when did french settle in canada
The first French settlement was at Port-Royal (now Annapolis Royal) in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec in 1608, and French settlers took up land along the St Lawrence River.The next major area of French settlement was at present-day Montreal.ntario --------------- But mostly lower Quebec, along the St Lawrence. Of course as Canada grew so did the French who have settled where ever there are Federal offices as mo â¦ st of those jobs are reserved for people who speak French.