ified , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁slaves ▁res iding ▁in ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁had ▁been ▁significantly ▁increased ▁by ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Lo yal ists ▁refuge es ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁who ▁brought ▁with ▁them ▁servants ▁and ▁slaves . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁Sim co e ▁heard ▁from ▁a ▁witness ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Ch lo e ▁Co ole y , ▁a ▁female ▁slave ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁viol ently ▁removed ▁from ▁Canada ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Sim co e ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁abol ish ▁sla very ▁in ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁was ▁resist ed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁who ▁owned ▁slaves , ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁resulting ▁act ▁was ▁a ▁comprom ise . ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁text ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁John ▁White , ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁assembly , ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁owned ▁slaves . ▁ ▁The ▁law , ▁titled ▁An ▁Act ▁to ▁Pre vent ▁the ▁further ▁Introduction ▁of ▁S la ves ▁and ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁Term ▁of ▁Cont ract s ▁for ▁Serv itude ▁within ▁this ▁Province , ▁stated ▁that ▁while ▁all ▁slaves ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁would ▁remain ▁ens la ved ▁until ▁death , ▁no ▁new ▁slaves ▁could ▁be ▁brought ▁into ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁and ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁female ▁slaves ▁after ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁would ▁be ▁fre ed ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁This ▁law ▁made ▁Upper ▁Canada