Knowra The Maritimes The Maritimes The Maritimes are the eastern Canadian region comprising New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The region is distinct from Atlantic Canada, which also includes Newfoundland and Labrador.
New Brunswick : A Canadian province bordered by Quebec, Nova Scotia, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the United States. It is the only Maritime province with a land border to the rest of Canada.
Mi'kmaq : An Indigenous people whose traditional territory includes much of the Maritime region and parts of northeastern North America. Mi’kmaq communities and political presence predate the colonial provinces.
Atlantic cod : A North Atlantic fish species that supported major commercial fisheries for centuries. Cod fishing linked Maritime ports to transatlantic trade and livelihoods.
Newfoundland and Labrador : Canada’s easternmost province, comprising the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador. It belongs to Atlantic Canada but not to the Maritimes.
Acadian French : A group of French varieties spoken by Acadian communities in eastern Canada and elsewhere. Its communities preserve a linguistic heritage spanning the Maritime provinces.
Nova Scotia : A Canadian province consisting of a peninsula and Cape Breton Island, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and connected to New Brunswick. Its peninsula and island geography shape much of the region’s coastline and settlement.
Wolastoqiyik : An Indigenous people whose traditional territory follows the Wolastoq, now commonly called the Saint John River, and surrounding lands. Their homeland includes much of present-day New Brunswick.
Lobster fishing : The commercial harvesting of lobsters, especially the American lobster in northwestern Atlantic waters. It remains a defining coastal industry in all three provinces.
Quebec : A Canadian province west of New Brunswick, with French and English as its official languages at the federal level. It borders the Maritime region but is not included in it.
Loyalists : People who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, many of whom resettled in British North America. Their settlement helped shape the region’s post-revolution population and institutions.
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