The Northwest Company was a Canadian garage rock band from Haney, British Columbia who were active from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.

The Northwest company is known for a hard-driving sound heard in such songs such as "Hard to Cry," and has been featured in various compilations such as the History of Vancouver Rock and Roll series.

Originally known as the Bad Boys, the band formed in Haney, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver, now known as Maple Ridge.

[1] In the early years, the band wore matching suits and their stage antics included synchronized dance steps, and sometimes the group's large-framed and muscular lead singer Rick McCartey would hoist their diminutive lead guitarist Ray O'Toole onto his shoulders in the middle of a song.

[1][4][5] Shortly after the release of the single, drummer Jerry Ringrose departed and was replaced by Richard Stepp, who had previously played in Vancouver group the Questions.