Newfoundland & Labrador

The most easterly province of Canada!

Thousand reasons to explore the Newfoundland & Labrador area !

Discover the linguistic heritage of their English, Irish, French, and Indigenous ancestors ! Take a walk in Gros Morne National Park of Canada, visit the first Vikings site at L’Anse aux Meadows and learns all about the popular Cabot Tower, in the capital St-John’s.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital and largest city, St. John’s, is Canada’s 20th-largest census metropolitan area and is home to almost 40 per cent of the province’s population.

On Newfoundland island, the Norse archaeological site L’Anse aux Meadows is the reputed settlement of Viking explorer Leif Erikson. Gros Morne National Park, on the Gulf of St Lawrence, has cliffs, waterfalls and glacial fjords.

Geography

Composed of the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador to the northwest, with a combined area of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). the province’s population is estimated over than 525,000. About 94% of the province’s population lives on the island of Newfoundland.

Most of Newfoundland has a humid continental climate: cool summer subtype. Newfoundland and Labrador has a wide range of climates and weather, due to its geography. Newfoundland has a cool summer subtype of a humid continental climate, which is greatly influenced by the sea since no part of the island is more than 100 km (62 mi) from the ocean.

Newfoundland and Labrador has a reputation for being friendly. The Maclean’s magazine thinks Newfoundland and Labrador has one of the Top 10Friendliest Cultures in the World ! Living out on the edge of North America, the population spent many years isolated from much of the world. They took the heritage of their English, Irish, French, and Indigenous ancestors and created a culture that’s one of a kind.

Language

The province is Canada’s most linguistically homogeneous, with 97.0% of residents reporting English. Historically, Newfoundland was also home to unique varieties of French and Irish, as well as the extinct Beothuk language. In Labrador, the indigenous languages Innu-aimun and Inuktitut are also spoken.

Transport

Travelling here by plane is a popular option, and major airlines fly into multiple destinations. Flying time to St. John’s is about 3.5 hours from Toronto. There are regional airlines which service smaller destinations and operate flights within the province.

The St. John’s International Airport (YYT) and the Gander International Airport (YQX) are the only airports in the province. Tshiuetin Rail Transportation operates passenger rail service on its Sept-Îles, Quebec, to Schefferville, Quebec, route, passing through Labrador and stopping in several towns.