Canadian Historical Indian Treaties Time Line

In Canada, Aboriginal Peoples and various Pre-Confederation and Post-Confederation governments have concluded 68 major treaties. These treaties cover most of Ontario, the Prairie Provinces; and parts of Vancouver Island, Northwest Territories, and Atlantic Canada. In Quebec, there were Treaties of Peace and Friendship; however, these treaties were usually not written down, and are therefore not included.

The Historical Indian Treaties Time Line shows in chronological order a selection of the major treaties, from the first Peace and Friendship Treaty in 1725 to the 1930 Adhesions to Treaty 9.

Peace and Friendship Treaties

1725 December 15
1749 August 15
1752 November 22
1760 February 10
1760 March 10 & 1761 June 25
1764 August
1779 September 22

Upper Canada Treaties

1781 May 9
Indian Officers' Land - 1783
The Crawford Purchases - 1783 October 9
St. Regis and Oswegatchie - 1784 April
Between the Lakes Purchase - 1784 May 22
The McKee Purchase - 1790 May 19
Between the Lakes Purchase - 1792 December 7
Chenail Ecarte (Sombra Township) Purchase - 1796 August 30 & London Township Purchase - September 7
Land for Joseph Brant - 1797 August 21
Penetanguishene Harbour - 1798 May 22
St. Joseph Island - 1798 June 30
Toronto Purchase - 1805 August
Head-of-the-Lake-Purchase - 1806 September 5
Lake Simcoe Land - 1815 November 18
Lake-Simcoe-Nottawasaga Purchase - 1818 October 17
Ajetance Purchase - 1818 October 28
Rice Lake Purchase - 1818 December 5
The Rideau Purchase - 1819 March 9
Long Woods Purchase - 1822 November 28
Huron Tract Purchase - 1827 July 10
Saugeen - 1836 August 9
Manitoulin - 1836 August 9

Province of Canada Treaties

Robinson - Superior Treaty - 1850 September 7
Robinson - Huron Treaty - 1850 September 9
Robinson - Huron Treaty - 1854 October 13
Manitoulin Island Treaty - 1862 October 6

Vancouver Island / Douglas Treaties

Numbered Treaties

Treaty 1 - 1871 August
Treaty 2 - 1871 August
Treaty 3 - 1873 October
Treaty 4 - 1874 September
Treaty 5 - 1875 September
Treaty 6 - 1876 August-September
Treaty 7 - 1877 September
Treaty 6, Adhesions - 1889 February
Treaty 8 - 1889 June
Treaty 9 - 1905 July
Treaty 10 - 1906 August
Treaty 5, Adhesions - 1908 to 1910
Treaty 11 - 1921 June
Treaty 9, Adhesions - 1929 to 1930

Williams Treaties

Williams Treaties - 1923 October/November

Comprehensive Treaties

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