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From a network of trading posts to an international retail icon, HBC underwent a remarkable transformation in the twentieth century.

The Europeans relied on surveying instruments to chart their journeys. One important instrument was the sextant.

Artist Don McMaster is bringing to life the story of David Thompson through a series of new paintings. Take a look through the travels and trials of this controversial explorer.

The Canada’s History Archive, featuring The Beaver, is now available for browsing online for free.

From the Archives: On the hunt for a historic Hudson Bay island, plus more stories from the Spring 1971 issue of The Beaver.

From the archive: The babies of the Hudson Bay Company reveal the schism that divided white society from people of colour in the early twentieth century.

With the October-November 2020 issue of Canada’s History, we are beginning a new chapter for Canada’s second-oldest still-published magazine. The Beaver returns in a new incarnation that honours the past while offering a platform for Indigenous voices.

The HBC Museum Collection contains four identical cutlasses and scabbards, all marked with Labouchere, after an HBC steamship that served the west coasts of Canada and the United States.