day is observed annually on August 1st. | ||