List of Indian residential schools in Canada

Table columns:
Name
Location
Province/Territory
Opened
Closed
Denomination

Table rows:
cells: Assumption Indian Residential School (Hay Lakes Indian Residential School)
Hay Lakes
AB
1951
1970
RC
cells: Blue Quill's Indian Residential School (Hospice of St. Joseph / Lac la Biche Boarding School)
Lac la Biche
AB
1862
1898 (moved to Blue Quill Indian Reserve 127, Saddle Lake)
RC
cells: Blue Quill's Indian Residential School (Sacred Heart Indian Residential School / Saddle Lake Boarding School / Blue Quill's Boarding School)
Blue Quill Indian Reserve 127, Saddle Lake
AB
1898
1931 (moved to St. Paul)
RC
cells: Blue Quill's Indian Residential School (St. Paul's Boarding School)
St. Paul
AB
1931
1970 (became the first Native-administered school in Canada)
RC
cells: Convent of Holy Angels Indian Residential School (Holy Angels Indian Residential School/ Our Lady of Victoria Indian Residential School)
Fort Chipewyan
AB
1902
1974
RC
cells: Crowfoot Indian Residential School
Cluny
AB
1909
1968
RC
cells: Dunbow Industrial School (St. Joseph's Industrial School, High River Industrial School)
High River
AB
1888
1939
RC
cells: Edmonton Industrial School
St. Albert
AB
1919
1960
MD
cells: Ermineskin Indian Residential School
Hobbema
AB
1915
1973
RC
cells: Fort Smith Indian Residential School (Breyant Hall)
Fort Smith
AB
1955
1970
RC
cells: Immaculate Conception Indian Residential School (Immaculate Conception Boarding School / Blood Indian Residential School)
Stand-Off
AB
1884
1926
RC
cells: Immaculate Conception Boarding School (Blood Indian Residential School / St. Mary's Mission Boarding School)
Stand-Off
AB
1911
1975
RC
cells: McDougall Orphanage and Residential School (Morley Indian Residential School)
Morley
AB
1886
1949
MD
cells: Old Sun's Boarding School (North Camp Residential School / White Eagle's Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School)
Gleichen
AB
1894
1912
AN
cells: Old Sun's Boarding School (North Camp School / White Eagle's Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School)
Gleichen
AB
1929
1971
AN
cells: Peigan Indian Residential School (Victoria Jubilee Home)
Brocket
AB
1892
1965
AN
cells: Red Deer Industrial School
Red Deer
AB
1889
1944
MD
cells: Sarcee Indian Residential School
Calgary
AB
1894
1930
AN
cells: St. Albert's Indian Residential School
St. Albert
AB
1941
1948
RC
cells: St. Andrew's Indian Residential School
Whitefish Lake
AB
1895
1950
AN
cells: St. Barnabas Indian Residential School
Sarcee
AB
1899 (new school built in 1912)
1922
AN
cells: St. Bernard Indian Residential School (Grouard Indian Residential School)
Grouard
AB
1939
1962
RC
cells: St. Bruno Indian Residential School (Joussard Indian Residential School)
Joussard
AB
1913
1969
RC
cells: St. Cyprian's Indian Residential School
Brocket
AB
1900 (new school built in 1926)
1962
AN
cells: St. Francis Xavier Indian Residential School
Calais
AB
1890
1961
RC
cells: St. Henri Indian Residential School (Fort Vermilion Indian Residential School)
Fort Vermilion
AB
1900
1968
RC
cells: St. John's Indian Residential School (Wabasca Residential School)
Wabasca
AB
1895 (new school built in 1949)
1966
AN
cells: St. Martin Boarding School
Wabasca
AB
1901
1973
RC
cells: St. Paul Des Métis Indian Residential School
St. Paul
AB
1898
1905
RC
cells: St. Paul's Indian Residential School
Cardston
AB
1900
1972
AN
cells: St. Peter's Indian Residential School (Lesser Slave Lake Indian Residential School)
Lesser Slave Lake
AB
1900
1932
AN
cells: Sturgeon Lake Indian Residential School
Sturgeon Lake
AB
1907
1957
RC
cells: Youville Indian Residential School
St. Albert
AB
1892
1948
RC
cells: Alberni Indian Residential School
Port Alberni
BC
1920 (burned in 1917, rebuilt in 1920; burned again in 1937, rebuilt in 1939)
1973
UC
cells: Ahousaht Indian Residential School
Ahousaht
BC
1901
1950
PB
cells: Christie Indian Residential School (Kakawis Indian Residential School)
Tofino (Meares Island)
BC
1900
1973
RC
cells: Christie Indian Residential School (New Christie Indian Residential School / Kakawis Indian Residential School)
Tofino, British Columbia (Meares Island)
BC
1974
1983
RC
cells: Friendly Cove Day School
Yuquot
BC
1930
1964
RC
cells: Greenville Mission Boys' Boarding School
Nass River
BC
1877
?
MD
cells: Kamloops Indian Residential School
Kamloops
BC
1890
1978
RC
cells: Kamloops Indian Residential School (St. Louis Mission Indian Residential School)
Kamloops
BC
1890
1978
RC
cells: Kitimaat Indian Residential School (Elizabeth Long Memorial School for Girls)
Kitimaat
BC
1883
?
MD
cells: Kootenay Indian Residential School (St. Eugene's Indian Residential School, St. Mary's Indian Residential School)
Cranbrook
BC
1898
1970
RC
cells: Kuper Island Indian Residential School
Penelakut Island
BC
1890
1975
RC
cells: Lejac Indian Residential School
Fraser Lake
BC
1910 (new building in 1922)
1976
RC
cells: Lower Post Indian Residential School
Lower Post
BC
1951
1975
RC
cells: Methodist Coqualeetza Institute
Chilliwack
BC
1886
1937 (later became the Coqualeetza Hospital and is now the Coqualeetza Cultural Education Centre
MD
cells: Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girls' School)
Metlakatla
BC
1891
1962
OO
cells: Port Simpson Methodist Girls' School
Port Simpson
BC
1863
1950
MD
cells: Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Chilliwack
BC
1861
1940
PB
cells: Roman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Chilliwack
BC
1890
1941
RC
cells: Sechelt Indian Residential School
Sechelt
BC
1912
1975
RC
cells: St. Paul’s Indian Residential School
North Vancouver
BC
1898
1959
RC
cells: St. George's Indian Residential School (Lytton Indian Residential School)
Lytton
BC
1901 (new school built in 1928)
1979
AN
cells: St. Mary's Mission Indian Residential School
Mission (Pekw'Xe:yles)
BC
1861
1984
RC
cells: St. Michael's Indian Residential School (Alert Bay Indian Residential School)
Alert Bay
BC
1929
1975
AN
cells: Thomas Crosby Indian Residential School (Thomas Crosby Girls Home Indian Residential School)
Port Simpson
BC
1879
1950
MD
cells: Thomas Crosby Indian Residential School (Thomas Crosby Home for Boys Indian residential School)
Port Simpson
BC
1879
1950
MD
cells: Victoria Catholic Convent School
Victoria
BC
1863
?
RC
cells: Williams Lake Indian Residential School (Williams Lake Industrial School)
Cariboo
BC
1890
1981
RC
cells: Yale Indian Residential School
Yale
BC
1900
?
AN
cells: Yuquot Indian Residential School
Yuquot
BC
1901
1913
RC
cells: Assiniboia Indian Residential School (Assiniboia Hostel)
Winnipeg
MB
1958 (September 2)
1973 (June 30)
RC
cells: Birtle Indian Residential School
Birtle
MB
1888 (December 3)
1970
PB
cells: Brandon Indian Residential School (Brandon Industrial School)
Brandon
MB
1895 (May 23)
1972 (June 30)
MD
cells: Cross Lake Indian Residential School (Norway House Roman Catholic Indian Residential School)
Cross Lake
MB
1915(March 9)
1969(July 30)
RC
cells: Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Elkhorn Industrial School / Washakada Indian Residential School)
Elkhorn
MB
1888
1919 (as CP Railway purchased land on which school was built)
AN
cells: Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Washakada Indian Residential School)
Elkhorn
MB
1925
1949
AN
cells: Fort Alexander Indian Residential School
Pine Falls
MB
1905
1970 (June)
RC
cells: Guy Hill Indian Residential School
The Pas and Clearwater Lake
MB
1952 (Students were relocated from Sturgeon Landing, Saskatchewan to a temporary school in The Pas until a newly built school in Clearwater Lake in 1958)
1979 (June 30)
RC
cells: Lake St. Martin Indian Residential School
Fisher River
MB
1874 (new school built in 1948)
1963
AN
cells: MacKay Indian Residential School
The Pas
MB
1915
1933
AN
cells: MacKay Indian Residential School
Dauphin
MB
1955
1989
AN
cells: Norway House Methodist Indian Residential School
Norway House
MB
1900
1967(June 30)
MD
cells: Pine Creek Indian Residential School (Camperville Indian Residential School)
Camperville
MB
1890
1969 (August 31)
RC
cells: Portage la Prairie Methodist Indian Residential School
Portage la Prairie
MB
1891
1975 (June 30)
MD
cells: Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential
Portage la Prairie
MB
1895
1950
PB
cells: Sandy Bay Indian Residential School
Sandy Bay Reserve
MB
1905
1970 (June 30)
RC
cells: St. Boniface Industrial School
St. Boniface
MB
1891
1909
RC
cells: St. Paul's Industrial School (St. Rupert's Land Industrial School)
Selkirk
MB
1886
1906
AN
cells: Waterhen Indian Residential School
Waterhen
MB
1890
1900
RC
cells: Lockwood School*
Cartwright
NL
1964
OO
cells: Makkovik Boarding School*
Makkovik
NL
1960
OO
cells: Nain Boarding School*
Nain
NL
1973
OO
cells: St. Anthony's Orphanage*
St. Anthony
NL
1979
OO
cells: Yale School*
North West River
NL
1980
OO
cells: Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School)
Shingle Point
NWT
1927 (moved to Aklavik in 1934 due to overcrowding
1959
AN
cells: Aklavik Catholic Indian Residential School (later Inuvik Indian Residential School)
Aklavik
NWT
1925 (relocated to Inuvik in 1959; Stringer Hall was Anglican Residence and Grollier Hall the RC residence)
June 1975 (Stringer Hall); June 30 1996 (Grollier Hall)
RC
cells: Fort McPherson Indian Residential School; (Including residence, Fleming Hall);
Fort McPherson
NWT
1898
1970
OO (non-denominational)
cells: Fort Providence Indian Residential School (Providence Mission Indian Residential School)
Fort Providence
NWT
1867
1953
RC
cells: Fort Resolution Indian Residential School
Fort Resolution
NWT
1867
?
RC
cells: Fort Simpson Indian Residential School (Fort Simpson Boarding School, including residences Bompas Hall, Lapointe Hall, St. Margaret's Hall)
Fort Simpson
NWT
1920
1970
RC
cells: Hay River Indian Residential School (St. Peter's Mission Indian Residential School)
Hay River
NWT
1898
1949
AN
cells: Akaitcho Hall (dormitory for Sir John Franklin High School
Yellowknife
NWT
1958
1994
Federal/GNWT
cells: Shubenacadie Indian Residential School
Shubenacadie
NS
1922
1968
RC
cells: Chesterfield Inlet Indian Residential School (including residence: Turquetil)
Chesterfield Inlet
NU
1929
1970
RC
cells: Frobisher Bay Indian Residential School
Frobisher Bay
NU
1965
?
RC
cells: Albany Mission Indian Residential School (Fort Albany Residential School)
Fort Albany
ON
1912
1963
RC
cells: Alexandra Industrial School for Girls
Toronto
ON
1897
?
OO
cells: Alnwick Industrial School (in partnership with Mount Elgin Indian Residential School)
Alderville
ON
1838
1966
MD
cells: Bishop Horden Memorial School (Moose Factory Indian Residential School; Moose Fort Indian Residential School)
Moose Factory
ON
1907
1963
AN
cells: Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School
Kenora
ON
1900
1966
PB
cells: Chapleau Indian Residential School (Saint John's Indian Residential School)
Chapleau
ON
1907
1950
AN
cells: Fort Frances Indian Residential School (St. Margaret's Indian Residential School)
Fort Frances
ON
1902
1974
RC
cells: Kenora Indian Residential School
Kenora
ON
1949
1963
RC
cells: McIntosh Indian Residential School
Kenora
ON
1924
1969
RC
cells: Mohawk Institute Residential School (Mohawk Manual Labour School; Mush Hole Indian Residential School)
Brantford
ON
1828
1970
AN
cells: Mount Elgin Indian Residential School (in partnership with Alnwick)
Muncey Town
ON
1848
1948
MD
cells: Shingwauk Indian Residential School
Garden River
ON
1873
1873 (burned down six days after opening)
AN
cells: Shingwauk Indian Residential School
Sault Ste. Marie
ON
1873 (merged with Wawanosh to form a larger school in 1900)
1971 (currently houses Algoma University)
AN
cells: Wawanosh School for Girls
Sault Ste Marie
ON
1877
1900 (merged with Shingwauk)
AN
cells: Sioux Lookout Indian Residential School (Pelican Lake Day School)
Sioux Lookout
ON
1911
1973
AN
cells: Spanish Indian Residential Schools; St. Joseph Residential School 1916–1962 (girls school) still standing; St Charles Garnier College 1913–1958 (boys school)now demolished
Spanish
ON
1883
1965
RC
cells: St. Anne's Indian Residential School
Fort Albany
ON
1936
1964
RC
cells: St. Joseph's Indian Boarding School (Fort William Indian Residential School)
Fort William
ON
1936
1964 (demolished in 1966)
RC
cells: St. Mary's Indian Residential School
Kenora
ON
1894
1962
RC
cells: Wikwemikong Indian Residential School (Wikwemikong Day School)
Manitowaning
ON
1840 (day school); 1879 (residential school)
1963
RC
cells: Armstrong Indian Residential School (Armstrong Residential School; Armstrong Home and School)
Armstrong
ON
1880
1891
RC
cells: Amos Indian Residential School (St. Marc's Indian Residential School)
St. Marc-de-Figuery (Amos)
QC
1948
196
RC
cells: Federal Hostel at George River
Kangirsualujjuaq
QC
?
?
OO (Non-Denominational)
cells: Federal Hostel at Great Whale River
Kuujjuarapik (Poste-de-la-Baleine)
QC
?
?
OO (Non-Denominational)
cells: Federal Hostel at Payne Bay
Kangirsuk (Bellin)
QC
?
?
OO (Non-Denominational)
cells: Federal Hostel at Port Harrison
Inukjuak
QC
?
?
OO (Non-Denominational)
cells: Fort George Hostels
Fort George
QC
1975
1978
OO (Non-Denominational)
cells: St. Philip's Indian Residential School
Fort George
QC
1933 (burned in 1943, rebuilt in 1944)
1979
AN
cells: Fort George (St. Joseph's Mission, Residence Couture, Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Énfant-Jésus)
Fort George
QC
1936
1952
RC
cells: La Tuque Indian Residential School
La Tuque
QC
1963
1978
AN
cells: Pointe Bleue Indian Residential School
Mashteuiatsh
QC
1956
1965
RC
cells: Sept-Iles Indian Residential School (Seven Islands, Notre Dame, Maliotenam)
Sept-Îles
QC
1952
1967
RC
cells: Battleford Industrial School
Battleford
SK
1883
1914
AN
cells: Beauval Indian Residential School
Beauval
SK
1895
1983 (became Meadow Lake Tribal Council's Beauval Indian Education Centre which closed in 1995)
RC
cells: Cowesses Indian Residential School (Marieval Indian Residential School)
Marieval
SK
1936
1997
RC
cells: Crowstand Indian Residential School
Kamsack
SK
1888
1916
PB
cells: St. Michael's Indian Residential School (Duck Lake Indian Residential School)
Duck Lake
SK
1894
1996
RC
cells: Emmanuel College
Prince Albert
SK
1879
1923
AN
cells: File Hills Indian Residential School (File Hills Colony School)
Okanese Reserve
SK
1889
1949
PB
cells: Gordon Indian Residential School
Punnichy
SK
1889 (new school built in 1911, burned down in 1929)
1996
AN
cells: Guy Hill Indian Residential School
Sturgeon Landing
SK
1926
1952 (burned down September 4, 1952; students were relocated to temporary school in The Pas until a newly built school opened in Clearwater Lake in 1958)
RC
cells: Île-à-la-Crosse Indian Residential School
Île-à-la-Crosse
SK
1878
1976 (the boarding school section)
RC
cells: Lake La Ronge Mission Indian Residential School
La Ronge
SK
1914 (new school built in 1920)
1947
AN
cells: Muscowequan Indian Residential School
Lestock
SK
1932
1981
RC
cells: St. Albans Indian Residential School
Prince Albert
SK
?
1951 (amalgamated with All Saints to become Prince Albert Indian Residential School)
AN
cells: All Saints Indian Residential School
Prince Albert
SK
1865
1951 (amalgamated with St. Albans to become Prince Albert Indian Residential School)
AN
cells: Prince Albert Indian Residential School
Prince Albert
SK
1951 (merger of All Saints and St. Albans)
1964
AN
cells: Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School (Qu'Appelle Industrial School); Lebret Indian Residential School)
Lebret
SK
1884 (burned down in 1908
1969 (Re-opened under the operations of the reserve in 1973, and renamed White Calf Collegiate, but closed in August 1998)
RC
cells: Regina Indian Residential School
Regina
SK
1890
1910, demolished in 1948
PB
cells: Round Lake Indian Residential School
Whitewood
SK
1886
1950
MD
cells: St. Anthony's Indian Residential School (Onion Lake Catholic Indian Residential School)
Onion Lake
SK
1891
1968
RC
cells: St. Barnabas Indian Residential School (Onion Lake Indian Residential School)
Onion Lake
SK
1893 (burned down in 1943)
1951
AN
cells: St. Phillips Indian Residential School (Keeseekoose Day School)
Kamsack
SK
1899
1965
RC
cells: Thunderchild Indian Residential School (Delmas Indian Residential School)
Delmas
SK
1933
1948 (burned down by students)
RC
cells: Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School)
Shingle Point
YT
1927
1934 (moved to Aklavik due to overcrowding)
AN
cells: Baptist Indian Residential School (Yukon Indian Residential School)
Whitehorse
YT
1900
1968
BP
cells: Carcross Indian Residential School (Forty Mile Boarding School)
Fortymile
YT
1891
1910 (moved to Carcross)
AN
cells: Carcross Indian Residential School (Chooutla Indian Residential School; Caribou Crossing Indian Residential School)
Carcross
YT
1910
1969
AN
cells: St. Paul's Indian Residential School (St. Paul's Hall)
Dawson
YT
1920
1943
AN
cells: Yukon Hall (residences for local day school students)
Whitehorse
YT
1956
1965
AN

Questions about this table:
originalText: when was the first residential school opened in canada
answer: answerTexts: Alnwick Industrial School (in partnership with Mount Elgin Indian Residential School)