Document and Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012	Jul. 11, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000885307
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,567,971
Entity Public Float			$ 7,568,990
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3