They made much money from the fur trade.
By Colonies, Territories and they gave a huge chunk of it to the Hudsons Bay Company. Some of the Colonies Confederated and then colonised the others themselves.
The Hudson's bay company built trading forts along the Hudson's bay at several river mouths where sailing ships could be anchored.
I lived there for 32 years. It was founded in 1825 by the Hudsons Bay Company, a British fur trading firm. I predates the city in Canada with the same name. Vancouver, Washington is across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.
They bought them from the Hudsons Bay Company and had other lands transferred to them from Britain. Of course it wasn't that easy as the people already there were not consulted. So Canada sent troops into the land to force the people to accept their rule and then left in place a paramilitary group called the NWMP to ensure Canadian rule was accepted.
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Turning April - 1996 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:MA Canada:14A Canada:14A (Ontario)
Hudson Bay Company is important to Canada because they sold much of what is today Canada, to Canada.
The DiscoveryThere was actually two ships though, the Discovery and the Half Moon, but he was only paid to explore Canada on the Discovery; on the Half Moon he was supposed to find a northeast passage to somewhere, probably China.
Iron Ore Company of Canada was created in 1949.
Canada Hose Company Building was created in 1845.
Federated Insurance Company of Canada's population is 370.
Ford Motor Company of Canada was created in 1904.