Hudson's Bay Company
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The Hudson's Bay Company was a Canadian holding company of department stores and commercial property. It was the oldest corporation in North America, founded in 1670 and liquidated in 2025. It was hea
Coat of arms plaque on the exterior of the former flagship store in Downtown Toronto (2007)
Charter of the HBC
Trading at an HBC trading post
Depiction of the capture of York Factory by French forces in 1694
Rupert's Land
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Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, was a territory in British America based on the Hudson Bay drainage basin. The right to "sole trade and commerce" over Rupert's Land was granted to the Hudson's
Hudson's Bay Company
…Simpson Tower in Toronto. The founding royal charter, issued by King Charles II, granted the company the right of "sole trade and commerce" over the Rupert's Land territory, the borders of which were based on the Hudson Bay drainage basin covering most of what is now central Canada and smaller parts of the northern…
Métis fur trader, c. 1870