He obtained a grant of land in Fitzroy Township in the upper Ottawa Valley and moved there in 1818.
He founded the town of Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario on the Ottawa River in 1831 and built a grist mill there.
His son, Robert, took the post of deputy surveyor general of woods, which regulated tree cutting on public lands in Upper and Lower Canada by collecting dues.
A scandal surfaced when the company managing affairs at Quebec went bankrupt; it was discovered that they had been accepting promissory notes rather than bonds, resulting in lost revenue to the provinces.
Charles continued to expand his business interests at Fitzroy Harbour, adding a sawmill and a store.