<P> In 1969 , after years of sharing power with churches , the DIA took sole control of the residential school system . The last residential school operated by the Canadian government , Gordon Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan , was closed in 1996 . Residential schools operated in every Canadian province and territory with the exception of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island . It is estimated that the number of residential schools reached its peak in the early 1930s with 80 schools and more than 17,000 enrolled students . About 150,000 children are believed to have attended a residential school over the course of the system 's existence . </P>
<P> In 1969 , after years of sharing power with churches , the DIA took sole control of the residential school system . The last residential school operated by the Canadian government , Gordon Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan , was closed in 1996 . Residential schools operated in every Canadian province and territory with the exception of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island . It is estimated that the number of residential schools reached its peak in the early 1930s with 80 schools and more than 17,000 enrolled students . About 150,000 children are believed to have attended a residential school over the course of the system 's existence . </P>
when did the last residential school close canada
when did the last residential school close canada
1996
1996