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  • The unprecedented prosperity of the early 19th century contributed to an extraordinary increase in immigration to Newfoundland
  • Newfoundland and Labrador experienced immigration during the first half of the 19th century and emigration during the latter decades of the century.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador is often described as having the most homogeneous population of European origin in Canada.
  • 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.
  • The cod fishery and its mercantile activities greatly influenced Irish settlement patterns in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Newfoundland experienced three types of migration from the English West Country: seasonal, temporary and permanent.
  • The push and pull factors that contributed to immigration to Newfoundland.
  • Scottish immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador worked predominantly in the fields of commerce and agriculture during the 19th century.
  • The major Scottish migrations to Newfoundland and Labrador occurred in the 19th century and involved two unrelated phases.

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