List of Indian residential schools in Canada


Religious denomination-
Anglican Church
Baptist
Methodist
Other
Presbyterian Church
Roman Catholic Church
United Church of Canada

The following is a list of school that operated as part of the Canadian Indian residential school system The first residential school was set up in 1828 with the last residential school closing in 1996.

List

"*"Schools in Newfoundland and Labrador were not included in the original settlement by the Harper government and instead reached a compensation deal with the federal government after a lawsuit in 2016.
NameLocationProvince/TerritoryOpenedClosedDenomination
Assumption Indigenous Residential School Hay LakesAB19511970RC
Blue Quill's Indian Residential School Lac la BicheAB18621898 RC
Blue Quill's Indian Residential School Blue Quill Indian Reserve 127, Saddle LakeAB18981931 RC
Blue Quill's Indian Residential School St. PaulAB19311970 RC
Convent of Holy Angels Indian Residential School Fort ChipewyanAB19021974RC
Crowfoot Indian Residential SchoolClunyAB19091968RC
Dunbow Industrial School High RiverAB18881939RC
Edmonton Industrial SchoolSt. AlbertAB19191960MD
Ermineskin Indian Residential SchoolHobbemaAB19151973RC
Immaculate Conception Indian Residential School Stand-OffAB18841926RC
Immaculate Conception Boarding School Stand-OffAB19111975RC
McDougall Orphanage and Residential School MorleyAB18861949MD
Old Sun's Boarding School GleichenAB18941912AN
Old Sun's Boarding School GleichenAB19291971AN
Peigan Indian Residential School BrocketAB18921965AN
Red Deer Industrial SchoolRed DeerAB18891944MD
Sarcee Indian Residential SchoolCalgaryAB18941930AN
St. Albert's Indian Residential SchoolSt. AlbertAB19411948RC
St. Andrew's Indian Residential SchoolWhitefish LakeAB18951950AN
St. Barnabas Indian Residential SchoolSarceeAB1899 1922AN
St. Bernard Indian Residential School GrouardAB19391962RC
St. Bruno Indian Residential School JoussardAB19131969RC
St. Cyprian's Indian Residential SchoolBrocketAB1900 1962AN
St. Francis Xavier Indian Residential SchoolCalaisAB18901961RC
St. Henri Indian Residential School Fort VermilionAB19001968RC
St. John's Indian Residential School WabascaAB1895 1966AN
St. Martin Boarding SchoolWabascaAB19011973RC
St. Paul Des Métis Indian Residential SchoolSt. PaulAB18981905RC
St. Paul's Indian Residential SchoolCardstonAB19001972AN
St. Peter's Indian Residential School Lesser Slave LakeAB19001932AN
Sturgeon Lake Indian Residential SchoolSturgeon LakeAB19071957RC
Youville Indian Residential SchoolSt. AlbertAB18921948RC
Alberni Indian Residential SchoolPort AlberniBC1920 1973UC
Ahousaht Indian Residential SchoolAhousahtBC19011950PB
Christie Indian Residential School Tofino BC19001973RC
Christie Indian Residential School Tofino, British Columbia BC19741983RC
Friendly Cove Day SchoolYuquotBC19301964RC
Greenville Mission Boys' Boarding SchoolNass RiverBC1877?MD
Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolKamloopsBC18901978RC
Kamloops Indian Residential School KamloopsBC18901978RC
Kitimaat Indian Residential School KitimaatBC18931941MD
Kootenay Indian Residential School CranbrookBC18981970RC
Kuper Island Indian Residential SchoolPenelakut IslandBC18901975RC
Lejac Indian Residential SchoolFraser LakeBC1910 1976RC
Lower Post Indian Residential SchoolLower PostBC19511975RC
Methodist Coqualeetza InstituteChilliwackBC18861937 MetlakatlaBC18911962OO
Port Simpson Methodist Girls' SchoolPort SimpsonBC18631950MD
Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential SchoolChilliwackBC18611940PB
Roman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential SchoolChilliwackBC18901941RC
Sechelt Indian Residential SchoolSecheltBC19121975RC
St. Paul’s Indian Residential SchoolNorth VancouverBC18981959RC
St. George's Indian Residential School LyttonBC1901 1979AN
St. Mary's Mission Indian Residential SchoolMission BC18611984RC
St. Michael's Indian Residential School Alert BayBC19291975AN
Thomas Crosby Indian Residential School Port SimpsonBC18791950MD
Thomas Crosby Indian Residential School Port SimpsonBC18791950MD
Victoria Catholic Convent SchoolVictoriaBC1863?RC
Williams Lake Indian Residential School CaribooBC18901981RC
Yale Indian Residential SchoolYaleBC1900?AN
Yuquot Indian Residential SchoolYuquotBC19011913RC
Assiniboia Indian Residential School WinnipegMB1958 1973 RC
Birtle Indian Residential SchoolBirtleMB1888 1970PB
Brandon Indian Residential School BrandonMB1895 1972 MD
Cross Lake Indian Residential School Cross LakeMB19151969 RC
Elkhorn Indian Residential School ElkhornMB18881919 AN
Elkhorn Indian Residential School ElkhornMB19251949AN
Fort Alexander Indian Residential SchoolPine FallsMB19051970 RC
Guy Hill Indian Residential SchoolThe Pas and Clearwater LakeMB1952 1979 RC
Lake St. Martin Indian Residential SchoolFisher RiverMB1874 1963AN
MacKay Indian Residential SchoolThe PasMB19151933AN
MacKay Indian Residential SchoolDauphinMB19551989AN
Norway House Methodist Indian Residential SchoolNorway HouseMB19001967 MD
Pine Creek Indian Residential School CampervilleMB18901969 RC
Portage la Prairie Methodist Indian Residential SchoolPortage la PrairieMB18911975 MD
Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian ResidentialPortage la PrairieMB18951950PB
Sandy Bay Indian Residential SchoolSandy Bay ReserveMB19051970 RC
St. Boniface Industrial SchoolSt. BonifaceMB18911909RC
St. Paul's Industrial School SelkirkMB18861906AN
Waterhen Indian Residential SchoolWaterhenMB18901900RC
Lockwood School*CartwrightNL1964OO
Makkovik Boarding School*MakkovikNL1960OO
Nain Boarding School*NainNL1973OO
St. Anthony's Orphanage*St. AnthonyNL1979OO
Yale School*North West RiverNL1980OO
Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School Shingle PointNWT1927 AklavikNWT1925 1996 ; June 30 1996 )RC
Fort McPherson Indian Residential School; ;Fort McPhersonNWT18981970OO
Fort Providence Indian Residential School Fort ProvidenceNWT18671953RC
Fort Resolution Indian Residential SchoolFort ResolutionNWT1867?RC
Fort Simpson Indian Residential School Fort SimpsonNWT19201970RC
Fort Smith Indian Residential School Fort SmithNWT19571970RC
Hay River Indian Residential School Hay RiverNWT18981949AN
Akaitcho Hall YellowknifeNWT19581994Federal/GNWT
Shubenacadie Indian Residential SchoolShubenacadieNS19221968RC
Chesterfield Inlet Indian Residential School Chesterfield InletNU19291970RC
Frobisher Bay Indian Residential SchoolFrobisher BayNU1965?RC
Albany Mission Indian Residential School Fort AlbanyON19121963RC
Alexandra Industrial School for GirlsTorontoON18971910OO
Alnwick Industrial School AldervilleON18381966MD
Bishop Horden Memorial School Moose FactoryON19071963AN
Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential SchoolKenoraON19001966PB
Chapleau Indian Residential School ChapleauON19071950AN
Fort Frances Indian Residential School Fort FrancesON19021974RC
Kenora Indian Residential SchoolKenoraON19491963RC
McIntosh Indian Residential SchoolKenoraON19241969RC
Mohawk Institute Residential School BrantfordON18281970AN
Mount Elgin Indian Residential School Muncey TownON18481948MD
Shingwauk Indian Residential SchoolGarden RiverON18731873 AN
Shingwauk Indian Residential SchoolSault Ste. MarieON1873 1971 AN
Wawanosh School for GirlsSault Ste MarieON18771900 AN
Sioux Lookout Indian Residential School Sioux LookoutON19111973AN
Spanish Indian Residential Schools; St. Joseph Residential School 1916–1962 still standing; St Charles Garnier College 1913–1958 now demolishedSpanishON18831965RC
St. Anne’s Indian Residential SchoolFort AlbanyON19361964RC
St. Joseph's Orphanage and Boarding School Fort WilliamON18701968RC
St. Mary's Indian Residential SchoolKenoraON18941962RC
Wikwemikong Indian Residential School ManitowaningON1840 ; 1879 1963RC
Armstrong Indian Residential School ArmstrongON18801891RC
Amos Indian Residential School St. Marc-de-Figuery QC19481965RC
Federal Hostel at George RiverKangirsualujjuaqQC19601960OO
Federal Hostel at Great Whale RiverKuujjuarapik QC19601970OO
Federal Hostel at Payne BayKangirsuk QC19601960OO
Federal Hostel at Port HarrisonInukjuakQC19601971OO
Fort George HostelsFort GeorgeQC19751978OO
St. Philip's Indian Residential SchoolFort GeorgeQC1933 1979AN
Fort George Fort GeorgeQC19361952RC
La Tuque Indian Residential SchoolLa TuqueQC19631978AN
Pointe Bleue Indian Residential SchoolMashteuiatshQC19561965RC
Sept-Iles Indian Residential School Sept-ÎlesQC19521967RC
Battleford Industrial SchoolBattlefordSK18831914AN
Beauval Indian Residential SchoolBeauvalSK18951983 RC
Cowesses Indian Residential School MarievalSK19361997RC
Crowstand Indian Residential SchoolKamsackSK18881916PB
St. Michael's Indian Residential School Duck LakeSK18941996RC
Emmanuel CollegePrince AlbertSK18791923AN
File Hills Indian Residential School Okanese ReserveSK18891949PB
Gordon Indian Residential SchoolPunnichySK1889 1996AN
Guy Hill Indian Residential SchoolSturgeon LandingSK19261952 RC
Île-à-la-Crosse Indian Residential SchoolÎle-à-la-CrosseSK18781976 RC
Lake La Ronge Mission Indian Residential SchoolLa RongeSK1914 1947AN
Muscowequan Indian Residential SchoolLestockSK19321981RC
St. Albans Indian Residential SchoolPrince AlbertSK?1951 AN
All Saints Indian Residential SchoolPrince AlbertSK18651951 AN
Prince Albert Indian Residential SchoolPrince AlbertSK1951 1964AN
Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School ; Lebret Indian Residential School; LebretSK1884 1969 RC
Regina Indian Residential SchoolReginaSK18901910, demolished in 1948PB
Round Lake Indian Residential SchoolWhitewoodSK18861950MD
St. Anthony's Indian Residential School Onion LakeSK18911968RC
St. Barnabas Indian Residential School Onion LakeSK1893 1951AN
St. Phillips Indian Residential School KamsackSK18991965RC
Thunderchild Indian Residential School DelmasSK19331948 RC
Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School Shingle PointYT19271934 AN
Baptist Indian Residential School WhitehorseYT19001968BP
Carcross Indian Residential School FortymileYT18911910 AN
Carcross Indian Residential School CarcrossYT19101969AN
St. Paul's Indian Residential School DawsonYT19201943AN
Yukon Hall WhitehorseYT19561965AN