During the 1980s, a dispute developed between Canada and France over the definition of the maritime boundary between their respective territories in the region.

The British Government organized the Labrador territories it received after a victory in the Seven Years' War, and thus created Quebec.

An introduction to the documents relating to the Privy Council's decision determining the location of a common boundary between NL and Quebec

A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.