Canada, New France

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Canada was the name of the French colony along the St. Lawrence River basin and the northern coastal area of the Great Lakes. It was one of four colonies making up New France, the others being Acadia, Louisiana and Newfoundland. Because the capital of Canada (Quebec City) was also the capital of New France, the terms Canada and New France were often used interchangeably. After the Treaty of Paris of 1763, when France ceded Canada to the United Kingdom in exchange for keeping Guadaloupe, the colony was renamed the Province of Quebec.

In ways such as culture, the modern successor of Canada, New France is Quebec, which can create confusion with the current Canadian federation of the same name (which could have been named differently) or the historical Province of Canada. Also, distinction from English Canada has been historically important for Quebecers, notably since the advent of contemporary Quebec nationalism in the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s. For these reason, nowadays, Quebecers often use the term "New France" when referring to Canada, New France.