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1959 - Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario

1932 - Ottawa, Ontario

In 1932, some students showed interest in pursuing higher education after their years in boarding school at Notre Dame Convent in Ottawa. Because the Convent had been affiliated with the University of Ottawa since 1911, the Sisters of the Congregation asked authorization from the University to…

1883 - Saint Andrew,Ontario

1865 - Williamstown, Ontario

In 1865, at the request of Bishop Horan of Kingston, the General Council agreed to send sisters to Williamstown. The ministry of Sister Sainte-Thècle (Catherine Phelan), the superior, Sister Saint-Édouard (Theresa McCormick) and Sister Saint-Henri…

1965 - Ottawa, Ontario

Notre Dame Residence was established following the relocation, in 1965, of parts of Notre Dame Convent in Ottawa. The institution left the outdated buildings on Gloucester Street and moved to the new Campanile Campus on Heron Road, in the Alta Vista district. The school complex, designed by…

1841 - Kingston, Ontario

The Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame arrived in Kingston on November 21, 1841. They established their very first mission in Ontario and, by the same token, one of the first English schools: Notre Dame Convent. In 1967, after over one hundred twenty-five years, the convent closed and the…

1965 - Ottawa, Ontario

In January 1965, the École secondaire Notre-Dame opened its doors on Heron Road on the new French-language campus comprised of three buildings in the Alta Vista district, across from the English-language Campanile campus. One building housed the private École secondaire Notre-Dame which welcomed…

1941 - Toronto, Ontario

1878 - Brockville, Ontario

mmediately after Father Isaac McCarthy’s nomination to the parish in Brockville, Ontario in 1875, he approached the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame and asked if they could teach the young girls. At that time, it was unfortunately not possible for them. However, when their convent in…

1887 - Trenton, Ontario

1870 - Bytown (Ottawa), Ontario

In 1868, Father Gaillard asked for teachers for the Diocese of Monsignor Joseph-Bruno Guigues, Bishop of Bytown (Ottawa). The General Councilaccepted the mission and the Sisters opened a school in Saint Patrick’sparish, where the pastor was Father Collins. The founding Superior was Sister Saint-…

1885 - Cornwall Ouest, Ontario

Saint Columban School was established in 1885, at the request of Father Charles Murray, of Saint Columban Parish in Cornwall, Ontario. Located on Augusta Street, the house funded by the parishioners was also the sisters’ residence. Three sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame arrived on…

1958 - Reddendale (Kingston), Ontario

1961 - Peterborough, Ontario

1932 - Toronto, Ontario

1934 - Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario

1886 - Westport, Ontario

Saint Edward School has been in existence for over a century. Its history began in 1886 when the pastor of the parish, Father Stanton, ordered the construction of the convent and the school. His successor, Father Towhey, completed the project and placed the school under the direction of the…

1949 - Toronto, Ontario

1950 - Wexford (Toronto), Ontario

1844 - Kingston, Ontario

1867 - Montreal, Quebec

In 1867, at the request of Bishop Ignace Bourget, a new Congrégation de Notre-Dame school was opened in Montreal. The first Superior, Sister Saint-Michel (Henriette Dufresne) was accompanied by Sister Sainte-Alix (Marie-Elmire-Émélie Larue), Sister Sainte-Apolline (Angèle Apolline Madeleine Côté…

1861 - Montreal, Quebec

In 1861, at the request of Father Pierre-Louis Billaudèle, Superior of Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice, the sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame opened Saint-Denis Academy on the street that bears the same name. Sister Saint-Gabriel (Ann Darragh) was named director. At the time of the school’s…

1892 - Westmount, Quebec

Saint Agnes School, later known as Saint Anthony School, was established in 1892 by the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, at the request of Father J. C. Donnelly, in order to provide education to Irish girls in Saint Joseph Parish. A school for boys,…

1886 - Sherbrooke, Quebec

1836 - Montreal, Quebec

1885 - Montreal, Quebec

1868 - Montreal, Quebec

At the beginning of the 19th century, as a result of famine and other hardships, large numbers of Irish immigrants arrived in Lower Canada. Many settled in Montreal, near the river. In 1833, the Sulpicians and the Récollets opened a school-house near their church on the corner of Notre-Dame and…

1898 - Westmount, Quebec

1889 - Montreal, Quebec

In 1889, the pastor of Notre-Dame de Montréal Parish, Father Léon-Alfred Sentenne, decided to establish Académie Saint-Urbain on the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Urbain Streets and asked the Congrégation de Notre-Dame sisters to teach at this school. On August 15, 1889, four sisters opened…

1833 - Montreal, Quebec