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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Population and Settlement
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Aug 29, 1500
Iroquoiens and Algonquins
Iroquoiens:
-Live in long Houses
-Sedimentary, leave every 10 yrs.
- Farmers
-Live in southern part of Quebec
Algonquins:
-live in tipees
-Nomade, leave with the prey
-Live in southern part of Quebec
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Aug 29, 1534
Jacques Cartier
1534- Jacques Cartier Explores and maps the Gulf of St-Lawrence and reports gold,timber,fish and fur
1535-Sails up the st-Lawrence and reaches Stataconda,Quebec.
1541-Fails to set up colony and France loses interest for 60 yrs -
Samuel de Champlain
1605-Failed to establish a settlement because of its position in Nova Scotia called Port Royal
1608-1609- Establishes a trading post near Quebec where the river narrows wich is called New France. -
Seigneurial System
-King gives land to Seigneurs who receive rent from lords/seigneurs. -
Jean Talon appointed as intendant
-He was appointed the job of populating New France, he:
- Offered soldiers who stayed in New France free land
- Brought in filles du roy from France to be wives
-Encouraged marriage and large families by offering money to those who were married and who had many kids. -
Arrival of British merchants in cities
1763-1783
-It is not enough to change the composition of the population -
Relations with the Natives
-Territorial concessions with the Proclamation of 1763 -
Immigrations of Loyalists and Americans
1783-1800
-Loyalists and americans come to Canada (3600) and Quebec (6000) -
Measures are tooken to increase immigration
- Such as granting land to shipping/railroad companies
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Laws discouraging American immigration to Upper Canada
-Laws are put into use that discourage immigration to Upper Canada -
Chlorea epedemic
-With the large wave of irish immigrants, diseases spread, a quarantine is made on Grosses Ile where those with the disease are out to die or get healthy again. -
Wave of Irish Immigrants
-Wave of Irish immigrate to Canada because of potato famine wich was a period of starvation and disease. -
Emigration to the united States
-There is a strong amout of emigration to the U.S.A. as their are more opportunities there.
--Ovepopulation of the seigneuries leads to emmigration to the forest areas of Quebec and the U.S.A. as there were more oppurtunities -
Colonial land and emmigration commision and permanent immigration office in London
-A permanent migration office is built in London,Ontario -
Reserved Land for Natives
- The Natives receive reserved land
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Policies to promote immigration
-Sharing federal-provincal powers with regard to immigration matters under the BNA 1867
1878- Immigrationrecruitment to populate Canada and giving land t railroad companies
-Waves of immigration after international events
- Discrimatory immigration policies until end of World War 2 -
Increase of urban population
-Rural exodus
-Development of working class neighboorhoods
- Spreading of urban development (urban sprawl) -
Colonization of new regions
-Opening new regions on the society and territory to counter the emmigratin to the U.S. -
Compostion of the population
-French Canadians remain in majority
-Pluriculturality increases in big cities
-Diversification of population -
Emmigration towards the U.S. and West (2)
-Lack of employment in agricultural sector
-Brain Drain: Educated worker leave for better oppurtunities
