Historedia
Group or institution

North West Company

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1795–1812

Every event in Historedia whose sources name North West Company, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Construction of Fort Edmonton

    1795

    Role: Rival fur trade company that built Fort Augustus near the future Fort Edmonton in summer 1795

    1. Summer 1795 · Fort Augustus, near the confluence of the Sturgeon and North Saskatchewan riversNorth West Company Builds Fort Augustus Nearby

      In summer 1795 the North West Company constructed Fort Augustus at the Sturgeon and North Saskatchewan rivers' confluence, a few months before the HBC began Edmonton House.

    2. October 5, 1795 · Edmonton House, on the North Saskatchewan RiverHBC Begins Construction of Edmonton House

      On October 5, 1795, the Hudson's Bay Company began constructing Edmonton House beside the North West Company's recently built Fort Augustus.

  2. Founding of the Red River Colony

    1811–1812

    Role: Rival Fur Trading Company

    1. 1811 · Red River regionLand Grant to Selkirk

      The Hudson's Bay Company granted Selkirk 300,000 square kilometers in 1811 for an agricultural settlement, despite his share purchases occurring slightly later.

    2. August 1812 · Red RiverInitial Settler Arrival

      Only 18 settlers arrived at Red River in August 1812 due to the influence of the North West Company.

Sources

  1. Fort Edmonton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. Red River Colony Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25