About the English and Irish origins of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians that immigrated between the 17th and 19th century.

France was one of the earliest European nations to engage in the migratory fishery and dominated the industry throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.

French migrations to Newfoundland and Labrador began in the early 16th century and lasted for approximately 400 years.

Newfoundland and Labrador's cod fishery was the major pull factor attracting French settlers to the colony from the 16th through 19th centuries.

Irish migrations began in the late-17th century and peaked in the early 19th century, when up to 35,000 Irish arrived on the island.

The Irish migrations to Newfoundland, and the associated provisions trade, represent the oldest connections between Ireland and Canada.