<P> The first permanent European settlements in Canada were at Port Royal in 1605 and Quebec City in 1608 as fur trading posts . The territories of New France were Canada , Acadia ( later renamed Nova Scotia ) , and Louisiana . The inhabitants of Canada called themselves the Canadiens , and came mostly from northwestern France . The early inhabitants of Acadia , or Acadiens , came mostly but not exclusively from the Southwestern region of France . Canadien explorers and fur traders would come to be known as coureurs des bois , while those who settled on farms in Canada would come to be known as habitants . Many French Canadians are the descendants of the King 's Daughters of this era . Many also are the descendants of mixed French and Algonquin marriages . </P>
<P> The first permanent European settlements in Canada were at Port Royal in 1605 and Quebec City in 1608 as fur trading posts . The territories of New France were Canada , Acadia ( later renamed Nova Scotia ) , and Louisiana . The inhabitants of Canada called themselves the Canadiens , and came mostly from northwestern France . The early inhabitants of Acadia , or Acadiens , came mostly but not exclusively from the Southwestern region of France . Canadien explorers and fur traders would come to be known as coureurs des bois , while those who settled on farms in Canada would come to be known as habitants . Many French Canadians are the descendants of the King 's Daughters of this era . Many also are the descendants of mixed French and Algonquin marriages . </P>
when did the first french settlers come to canada
when did the first french settlers come to canada
1608
1608