AbbreviationReligious denomination (AN) Anglican Church (BP) Baptist (MD) Methodist (OO) Other (PB) Presbyterian Church (RC) Roman Catholic Church (UC) United Church of Canada
The following is a list of schools that operated as part of the Canadian Indian residential school system."Search by School." National Student Memorial Register. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. 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 is 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.
List
NameLocationProvince/territoryOpenedClosedDenominationDocumented deathsGravesitesAssumption (Hay Lake) Indian Residential School Assumption (Hay Lake)AB 1951 1970 RC2Shubenacadie Indian Residential School ShubenacadieNS 1929 1967 RC23Blue 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) RC43Accidentally exhumed multiple graves in 2004; intentionally exhumed 1 grave in 2024Holy Angels Indian Residential School (École des Saints-Anges / Our Lady of Victoria Indian Residential School) Fort ChipewyanAB 1902 1974 RC83Crowfoot (St. Joseph's) Indian Residential School (Blackfoot Residential School)Blackfoot Crossing (1900-1909)
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(Siksika 146)AB 1900 1968 RC48St. Joseph's (Dunbow) Industrial School (High River Industrial School) High RiverAB18841922 RC59Flood exposed 34 graves in 1996Edmonton (Poundmaker) Residential SchoolLarsson, Paula. 2013 October 26. "Edmonton Industrial School." Eugenics Archive. Retrieved May 31, 2021. St. Albert (Poundmaker)AB1924 (formerly Red Deer Industrial School)1968 MD33Ermineskin Indian Residential School Hobbema (Ermineskin)AB 1915 1973 RC15St. Mary’s (Blood) Indian Residential School (Immaculate Conception Boarding School) Stand-Off (Blood)AB 18981988 RC49Morley (Stoney) Residential School (McDougall Orphanage and Training Institution) Morley (Stoney)AB 1926 1949 MD16Old Sun (Blackfoot) Residential SchoolOld Sun (Blackfoot) Residential School (North Camp Residential School / White Eagle's Boarding School / Short Robe Boarding School) Gleichen (Blackfoot)AB 1894 1971 AN41Sacred Heart (Peigan) Residential SchoolSacred Heart (Peigan) Residential SchoolBrocket (Peigan)AB 18921961 RC41Red Deer Industrial School Red DeerAB18931919 (Poundmaker school opened 5 years later) MD60Sarcee (St. Barnabas) Residential SchoolSarcee (St. Barnabas) Residential School Sarcee Junction, Calgary (Sarcee/T’suu Tina)AB 18921921 AN35St. Albert (Youville) Residential SchoolSt. Albert (Youville) Residential SchoolSt. AlbertAB 1873 1948 RC73Whitefish Lake (St. Andrew's) Residential SchoolWhitefish Lake (Whitefish Lake)AB 1895 1950 AN4Grouard (St. Bernard’s) Residential School GrouardAB 18941957 RC15Radar detected 196 potential graves in 2022Joussard (St. Bruno's) Residential School JoussardAB 1913 1969 RC30Radar detected 88 potential graves in 2022St. Cyprian's (Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Home) Residential School
(Victoria Jubilee Home for Indian Children)St. Cyprian's Residential SchoolBrocket (Peigan)AB 1900 (new school built in 1926) 1962 AN25Sturgeon Lake (Calais) Residential School (St. François/Francis Xavier Boarding school)Sturgeon Lake (Calais) Residential School CalaisAB1907 1961 RC45Fort Vermilion (St. Henri) Residential SchoolFort Vermilion (St. Henri) Residential School Fort VermilionAB1903 1968 RC21Wabasca (St. John’s) Residential SchoolWabasca (St. John’s) Residential School WabascaAB 1902 (new school built in 1949) 1966 AN11Desmarais (St. Martin’s) Residential SchoolDesmarais-WabascaAB 1901 1973 RC16St. Paul's (Blood) Residential School (Church of England) Cardston (Blood)AB1893 1975 AN78Lesser Slave Lake (St. Peter's) Residential School Slave LakeAB1895 1932 AN2Alberni Indian Residential School Port AlberniBC 1900 (burned in 1917, rebuilt in 1920; burned in 1937, rebuilt in 1939) 1973 UC40Radar detected 17 potential graves in 2023Ahousaht Indian Residential School AhousahtBC 1901 1950 PB8Anahim Lake Dormitory (Ulkatcho) Residential SchoolAnahim Lake (Ulkatcho)BC19681977RC0Christie (Clayoquot/Kakawis) Residential School Meares Island (1900-1971)
Tofino (1971-1983)BC 19001983 RC46Kamloops (St. Louis) Residential School (Kamloops Industrial School)Kamloops (Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc)BC 1890 1978 RC82Radar detected 200 potential graves in 2021Kitimaat Indian Residential School (Elizabeth Long Memorial School for Girls) KitimaatBC19081941 MD12Kootenay (St. Eugene's/St. Mary's Residential School) CranbrookBC1867 1984 RC29Accidentally exhumed 1 grave in 2020; Radar detected 182 potential graves in 2021Kuper Island Indian Residential School Penelakut IslandBC 1890 1975 RC171Radar detected 160 potential graves in 2021Lejac (Stuart Lake) Residential School Fraser LakeBC 1917 (new building in 1922) 1976 RC45Lower Post Indian Residential School Lower PostBC 1951 1975 RC3Coqualeetza (Chilliwack Home) Residential School ChilliwackBC1889 1940 (later became the Coqualeetza Hospital and is now the Coqualeetza Cultural Education Centre) MD42Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girls' School) MetlakatlaBC 1891 1962 OOPort Simpson Residential School (Crosby Home for Girls) Port SimpsonBC1892 1948 MD3Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential School ChilliwackBC 1861 1940 PBRoman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential School ChilliwackBC 1890 1941 RCSt. Augustine's Indian Residential School SecheltBC 1912 1975 RC12Radar detected 40 potential graves in 2023St. Paul’s Indian Residential School North VancouverBC 1898 1959 RC4St. George's (Lytton) Indian Residential School LyttonBC 1901 (new school built in 1928) 1979 AN78St. Mary's Mission Indian Residential School Mission (Pekw'Xe:yles) BC 1861 1984 RC18St. Michael's (Alert Bay) Indian Residential School Alert BayBC 1929 1975 AN18Williams Lake Indian Residential School