Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	Jan. 14, 2015
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	Jewett Cameron Trading Co Ltd
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000885307
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,585,661
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Incorporation, State Country Name	British Columbia
Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation	Jul. 08, 1987