An American's Guide to Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador

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Capital: St. John's
Other major cities: Corner Brook, Port aux Basques
Population (2003): 520,170
Premier: Danny Williams (Progressive Conservative Party)

Newfoundland, often called "the Rock," is a large island off the east coast of Canada. The province of Newfoundland also includes Labrador, an area on the mainland. The province has had astronomically high unemployment ever since the cod fisheries were shut down in 1992. Overfishing and climatic change have been blamed for the absence of cod in a part of the ocean that used to be teeming with them. Brian Tobin, a past premier, used to be the federal Minister of Fisheries; he was the most prominent Canadian involved in Canada's seizure of a Spanish fishing trawler in 1995.

More information:

Government of Newfoundland
Government of Canada's Facts about Newfoundland -- includes information about the land, history, people, and economy
Newfoundland links from Yahoo

--Emily Way (emily_@_americansguide.ca)
Last updated September 12, 2005