The Acadians of New Brunswick New Brunswick is Canada's only officially bilingual province.
Many Acadian businesses are active in the international arena.
In the 15th century, daring Basque fishers were already working the Miscou coast in the northeastern part of the province. It was not until 1604, however, that Samuel de Champlain and the French landed there and founded a settlement. The aboriginal peoples quickly established good relations with the newcomers, helping them adapt to their new environment and joining forces with them in attacks on New England. The French and British fought over the area for nearly a century. However, after the Treaty of Utrecht, signed in 1713, under which France ceded the territory to England, the French gradually lost interest in Acadia.