Jacques Babie (c. 1633 – 28 July 1688) was the patriarch of a French Canadian family (later spelled Bâby) that were successful fur traders for generations in Lower and Upper Canada.
Their success earned them political roles in Canada even after Great Britain took over control of the territory.
Babie moved to Canada from France in 1665 as part of a French regiment to fight the Iroquois nations, which were based in present-day New York and Pennsylvania south of the Great Lakes.
By 1668 he was actively engaged in the fur trade, working with First Nations along the upper Saint-Maurice and Ottawa rivers.
At the time of his death in Champlain, Quebec, he left behind a comfortable inheritance.