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Hudson’s Bay Company

The English financial backers of explorers Médard Chouart Des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson formed a corporation that received its charter on 2 May 1670 and which has been known since then as the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC). Like several of its predecessors in the settlement of English colonies in North America, the HBC was a joint stock company with governing powers and territorial rights in much of the northern part of the continent.

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Other Resources

HBC Collection | The Manitoba Museum
Hudson's Bay Company Archives | Archives of Manitoba. Content archived on 14 Feb. 2025
Hudson's Bay Company. Content archived on 26 Nov. 2019
Hudson's Bay Company - The Canadian Encyclopedia. Content archived on 13 Dec. 2024
Hudson's Bay Company - Wikipedia
Hudson's Bay Company | History Foundation
MHS Centennial Business: Hudson's Bay Company
The Beginning of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada
The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company by Martin Defalco, Willie Dunn - NFB

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