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Dominion Colony District Territory Provisional District Department Province

1822
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/maps/historical/preconfederation/britishnorthamerica1823

Lower Canada (Province)
 * Cape Breton Island
 * New Britain

Upper Canada (Province)

Nova Scotia (Province)
 * St. John’s Island

New Brunswick (Province)

Newfoundland
 * Labrador
 * Anticosti 1763–1774, 1809–1825

Bermuda Islands

xxxx - New Caledonia and Columbia

1784–1820 Colony of Cape Breton Island

1876-1905 District of Keewatin (Territory)

1849 - Colony of Vancouver Island etd.

1853 - Colony of Queen Charlotte Islands split from North-West Territories? New-Caledonia?

1858 Colony of British columbia etd. Boundaries: USA to the S; Ocean to the W, 55th parallel to the N; watershed between Pacific waterbasin & Atlantic/Arctic waterbasin.

1862 - Stickeen Territories split from North-West Territories

1863 - Stickeen Territories joins British Columbia

1866 - Colonies of British Columbia & Vancouver Island become Colony of British Columbia

1867 -

1870 - North-West Territories renamed Northwest Territories, joins Canada from British North America. - Manitoba split from Northwest Territories and made province of Canada.

1871 - British Columbia becomes a Canadian province

1873 - PEI becomes Canadian province.

1898 - Yukon Territory split form Northwest territories

1905 - Saskatchewan & Alberta split from NWT

1930 - Sverdrup Island added from Norway to Northwest Territories

1949 - Newfoundland & Labrador join Canada as 10th province

1999 - Nunavut Territory split from Northwest Territories.

1770

 * Rupert’s Land (1670–189x)
 * Northern Department
 * Southern Department
 * Montreal Department
 * Manitoba Department
 * North-Western Territory (xxxx–xxxx)

1822

 * St. Pierre et Miquelon (France overseas départment)
 * Greenland
 * Nova Scotia, Province (1867)
 * New Brunswick, Province (1867)
 * Prince Edward Island, Province (1898)
 * Quebec, Province (1867)
 * Ontario, Province (1867)
 * Manitoba, Province (1870)
 * Newfoundland,
 * Labrador Territory
 * French Shore
 * Anticosti
 * North-western Territory

1900

 * Canada, Dominion
 * Nova Scotia, Province (1867)
 * New Brunswick, Province (1867)
 * Prince Edward Island, Province (1898)
 * Quebec, Province (1867)
 * Ontario, Province (1867)
 * Manitoba, Province (1870)
 * Newfoundland, Dominion
 * Labrador Territory
 * British North America, Overseas Lands in right of the Crown
 * North-western Territory

2000

 * Canada, Country (1867–present)
 * Newfoundland, Province (1949) [now Newfoundland & Labrador]
 * Nova Scotia, Province (1867)
 * New Brunswick, Province (1867)
 * Prince Edward Island, Province (1898)
 * Quebec, Province (1867)
 * Ontario, Province (1867)
 * Manitoba, Province (1870)
 * Saskatchewan, Province (1904)
 * Alberta, Province (1904)
 * British Columbia, Province (1884)
 * Yukon Territory, Territory (1898) [now Yukon]
 * Northwest Territories, (1898)
 * Nunavut (1999)

New Britain

 * Morse, Sydney Edwards. A system of geography for the use of schools. New York: Harper & Bros. 1845. Most Recent Attestation.
 * Pinnock, William & Edwin Williams A comprehensive system of modern geography and history. New York: Bliss, Wadsworth & Co. 1835.
 * Morse, Jedidiah & Aaron Arrowsmith, Samuel Lewis. The American universal geography: or, A view of the present state of all the Kingdoms, States and Colonies in the Known World. Charlestown: G. Clark. 1819.
 * Kitchin, Tho. Antique Map. 1758.
 * Guthrie, William & James Ferguson, John Knox. A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar: and present state of the Several Kingdoms of the World. Dublin: Williams & Exshaw. 1780.
 * Worcester, Joseph Emerson. A geographical dictionary or universal gazetteer, ancient and modern, Volume 1. Boston: Cummings & Hilliard. 1823.
 * Sayer, Robert & John Bennett. A general map of the northern British colonies in America : which comprehends the province of Quebec, the government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York. London. 1776.
 * Seale, RW. A Map of North America, with the European Settlements and whatever else is remarkable in the West Indies, from the latest and best observations. 1745.
 * Map of North America. 1770. Earliest Attestation.

New North Wales

 * Morse, Jedidiah & Aaron Arrowsmith, Samuel Lewis. The American universal geography: or, A  view  of the present state of all the Kingdoms, States and Colonies in  the Known World.  Charlestown: G. Clark. 1819.
 * Thomas Button. Date given for the establishment of NNW and NSW. (1613)

New South Wales

 * Morse,  Jedidiah & Aaron Arrowsmith, Samuel Lewis. The American universal geography: or, A   view  of the present state of all the Kingdoms, States and Colonies in   the Known World.   Charlestown: G. Clark. 1819.

District of Keewatin (Territory)
Confusingly, not a district per se ''but rather a territory equivalent in status to North-West Territories, and not to the other districts.
 * 1876–1905. District of Keewatin,

District of Keewatin (District)

 * 1905–1999. Region of  Keewatin Standard district, ie:  subdivision of a territory

Northwest Territories

 * 1870–1876. North-west Territories

North-western Territory

 * 1713~1859–1870. North-Western Territory

Stikine Territory

 * 1862–1863. Stickeen_Territory

British Arctic Territories

 * xxxx–1880. British Arctic Territories

Rupert's Land

 * 1670–1870. Rupert's Land
 * Are these geographical regions? Or sections of the business?
 * Northern Department
 * Southern Department
 * Montreal Department
 * Columbia Department (later Western Department)

HBC Districts
(1870 List here).

Manitoba; Postage Stamp

 * Manitoba - 2 forts, 9 trading st.

Amazing Map of Historical Manitoba

Rupert’s Land

 * English River District - 6 trading st.
 * Saskatchewan District - 17 st.
 * Cumberland District - 7 st.
 * Swan River District - 7 st.
 * Lac La Pluie District - 14 st.
 * York Factory District - 8 st.
 * Norway House District - 4 st.
 * Albany District - 4 st.
 * East Main District - 3 st.
 * Moose River District - 4 st.
 * Rupert’s River District - 8 st.
 * Kinogumissee District - 2 st.
 * Superior District - 1 st.
 * Temcaminique District - 1 st.
 * Labrador District - 8 st.
 * Rupert's Land total (minus MB):
 * 94 stations (or posts)
 * 43 475 acres
 * 43 475 acres

North-West Territories

 * Athabaska District - 8 st.
 * McKenzie River District - 13 st.
 * North-West Territories total:
 * 21 stations
 * 1735 acres
 * 1735 acres

Districts of the Northwest Territories

 * 1882–1905. Alberta Provisional District (southern Alberta);
 * 1882–1905. District of Assiniboia (southern Saskatchewan);
 * 1882–1905. District of Athabasca  (northern Alberta  and Saskatchewan);
 * 1895–1999. District of Franklin  (the Arctic islands and Boothia Peninsula and Melville  Peninsulas);
 * 1895–1999. District of Mackenzie [sic?] “McKenzie?” (mainland NWT and western Nunavut);
 * 1886–1905. District of Saskatchewan  (central Saskatchewan);
 * 1895–1912. District of Ungava  (modern-day  Nord-du-Québec  and inland Labrador, as well as an offshore area in Hudson Bay);
 * 1895–1898. District of Yukon. (Made separate territory in 1898)

Districts of the Northwest Territories pre-1999 (Nunavut)

 * Baffin Region, Northwest Territories
 * Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories
 * Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories
 * Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories
 * Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories

Other

 * Historical Atlas of Canada.
 * Vancouver Island Colony
 * Cape Breton Island Colony
 * Sverdrup Islands (Norway 1898–1930).
 * Territorial evolution of Canada
 * New Iceland
 * Departments of the HBC
 * Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands
 * Red River Colony
 * Russian America
 * Possible list of Departments, Districts?
 * Former states in current-day USA
 * Gov’t of Canada Site on Territorial Evolution.

English River District [190 a]

 * Isle à la Crosse (50)
 * Rapid River (5)
 * Portage La Loche (20)
 * Green Lake (100)
 * Cold Lake (10)
 * Deers’ Lake (5)

Saskatchewan District [25 700 a]

 * Edmonton House (3000)
 * Rocky Mountain House (500)
 * Fort Victoria (3000)
 * St. Paul (3000)
 * Fort Pitt (3000)
 * Battle River (3000)
 * Carlton House (3000)
 * Fort Albert (3000)
 * Whitefish Lake (500)
 * Lac La Biche (1000)
 * Fon Assiniboine (50)
 * Lesser Slave Lake (500)
 * Lac St. Anne (500)
 * Lac La Nun (500)
 * St. Albert (1000)
 * Pigeon Lake (100)
 * Old White Mud Fort (50)

Cumberland District (4325 a)

 * Cumberland House (100)
 * Fort La Come (3000)
 * Pelican Lake (50)
 * Moose Woods (1000)
 * The Pas (25)
 * Moose Lake (50)
 * Grande Rapid Portage (100) 50 acres at each end of portage

Swan River District [9200 a]

 * Fort Pelly (3000)
 * Fort Ellice (3000)
 * Qu'Appelle Lakes (2500)
 * Touchwood Hills (500)
 * Shoal River (50)
 * Manitobah (50)
 * Fairford (100)

Red River District
Upper Fort Garry, and \ Such number of acres as Town of Winnipeg. . . may be agreed upon Lower Fort Garry between the Company (including the farm . . . . and the Governor of Canada in Council. the Company now have under cultivation) White Horse Plain

Manitobah Lake District [1050 a]

 * Oake Point (50)
 * Portage La Prairie (1000)

Lake La Pluie District (1 300 a)

 * Fort Alexander (500)
 * Fort Frances (500)
 * Eagle's Nest (20)
 * Big Island (20)
 * Lac du Bonnet (20)
 * Rat Portage (50)
 * Shoal Lake (20)
 * Lake of the Woods (50)
 * Whitefish Lake (20)
 * English River (20)
 * Hungry Hall (20)
 * Trout Lake (20)
 * Clear Water Lake (20)
 * Sandy Point (20)

York District [260 a]

 * York Factory (100)
 * Churchill (10)
 * Severn (10)
 * Trout Lake (10)
 * Oxford (100)
 * Jackson's Bay (10)
 * God's Lake (10)
 * Island Lake (10)

Norway House (145 a)

 * Norway House (100)
 * Berens' River (25)
 * Grand Rapid (10)
 * Nelson's River (10)

Huron District

 * Lacloche
 * Little Current
 * Misaissangie
 * Green Lake
 * Whitefish Lake

Sault Ste. Marie District

 * Sault Ste. Marie

Albany District [635 a]

 * Albany Factory (100)
 * Martin's Falls (10)
 * Osnaburg (25)
 * Lac Seul (500)

East Main District [125 a]

 * Little Whale River (50)
 * Great Whale River (50)
 * Fort George (25)

Moose District [145 a]

 * Moose Factory (100)
 * Hannah Bay (10)
 * Abitibi (10)
 * New Brunswick (25)

Rupert's River District [120 a]

 * Rupert's House (50)
 * Mistassing (10)
 * Temiskamay (10)
 * Woswonaby (10)
 * Mechiskun (10)
 * Pike Lake (10)
 * Nitchequon (10)
 * Kamapiscan (10)

Kinogumissee District [60 a]

 * Matawagamique (50)
 * Kuckatoosh (10)

Superior District

 * Long Lake (10)

Temiscaminque

 * Kakababeagino (10)

Labrador District [380 a]

 * Fort Nascopie (75)
 * Outposts, ditto (25)
 * Fort Chimo (Ungava) (100)
 * South River, outposts (30)
 * George's River (50)
 * Whale River (50)
 * Noah's River (25)
 * False River (25)

Fort Coulonge District

 * Lac des Allumettes
 * Joachin
 * Matawa

Lac des Sables District

 * Buckingham
 * Rivière Desert

Lachine District

 * Lachine House

St. Maurice District

 * Three Rivers
 * Weymonachingue
 * Kikandatch

King’s Post District

 * Tadousac
 * Chicoutimé
 * Lake St. John’s
 * Ile Jérémie
 * Godbout
 * Seven Islands

Mingan District

 * Mingan
 * Musquarro
 * Natosquan

Esquimaux District

 * Fort Nascopie
 * Rigolette
 * Kikokok

Athabasca District [605 a]

 * Fort Chippewyan (10)
 * Fort Vemmillion (500)
 * Fort Dunvegan (50)
 * Fort St. John's (20)
 * Forks of Athabasca River (10)
 * Battle River (5)
 * Fond du Lac (5)
 * Salt River (5)

McKenzie's River District [900 a]

 * Fort Simpson (100)
 * Fort Liard (300)
 * Fort Nelson (200)
 * The Rapids (100)
 * Hay River (20)
 * Fort Resolution (20)
 * Fort Rae (10)
 * Fond du Lac (10)
 * Fort Nomman (10)
 * Fort Good Hope (10)
 * Peel's River (100)
 * Lapierre's House (10)
 * Fort Halkett (100)

Columbia District

 * Fort Vancouver
 * Umpque
 * Cape Disappointment
 * Chinook Point
 * Caweeman
 * Champoeg
 * Nisqually
 * Cowelitz

Colville District

 * Fort Colville
 * Pend Oreilles River
 * Flat Heads
 * Kootenay
 * Okanagan

Snake Country District

 * Walla Walla
 * Fort Hall
 * Fort Boisé

Vancouver Island District

 * Fort Victoria
 * Fort Rupert
 * Nanaimo

Fraser River District

 * Fort Langley

Thomson River District

 * Kamloops
 * Fort Hope

New Caledonia District

 * Stuart Lake
 * McLeod’s Lake
 * Fraser’s Lake
 * Alexandria
 * Fort George
 * Babines
 * Conolly’s Lake
 * Honolulu (Sandwich Islands)

Northern Department, Rupert's Land ............... 42,170

Southern Department, Rupert's Land ................ 1,085

Montreal Department, Rupert's Land ............... 400

Northern Department, North­West Territory ........ 1,505