1. After the first land claim for France by Jacques Cartier (1534), the company of New France was established in 1627.

2. Jacques Cartier (December 31, 1491 September 1, 1557), baptised Jakez Karter, was a French explorer popularly thought of as one of the major discoverers of Canada.

3. French explorer Jacques Cartier built a fort at the site in 1535, where he stayed for the winter before going back to France in spring 1536.

4. Jacques Cartier was a respected mariner, he proposed a trip to the north to investigate whether Asian lands could be reached from the North.

5. An island of eastern Quebec, Canada, at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 534.