Many buildings and structures bear the name
fort in Canada. Most of these places are either military installations, or a
trading post that was established by a
North American fur trading company. A number of "forts" in
northern and
western Canada were also established as exploratory, or policing outposts. A number of municipalities in Canada include the term
fort in their names. The municipalities that use the term
fort in their name do so for historical reasons, with many of these communities resulting from the outgrowth of migrants that settled around the original fort. Many of these municipalities continue to bear use the term
fort in their names, regardless of whether or not the original fortification and/or
trading post still stands.
Military fortifications The majority of military fortifications in Canada were built by the British, French, and Canadian armed forces. However, several military fortifications were erected by the
Hudson's Bay Company, whose royal charter required them to fortify
Rupert's Land. Other groups that erected military fortifications in Canada includes
First Nations, Spain, and the United States. Although military fortifications were built for strategic, and other military purposes, some military fortifications in Canada also housed trading posts, or was used by fur traders.
British Columbia •
Fort Rodd Hill •
Fort San Miguel •
Macaulay Point Battery •
Yorke Island •
Xudzedzalis Manitoba •
Fort Rouge •
Prince of Wales Fort New Brunswick •
Fort Beauséjour •
Fort Boishebert •
Carleton Martello Tower •
Fort Frederick •
Fort Nashwaak •
Fort Gaspareaux •
Fort Howe •
Fort Meductic •
Fort Menagoueche Newfoundland and Labrador •
Fort Amherst •
Castle Hill •
Fort Carbonear •
Cuper's Cove Fort •
Fort Frederick •
Fort McAndrew •
Fort Pepperrell •
Fort Plaisance •
Fort Point •
Fort Royal •
Signal Hill Battery •
Fort Saint Louis •
Fort Townshend •
Fort Waldegrave •
Fort William Nova Scotia •
Connaught Battery •
Cranberry Point Battery •
Devils Battery •
Fort Anne •
Fort Clarence •
Fort Edward •
Fort Ellis •
Fort Lawrence •
Fort Sackville •
Fort Sainte Anne •
Fort St. Louis, Guysborough County •
Fort St. Louis, Shelburne County •
Fort Vieux Logis •
Fort William Augustus •
Fortress of Louisbourg •
Georges Island •
Halifax Citadel •
Prince of Wales Tower •
York Redoubt Ontario •
Bois Blanc Blockhouse •
Fort Amherstburg •
Fort Drummond •
Fort Erie •
Fort Frederick •
Fort Frontenac •
Fort George •
Fort Henry •
Fort Malden •
Fort Mississauga •
Fort Norfolk •
Fort St. Joseph •
Fort Wellington •
Fort York •
Gibraltar Point Blockhouse •
New Fort York •
Sherbourne Blockhouse Prince Edward Island •
Fort Amherst Quebec •
Citadel of Montreal •
Citadelle of Quebec •
Fort Blunder •
Fort Chambly •
Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène •
Fort Ingall •
Fort Laprairie •
Fort Lennox •
Fort Richelieu •
Fort Saint-Jean •
Fort Sainte Thérèse •
Fort Senneville •
Fort Trois-Rivières •
Fort Ville-Marie •
Lévis Forts Exploratory forts Several private entities, most notably the Hudson's Bay Company, established outposts or
forts, within
northern Canada for the purposes of housing
exploratory expeditions to the Arctic. Forts that were built exclusively for the purposes of housing exploratory expeditions include: •
Fort Confidence, Northwest Territories •
Fort Conger, Nunavut •
Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories
Fur trading forts A number of trading posts operated by fur trading companies were also referred to as
forts. Fur trading companies that operated trading forts in Canada includes the Hudson's Bay Company, and the
North West Company. Many of these were simply stockades, log enclosures for trading posts, although a few were former military installations which was later used by fur trading companies.
Alberta •
Fort Edmonton •
Fort Victoria •
Fort Whoop-Up British Columbia •
Fort Defiance •
Fort Langley •
Fort Victoria •
Fort St. John Manitoba •
Fort Bourbon •
Fort Dauphin •
Fort des Épinettes •
Fort Douglas •
Fort Ellice •
Fort Garry •
Fort Gibraltar •
Fort La Reine •
Fort Maurepas •
Fort Paskoya •
Lower Fort Garry •
York Factory Northwest Territories •
Fort Collinson •
Old Fort Providence Nunavut •
Fort Ross Ontario •
Fort Douville •
Fort Kaministiquia •
Fort Matachewan •
Fort Rouillé •
Fort Saint Pierre •
Fort Toronto •
Fort William Quebec •
Fort Saint Jacques •
Fort Témiscamingue Saskatchewan •
Fort Carlton •
Fort de la Corne •
Fort de la Rivière Tremblante •
Fort Espérance •
Fort La Jonquière •
Fort Pitt •
Fort Sturgeon •
Pine Island Fort Yukon •
Fort Reliance •
Fort Selkirk Law enforcement forts The
North-West Mounted Police (later merged with the
Dominion Police to form the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police) established a number of policing outposts in western Canada during the mid to late 19th century, in an effort to provide law enforcement in the region. Forts established by the North-West Mounted Police includes: •
Fort Battleford, Saskatchewan •
Fort Calgary, Alberta •
Fort Livingstone, Saskatchewan •
Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan ==Channel Islands==