• John Cabot
• Jacques Cartier
• Samuel de Champlain
• Henry Kelsey
• James Knight
• La Verendryes
• James Cook
• Sir A. MacKenzie
• David Thompson
• Sir John Franklin
• Vilhjalmur Stefansson
• R. La Salle
• Radisson & Groseilliers
• Simon Fraser
• Henry Hudson
• Peter Pond
• Teachers Resources

Related Resources & Links:

Explorers and fur traders may include:

• John Cabot
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French verson)
  • Passageways: John Cabot: The English King's Italian Navigator
  • The Mariners' Museum – John and Sebastian
  • Infoplease
  • Enchanted Learning
  • Canadian History – Canadian Explorers
  • The Cabots (1497-1509)
• Jacques Cartier
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Passageways: Jacques Cartier: New Land for the French King
  • The Explorers - The Virtual Museum of New France **(French version)
  • Infoplease
  • Canadian History – Canadian Explorers
  • Cartier (1534-1542)
• Samuel de Champlain
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Passageways: Samuel de Champlain: Explorer and Colonizer
  • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company **(French version)
  • The Explorers - The Virtual Museum of New France **(French version)
  • Infoplease
  • Enchanted Learning
  • Canadian History – Canadian Explorers
  • Champlain (1627-1632)
• Henry Kelsey
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Passageways: Henry Kelsey: On the Trail of Native Friends
  • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company **(French version)
• James Knight
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company **(French version)
• The La Verendryes
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Passageways: The La Vérendryes: Family of Explorers
  • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company **(French version)
  • The Explorers - The Virtual Museum of New France **(French version)
  • Infoplease
  • Enchanted Learning
  • La Vérendrye and Sons (1727-1743)
• James Cook
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Infoplease
  • Enchanted Learning
  • Cook (1776-1780)
• Sir Alexander MacKenzie
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Passageways: Alexander Mackenzie Reaches the Pacific
  • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company **(French version)
  • National Library of Canada **(French version)
  • Alberta – How the West was Young – Fur Traders, Missionaries & Explorers - Biographies
  • Infoplease
  • Mackenzie (1789-1793)
• David Thompson
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Passageways: David Thompson: The Man Who Looks at Stars
  • Infoplease
• Sir John Franklin
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Passageways: The Sir John Franklin Mystery
  • National Library of Canada **(French version)
  • Infoplease
  • Enchanted Learning
  • Franklin (1819-1822)
• Vilhjalmur Stefansson
  • Great Canadian Explorers **(French version)
  • Infoplease
  • Enchanted Learning
• Radisson and Groseilliers
  • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company – Groseilliers **(French version)
  • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company - Radissson **(French version)
  • The Explorers - The Virtual Museum of New France - Groseilliers **(French version)
  • The Explorers - The Virtual Museum of New France - Radisson **(French version)
  • Infoplease - Radisson
  • Infoplease - Groseilliers
  • Canadian History – Canadian Explorers
• R. La Salle
  • The Explorers - The Virtual Museum of New France **(French version)
  • Infoplease
  • Enchanted Learning
• Simon Fraser
  • National Library of Canada **(French version)
  • Passageways: Simon Fraser and the Roller-Coaster River
  • Infoplease
• Henry Hudson
  • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company **(French version)
  • Passageways: Henry Hudson's Daring Exploits
  • Infoplease
• Peter Pond
  • Alberta – How the West was Young – Fur Traders, Missionaries & Explorers - Biographies
  • Infoplease
  • Peter Pond Society
  • The Columbia Encyclopedia
  • Peter Pond and theAthabasca Country

Teachers Resources

• Great Canadian Explorers
• Les grands explorateurs du canada
  • Part of the "The About Canada Annotated Bibliographies" site designed and researched by the Mount Allison University Centre for Canadian Studies in partnership with the Canadian Studies Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
• Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company
• L'exploration, le commerce de la fourrure et Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson
  • This site is about the fur trade in Canada and how it led to the exploration of the country and the formation of the oldest and largest company in Canadian history: Hudson's Bay Company. It has has been written so students ages 9 and up can use it easily. It includes in-text questions to encourage higher-level thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions for this topic, with learning expectations and outcomes identified.
• The Explorers - The Virtual Museum of New France
• Les explorateurs - Musée virtuel de la Nouvelle-France
  • The Virtual Museum of New France brings together resources and emphasizes the contribution of Europeans who explored and lived in this land.
• National Library of Canada - Alphabetical List of Explorers
• Bibliothèque nationale du Canada - Liste alphabetique
  • An alphabetical listing of explorers' last names
• Passageways - Explorers' Index
  • A shortcut to the explorer of your choice
• Infoplease.com Encyclopedia
  • Access more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
• Enchanted Learning – Explorers of Canada
  • An alphabetized listing from Enchanting Learning on several Canadian explorers
• eduScapes - Explorers - A to Z
  • An indexed listing of biography sites for Explorers - A to Z.
• Canadian History – Canadian Explorers
  • An innovative project created primarily by students from Alberta. You'll find information on both First Nations and Explorers.