List of Indian residential schools in Canada
Updated: 5/24/2026, 6:51:32 PM Wikipedia source
The following is a list of schools that operated as part of the Canadian Indian residential school system. The first opened in 1828, and the last closed in 1997. These schools operated in all Canadian provinces and territories except Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. The Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) has formally recognized 139 residential schools across Canada, but this number excludes schools that operated without federal support. The last school to close was Kivalliq Hall in Rankin Inlet, in what's now Nunavut, which closed in 1997; it became a IRSSA-recognized school in 2019 following a court ruling, which is why earlier accounts describe the last school closing in 1996. 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.
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Anglican Church
(BP)
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Baptist
(MD)
(MD)
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Methodist
(OO)
(OO)
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(OO)
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Other
(PB)
(PB)
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(PB)
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Presbyterian Church
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Roman Catholic Church
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United Church of Canada
| Abbreviation | Religious denomination |
| (AN) | Anglican Church |
| (BP) | Baptist |
| (MD) | Methodist |
| (OO) | Other |
| (PB) | Presbyterian Church |
| (RC) | Roman Catholic Church |
| (UC) | United Church of Canada |
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Assumption (Hay Lake) Indian Residential School
Assumption (Hay Lake) Indian Residential School
Name
Assumption (Hay Lake) Indian Residential School
Location
Assumption
(Hay Lake)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1951
Closed
1970
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
2
Shubenacadie Indian Residential School
Shubenacadie Indian Residential School
Name
Shubenacadie Indian Residential School
Location
Shubenacadie
Province/Territory
NS
Opened
1929
Closed
1967
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
23
Blue Quill (Lac la Biche/Saddle Lake/Sacred Heart) Indian Residential School
(Hospice of St. Joseph; Lac la Biche/St. Paul's Boarding School)
Blue Quill (Lac la Biche/Saddle Lake/Sacred Heart) Indian Residential School
(Hospice of St. Joseph; Lac la Biche/St. Paul's Boarding School)
Name
Blue Quill (Lac la Biche/Saddle Lake/Sacred Heart) Indian Residential School
(Hospice of St. Joseph; Lac la Biche/St. Paul's Boarding School)
Location
Lac la Biche (1862-1898)
Saddle Lake (1898-1931)
(Saddle Lake)
St. Paul (1898-1931)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1862
Closed
1970 (became the first Native-administered school in Canada)
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
43
Gravesites
Accidentally exhumed multiple graves in 2004; intentionally exhumed 1 grave in 2024
Holy Angels Indian Residential School
(École des Saints-Anges / Our Lady of Victoria Indian Residential School)
Holy Angels Indian Residential School
(École des Saints-Anges / Our Lady of Victoria Indian Residential School)
Name
Holy Angels Indian Residential School
(École des Saints-Anges / Our Lady of Victoria Indian Residential School)
Location
Fort Chipewyan
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1902
Closed
1974
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
83
Crowfoot (St. Joseph's) Indian Residential School
(Blackfoot Residential School)
Crowfoot (St. Joseph's) Indian Residential School
(Blackfoot Residential School)
Name
Crowfoot (St. Joseph's) Indian Residential School
(Blackfoot Residential School)
Location
Blackfoot Crossing (1900-1909)
Cluny
(Siksika 146)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1900
Closed
1968
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
48
St. Joseph's (Dunbow) Industrial School
(High River Industrial School)
St. Joseph's (Dunbow) Industrial School
(High River Industrial School)
Name
St. Joseph's (Dunbow) Industrial School
(High River Industrial School)
Location
High River
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1884
Closed
1922
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
59
Gravesites
Flood exposed 34 graves in 1996
Edmonton (Poundmaker) Residential School
Edmonton (Poundmaker) Residential School
Name
Edmonton (Poundmaker) Residential School
Location
St. Albert
(Poundmaker)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1924 (formerly Red Deer Industrial School)
Closed
1968
Denomination
MD
Documented Deaths
33
Ermineskin Indian Residential School
Ermineskin Indian Residential School
Name
Ermineskin Indian Residential School
Location
Hobbema
(Ermineskin)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1915
Closed
1973
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
15
St. Mary’s (Blood) Indian Residential School (Immaculate Conception Boarding School)
St. Mary’s (Blood) Indian Residential School (Immaculate Conception Boarding School)
Name
St. Mary’s (Blood) Indian Residential School (Immaculate Conception Boarding School)
Location
Stand-Off
(Blood)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1898
Closed
1988
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
49
Morley (Stoney) Residential School
(McDougall Orphanage and Training Institution)
Morley (Stoney) Residential School
(McDougall Orphanage and Training Institution)
Name
Morley (Stoney) Residential School
(McDougall Orphanage and Training Institution)
Location
Morley
(Stoney)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1926
Closed
1949
Denomination
MD
Documented Deaths
16
Old Sun (Blackfoot) Residential School
(North Camp Residential School / White Eagle's Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School)
Old Sun (Blackfoot) Residential School
(North Camp Residential School / White Eagle's Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School)
Name
Old Sun (Blackfoot) Residential School
(North Camp Residential School / White Eagle's Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School)
Location
Gleichen
(Blackfoot)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1894
Closed
1971
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
41
Sacred Heart (Peigan) Residential School
Sacred Heart (Peigan) Residential School
Name
Sacred Heart (Peigan) Residential School
Location
Brocket
(Peigan)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1892
Closed
1961
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
41
Red Deer Industrial School
Red Deer Industrial School
Name
Red Deer Industrial School
Location
Red Deer
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1893
Closed
1919 (Poundmaker school opened 5 years later)
Denomination
MD
Documented Deaths
60
Sarcee (St. Barnabas) Residential School
Sarcee (St. Barnabas) Residential School
Name
Sarcee (St. Barnabas) Residential School
Location
Sarcee Junction, Calgary
(Sarcee/T’suu Tina)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1892
Closed
1921
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
35
St. Albert (Youville) Residential School
St. Albert (Youville) Residential School
Name
St. Albert (Youville) Residential School
Location
St. Albert
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1873
Closed
1948
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
73
Whitefish Lake (St. Andrew's) Residential School
Whitefish Lake (St. Andrew's) Residential School
Name
Whitefish Lake (St. Andrew's) Residential School
Location
Whitefish Lake
(Whitefish Lake)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1895
Closed
1950
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
4
Grouard (St. Bernard’s) Residential School
Grouard (St. Bernard’s) Residential School
Name
Grouard (St. Bernard’s) Residential School
Location
Grouard
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1894
Closed
1957
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
15
Gravesites
Radar detected 196 potential graves in 2022
Joussard (St. Bruno's) Residential School
Joussard (St. Bruno's) Residential School
Name
Joussard (St. Bruno's) Residential School
Location
Joussard
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1913
Closed
1969
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
30
Gravesites
Radar detected 88 potential graves in 2022
St. Cyprian's (Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Home) Residential School
(Victoria Jubilee Home for Indian Children)
St. Cyprian's (Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Home) Residential School
(Victoria Jubilee Home for Indian Children)
Name
St. Cyprian's (Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Home) Residential School
(Victoria Jubilee Home for Indian Children)
Location
Brocket
(Peigan)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1900 (new school built in 1926)
Closed
1962
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
25
Sturgeon Lake (Calais) Residential School
(St. François/Francis Xavier Boarding school)
Sturgeon Lake (Calais) Residential School
(St. François/Francis Xavier Boarding school)
Name
Sturgeon Lake (Calais) Residential School
(St. François/Francis Xavier Boarding school)
Location
Calais
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1907
Closed
1961
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
45
Fort Vermilion (St. Henri) Residential School
Fort Vermilion (St. Henri) Residential School
Name
Fort Vermilion (St. Henri) Residential School
Location
Fort Vermilion
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1903
Closed
1968
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
21
Wabasca (St. John’s) Residential School
Wabasca (St. John’s) Residential School
Name
Wabasca (St. John’s) Residential School
Location
Wabasca
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1902 (new school built in 1949)
Closed
1966
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
11
Desmarais (St. Martin’s) Residential School
Desmarais (St. Martin’s) Residential School
Name
Desmarais (St. Martin’s) Residential School
Location
Desmarais-Wabasca
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1901
Closed
1973
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
16
St. Paul's (Blood) Residential School
(Church of England)
St. Paul's (Blood) Residential School
(Church of England)
Name
St. Paul's (Blood) Residential School
(Church of England)
Location
Cardston
(Blood)
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1893
Closed
1975
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
78
Lesser Slave Lake (St. Peter's) Residential School
Lesser Slave Lake (St. Peter's) Residential School
Name
Lesser Slave Lake (St. Peter's) Residential School
Location
Slave Lake
Province/Territory
AB
Opened
1895
Closed
1932
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
2
Alberni Indian Residential School
Alberni Indian Residential School
Name
Alberni Indian Residential School
Location
Port Alberni
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1900 (burned in 1917, rebuilt in 1920; burned in 1937, rebuilt in 1939)
Closed
1973
Denomination
UC
Documented Deaths
40
Gravesites
Radar detected 17 potential graves in 2023
Ahousaht Indian Residential School
Ahousaht Indian Residential School
Name
Ahousaht Indian Residential School
Location
Ahousaht
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1901
Closed
1950
Denomination
PB
Documented Deaths
8
Anahim Lake Dormitory (Ulkatcho) Residential School
Anahim Lake Dormitory (Ulkatcho) Residential School
Name
Anahim Lake Dormitory (Ulkatcho) Residential School
Location
Anahim Lake
(Ulkatcho)
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1968
Closed
1977
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
0
Christie (Clayoquot/Kakawis) Residential School
Christie (Clayoquot/Kakawis) Residential School
Name
Christie (Clayoquot/Kakawis) Residential School
Location
Meares Island (1900-1971)
Tofino (1971-1983)
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1900
Closed
1983
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
46
Kamloops (St. Louis) Residential School
(Kamloops Industrial School)
Kamloops (St. Louis) Residential School
(Kamloops Industrial School)
Name
Kamloops (St. Louis) Residential School
(Kamloops Industrial School)
Location
Kamloops
(Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc)
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1890
Closed
1978
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
82
Gravesites
Radar detected 200 potential graves in 2021
Kitimaat Indian Residential School
(Elizabeth Long Memorial School for Girls)
Kitimaat Indian Residential School
(Elizabeth Long Memorial School for Girls)
Name
Kitimaat Indian Residential School
(Elizabeth Long Memorial School for Girls)
Location
Kitimaat
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1908
Closed
1941
Denomination
MD
Documented Deaths
12
Kootenay (St. Eugene's/St. Mary's Residential School)
Kootenay (St. Eugene's/St. Mary's Residential School)
Name
Kootenay (St. Eugene's/St. Mary's Residential School)
Location
Cranbrook
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1867
Closed
1984
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
29
Gravesites
Accidentally exhumed 1 grave in 2020; Radar detected 182 potential graves in 2021
Kuper Island Indian Residential School
Kuper Island Indian Residential School
Name
Kuper Island Indian Residential School
Location
Penelakut Island
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1890
Closed
1975
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
171
Gravesites
Radar detected 160 potential graves in 2021
Lejac (Stuart Lake) Residential School
Lejac (Stuart Lake) Residential School
Name
Lejac (Stuart Lake) Residential School
Location
Fraser Lake
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1917 (new building in 1922)
Closed
1976
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
45
Lower Post Indian Residential School
Lower Post Indian Residential School
Name
Lower Post Indian Residential School
Location
Lower Post
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1951
Closed
1975
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
3
Coqualeetza (Chilliwack Home) Residential School
Coqualeetza (Chilliwack Home) Residential School
Name
Coqualeetza (Chilliwack Home) Residential School
Location
Chilliwack
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1889
Closed
1940 (later became the Coqualeetza Hospital and is now the Coqualeetza Cultural Education Centre)
Denomination
MD
Documented Deaths
42
Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girls' School)
Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girls' School)
Name
Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girls' School)
Location
Metlakatla
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1891
Closed
1962
Denomination
OO
Port Simpson Residential School
(Crosby Home for Girls)
Port Simpson Residential School
(Crosby Home for Girls)
Name
Port Simpson Residential School
(Crosby Home for Girls)
Location
Port Simpson
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1892
Closed
1948
Denomination
MD
Documented Deaths
3
Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Name
Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Location
Chilliwack
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1861
Closed
1940
Denomination
PB
Roman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Roman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Name
Roman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Location
Chilliwack
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1890
Closed
1941
Denomination
RC
St. Augustine's Indian Residential School
St. Augustine's Indian Residential School
Name
St. Augustine's Indian Residential School
Location
Sechelt
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1912
Closed
1975
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
12
Gravesites
Radar detected 40 potential graves in 2023
St. Paul’s Indian Residential School
St. Paul’s Indian Residential School
Name
St. Paul’s Indian Residential School
Location
North Vancouver
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1898
Closed
1959
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
4
St. George's (Lytton) Indian Residential School
St. George's (Lytton) Indian Residential School
Name
St. George's (Lytton) Indian Residential School
Location
Lytton
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1901 (new school built in 1928)
Closed
1979
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
78
St. Mary's Mission Indian Residential School
St. Mary's Mission Indian Residential School
Name
St. Mary's Mission Indian Residential School
Location
Mission (Pekw'Xe:yles)
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1861
Closed
1984
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
18
St. Michael's (Alert Bay) Indian Residential School
St. Michael's (Alert Bay) Indian Residential School
Name
St. Michael's (Alert Bay) Indian Residential School
Location
Alert Bay
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1929
Closed
1975
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
18
Williams Lake Indian Residential School
(Williams Lake Industrial School)
Williams Lake Indian Residential School
(Williams Lake Industrial School)
Name
Williams Lake Indian Residential School
(Williams Lake Industrial School)
Location
Cariboo
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1890
Closed
1981
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
28
Gravesites
Radar detected 93 potential graves in 2022
Yale Indian Residential School
Yale Indian Residential School
Name
Yale Indian Residential School
Location
Yale
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1900
Closed
1920
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
5
Yuquot Indian Residential School
Yuquot Indian Residential School
Name
Yuquot Indian Residential School
Location
Yuquot
Province/Territory
BC
Opened
1901
Closed
1913
Denomination
RC
Assiniboia Indian Residential School (Assiniboia Hostel)
Assiniboia Indian Residential School (Assiniboia Hostel)
Name
Assiniboia Indian Residential School (Assiniboia Hostel)
Location
Winnipeg
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1958 (September 2)
Closed
1973 (June 30)
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
1
Birtle Indian Residential School
Birtle Indian Residential School
Name
Birtle Indian Residential School
Location
Birtle
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1888 (December 3)
Closed
1970
Denomination
PB
Documented Deaths
47
Brandon Indian Residential School (Brandon Industrial School)
Brandon Indian Residential School (Brandon Industrial School)
Name
Brandon Indian Residential School (Brandon Industrial School)
Location
Brandon
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1895 (May 23)
Closed
1972 (June 30)
Denomination
MD
Documented Deaths
94
Gravesites
Radar detected 104 potential graves in 2019
Cross Lake Indian Residential School (Norway House Roman Catholic Indian Residential School)
Cross Lake Indian Residential School (Norway House Roman Catholic Indian Residential School)
Name
Cross Lake Indian Residential School (Norway House Roman Catholic Indian Residential School)
Location
Cross Lake
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1915 (March 9)
Closed
1969 (July 30)
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
57
Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Elkhorn Industrial School / Washakada Indian Residential School)
Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Elkhorn Industrial School / Washakada Indian Residential School)
Name
Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Elkhorn Industrial School / Washakada Indian Residential School)
Location
Elkhorn
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1888
Closed
1919 (as CP Railway purchased land on which school was built)
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
76
Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Washakada Indian Residential School)
Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Washakada Indian Residential School)
Name
Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Washakada Indian Residential School)
Location
Elkhorn
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1925
Closed
1949
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
10
Fort Alexander Indian Residential School
Fort Alexander Indian Residential School
Name
Fort Alexander Indian Residential School
Location
Pine Falls
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1905
Closed
1970 (June)
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
35
Gravesites
Radar detected 190 anomalies in 2022
Guy Hill Indian Residential School
Guy Hill Indian Residential School
Name
Guy Hill Indian Residential School
Location
The Pas and Clearwater Lake
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
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)
Closed
1979 (June 30)
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
2
Gravesites
Radar detected 71 potential graves in 2022; excavation of 14 found no evidence of human remains
Lake St. Martin Indian Residential School
Lake St. Martin Indian Residential School
Name
Lake St. Martin Indian Residential School
Location
Fisher River
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1874 (new school built in 1948)
Closed
1963
Denomination
AN
Gravesites
Cadaver dogs detected multiple potential graves in 2024
MacKay Indian Residential School
MacKay Indian Residential School
Name
MacKay Indian Residential School
Location
The Pas
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1915
Closed
1933
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
10
MacKay Indian Residential School
MacKay Indian Residential School
Name
MacKay Indian Residential School
Location
Dauphin
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1955
Closed
1989
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
1
Norway House Methodist Indian Residential School
Norway House Methodist Indian Residential School
Name
Norway House Methodist Indian Residential School
Location
Norway House
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1900
Closed
1967 (June 30)
Denomination
MD
Documented Deaths
23
Pine Creek Indian Residential School (Camperville Indian Residential School)
Pine Creek Indian Residential School (Camperville Indian Residential School)
Name
Pine Creek Indian Residential School (Camperville Indian Residential School)
Location
Camperville
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1890
Closed
1969 (August 31)
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
50
Portage la Prairie Methodist Indian Residential School
Portage la Prairie Methodist Indian Residential School
Name
Portage la Prairie Methodist Indian Residential School
Location
Portage la Prairie
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1891
Closed
1975 (June 30)
Denomination
MD
Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential
Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential
Name
Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential
Location
Portage la Prairie
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1895
Closed
1950
Denomination
PB
Documented Deaths
5
Sandy Bay Indian Residential School
Sandy Bay Indian Residential School
Name
Sandy Bay Indian Residential School
Location
Sandy Bay Reserve
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1905
Closed
1970 (June 30)
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
22
Gravesites
Radar detected 13 potential graves in 2022
St. Boniface Industrial School
St. Boniface Industrial School
Name
St. Boniface Industrial School
Location
St. Boniface
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1891
Closed
1909
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
87
St. Paul's Industrial School (St. Rupert's Land Industrial School)
St. Paul's Industrial School (St. Rupert's Land Industrial School)
Name
St. Paul's Industrial School (St. Rupert's Land Industrial School)
Location
Selkirk
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1886
Closed
1906
Denomination
AN
Waterhen Indian Residential School
Waterhen Indian Residential School
Name
Waterhen Indian Residential School
Location
Waterhen
Province/Territory
MB
Opened
1890
Closed
1900
Denomination
RC
Lockwood School*
Lockwood School*
Name
Lockwood School*
Location
Cartwright
Province/Territory
NL
Closed
1964
Denomination
OO
Makkovik Boarding School*
Makkovik Boarding School*
Name
Makkovik Boarding School*
Location
Makkovik
Province/Territory
NL
Closed
1960
Denomination
OO
Nain Boarding School*
Nain Boarding School*
Name
Nain Boarding School*
Location
Nain
Province/Territory
NL
Closed
1973
Denomination
OO
St. Anthony's Orphanage*
St. Anthony's Orphanage*
Name
St. Anthony's Orphanage*
Location
St. Anthony
Province/Territory
NL
Closed
1979
Denomination
OO
Yale School*
Yale School*
Name
Yale School*
Location
North West River
Province/Territory
NL
Closed
1980
Denomination
OO
Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School)
Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School)
Name
Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School)
Location
Shingle Point
Province/Territory
NWT
Opened
1927 (moved to Aklavik in 1934 due to overcrowding
Closed
1959
Denomination
AN
Documented Deaths
59
Aklavik Catholic Indian Residential School (later Inuvik Indian Residential School)
Aklavik Catholic Indian Residential School (later Inuvik Indian Residential School)
Name
Aklavik Catholic Indian Residential School (later Inuvik Indian Residential School)
Location
Aklavik
Province/Territory
NWT
Opened
1925 (relocated to Inuvik in 1959; Stringer Hall was Anglican Residence and Grollier Hall the RC residence)
Closed
1996 (June 1975 (Stringer Hall); June 30 1996 (Grollier Hall))
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
20
Fort McPherson Indian Residential School; (Including residence, Fleming Hall);
Fort McPherson Indian Residential School; (Including residence, Fleming Hall);
Name
Fort McPherson Indian Residential School; (Including residence, Fleming Hall);
Location
Fort McPherson
Province/Territory
NWT
Opened
1898
Closed
1970
Denomination
OO (non-denominational)
Documented Deaths
1
Fort Providence Indian Residential School (Providence Mission Indian Residential School)
Fort Providence Indian Residential School (Providence Mission Indian Residential School)
Name
Fort Providence Indian Residential School (Providence Mission Indian Residential School)
Location
Fort Providence
Province/Territory
NWT
Opened
1867
Closed
1953
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
88
Gravesites
Radar detected 150 to 298 potential graves in 2021
Fort Resolution Indian Residential School
Fort Resolution Indian Residential School
Name
Fort Resolution Indian Residential School
Location
Fort Resolution
Province/Territory
NWT
Opened
1867
Closed
1957
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
67
Gravesites
Intentionally exhumed 7 graves in 2025
Fort Simpson Indian Residential School (Fort Simpson Boarding School, including residences Bompas Hall, Lapointe Hall, St. Margaret's Hall)
Fort Simpson Indian Residential School (Fort Simpson Boarding School, including residences Bompas Hall, Lapointe Hall, St. Margaret's Hall)
Name
Fort Simpson Indian Residential School (Fort Simpson Boarding School, including residences Bompas Hall, Lapointe Hall, St. Margaret's Hall)
Location
Fort Simpson
Province/Territory
NWT
Opened
1920
Closed
1970
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
3
Fort Smith Indian Residential School (Breynat Hall)
Fort Smith Indian Residential School (Breynat Hall)
Name
Fort Smith Indian Residential School (Breynat Hall)
Location
Fort Smith
Province/Territory
NWT
Opened
1957
Closed
1970
Denomination
RC
Documented Deaths
1
| Name | Location | Province/Territory | Opened | Closed | Denomination | Documented Deaths | Gravesites |
| Assumption (Hay Lake) Indian Residential School | Assumption (Hay Lake) | AB | 1951 | 1970 | RC | 2 | |
| Shubenacadie Indian Residential School | Shubenacadie | NS | 1929 | 1967 | RC | 23 | |
| Blue Quill (Lac la Biche/Saddle Lake/Sacred Heart) Indian Residential School (Hospice of St. Joseph; Lac la Biche/St. Paul's Boarding School) | Lac la Biche (1862-1898) Saddle Lake (1898-1931) (Saddle Lake) St. Paul (1898-1931) | AB | 1862 | 1970 (became the first Native-administered school in Canada) | RC | 43 | Accidentally exhumed multiple graves in 2004; intentionally exhumed 1 grave in 2024 |
| Holy Angels Indian Residential School (École des Saints-Anges / Our Lady of Victoria Indian Residential School) | Fort Chipewyan | AB | 1902 | 1974 | RC | 83 | |
| Crowfoot (St. Joseph's) Indian Residential School (Blackfoot Residential School) | Blackfoot Crossing (1900-1909) Cluny (Siksika 146) | AB | 1900 | 1968 | RC | 48 | |
| St. Joseph's (Dunbow) Industrial School (High River Industrial School) | High River | AB | 1884 | 1922 | RC | 59 | Flood exposed 34 graves in 1996 |
| Edmonton (Poundmaker) Residential School | St. Albert (Poundmaker) | AB | 1924 (formerly Red Deer Industrial School) | 1968 | MD | 33 | |
| Ermineskin Indian Residential School | Hobbema (Ermineskin) | AB | 1915 | 1973 | RC | 15 | |
| St. Mary’s (Blood) Indian Residential School (Immaculate Conception Boarding School) | Stand-Off (Blood) | AB | 1898 | 1988 | RC | 49 | |
| Morley (Stoney) Residential School (McDougall Orphanage and Training Institution) | Morley (Stoney) | AB | 1926 | 1949 | MD | 16 | |
| Old Sun (Blackfoot) Residential School (North Camp Residential School / White Eagle's Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School) | Gleichen (Blackfoot) | AB | 1894 | 1971 | AN | 41 | |
| Sacred Heart (Peigan) Residential School | Brocket (Peigan) | AB | 1892 | 1961 | RC | 41 | |
| Red Deer Industrial School | Red Deer | AB | 1893 | 1919 (Poundmaker school opened 5 years later) | MD | 60 | |
| Sarcee (St. Barnabas) Residential School | Sarcee Junction, Calgary (Sarcee/T’suu Tina) | AB | 1892 | 1921 | AN | 35 | |
| St. Albert (Youville) Residential School | St. Albert | AB | 1873 | 1948 | RC | 73 | |
| Whitefish Lake (St. Andrew's) Residential School | Whitefish Lake (Whitefish Lake) | AB | 1895 | 1950 | AN | 4 | |
| Grouard (St. Bernard’s) Residential School | Grouard | AB | 1894 | 1957 | RC | 15 | Radar detected 196 potential graves in 2022 |
| Joussard (St. Bruno's) Residential School | Joussard | AB | 1913 | 1969 | RC | 30 | Radar detected 88 potential graves in 2022 |
| St. Cyprian's (Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Home) Residential School (Victoria Jubilee Home for Indian Children) | Brocket (Peigan) | AB | 1900 (new school built in 1926) | 1962 | AN | 25 | |
| Sturgeon Lake (Calais) Residential School (St. François/Francis Xavier Boarding school) | Calais | AB | 1907 | 1961 | RC | 45 | |
| Fort Vermilion (St. Henri) Residential School | Fort Vermilion | AB | 1903 | 1968 | RC | 21 | |
| Wabasca (St. John’s) Residential School | Wabasca | AB | 1902 (new school built in 1949) | 1966 | AN | 11 | |
| Desmarais (St. Martin’s) Residential School | Desmarais-Wabasca | AB | 1901 | 1973 | RC | 16 | |
| St. Paul's (Blood) Residential School (Church of England) | Cardston (Blood) | AB | 1893 | 1975 | AN | 78 | |
| Lesser Slave Lake (St. Peter's) Residential School | Slave Lake | AB | 1895 | 1932 | AN | 2 | |
| Alberni Indian Residential School | Port Alberni | BC | 1900 (burned in 1917, rebuilt in 1920; burned in 1937, rebuilt in 1939) | 1973 | UC | 40 | Radar detected 17 potential graves in 2023 |
| Ahousaht Indian Residential School | Ahousaht | BC | 1901 | 1950 | PB | 8 | |
| Anahim Lake Dormitory (Ulkatcho) Residential School | Anahim Lake (Ulkatcho) | BC | 1968 | 1977 | RC | 0 | |
| Christie (Clayoquot/Kakawis) Residential School | Meares Island (1900-1971) Tofino (1971-1983) | BC | 1900 | 1983 | RC | 46 | |
| Kamloops (St. Louis) Residential School (Kamloops Industrial School) | Kamloops (Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc) | BC | 1890 | 1978 | RC | 82 | Radar detected 200 potential graves in 2021 |
| Kitimaat Indian Residential School (Elizabeth Long Memorial School for Girls) | Kitimaat | BC | 1908 | 1941 | MD | 12 | |
| Kootenay (St. Eugene's/St. Mary's Residential School) | Cranbrook | BC | 1867 | 1984 | RC | 29 | Accidentally exhumed 1 grave in 2020; Radar detected 182 potential graves in 2021 |
| Kuper Island Indian Residential School | Penelakut Island | BC | 1890 | 1975 | RC | 171 | Radar detected 160 potential graves in 2021 |
| Lejac (Stuart Lake) Residential School | Fraser Lake | BC | 1917 (new building in 1922) | 1976 | RC | 45 | |
| Lower Post Indian Residential School | Lower Post | BC | 1951 | 1975 | RC | 3 | |
| Coqualeetza (Chilliwack Home) Residential School | Chilliwack | BC | 1889 | 1940 (later became the Coqualeetza Hospital and is now the Coqualeetza Cultural Education Centre) | MD | 42 | |
| Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girls' School) | Metlakatla | BC | 1891 | 1962 | OO | ||
| Port Simpson Residential School (Crosby Home for Girls) | Port Simpson | BC | 1892 | 1948 | MD | 3 | |
| Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential School | Chilliwack | BC | 1861 | 1940 | PB | ||
| Roman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential School | Chilliwack | BC | 1890 | 1941 | RC | ||
| St. Augustine's Indian Residential School | Sechelt | BC | 1912 | 1975 | RC | 12 | Radar detected 40 potential graves in 2023 |
| St. Paul’s Indian Residential School | North Vancouver | BC | 1898 | 1959 | RC | 4 | |
| St. George's (Lytton) Indian Residential School | Lytton | BC | 1901 (new school built in 1928) | 1979 | AN | 78 | |
| St. Mary's Mission Indian Residential School | Mission (Pekw'Xe:yles) | BC | 1861 | 1984 | RC | 18 | |
| St. Michael's (Alert Bay) Indian Residential School | Alert Bay | BC | 1929 | 1975 | AN | 18 | |
| Williams Lake Indian Residential School (Williams Lake Industrial School) | Cariboo | BC | 1890 | 1981 | RC | 28 | Radar detected 93 potential graves in 2022 |
| Yale Indian Residential School | Yale | BC | 1900 | 1920 | AN | 5 | |
| Yuquot Indian Residential School | Yuquot | BC | 1901 | 1913 | RC | ||
| Assiniboia Indian Residential School (Assiniboia Hostel) | Winnipeg | MB | 1958 (September 2) | 1973 (June 30) | RC | 1 |
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