1793 in Canada
See also:
1792 in Canada,
other events of 1793,
1794 in Canada and the
list of 'years in Canada'.
Events Alexander Mackenzie reaches Pacific Ocean at Bella Coola David Thompson surveys Muskrat Country west of Hudson Bay. HBC Brandon House established on Assiniboine, outpost for trade south and southwest to Missouri and Yellowstone. Mackenzie reaches the Pacific at Dean Channel. May 9 First Parliament, of Lower Canada prorogued. July 9 Act Against Slavery passed into law Under the leadership of Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe, Upper Canada passes a law to stop people from bringing slaves into Upper Canada. The law also frees slaves who are 25-years old or more. With this act, Upper Canada becomes the first British territory to bring in legislation against slavery, although it does not abolish slavery entirely. Merchant vessels first navigate Lake Ontario.
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