Editing French language in Canada (section)

===17th century===
At the beginning of the 17th century, French settlements and private companies were established in the area that is now eastern Canada. In 1605, [[Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons|Pierre Dugua]] with [[Samuel de Champlain]] founded [[Port-Royal (Acadia)|Port Royal]] ([[Acadia]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pierre Dugua de Mons |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-du-gua-de-monts |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |language=en}}</ref> and in 1608, Champlain founded [[Quebec City]]. In 1642, the foundation of Ville Marie, the settlement that would eventually become [[Montreal]], completed the occupation of the territory.

In 1634, Quebec contained 200 settlers who were principally involved in the fur trade. The trade was profit-making and the city was on the point of becoming more than a mere temporary trading post.

In 1635, [[Jesuits]] founded the secondary school of Quebec for the education of children. In 1645, the Compagnie des Habitants was created, uniting the political and economic leaders of the colony. French was the language of all the non-native people.

In 1685, the revocation of the [[Edict of Nantes]] by [[Louis XIV]] (1654–1715), which had legalized freedom of religion of the [[Reformed Church]], caused the emigration from France of 300,000 [[Huguenots]] (French Calvinists) to other countries of Europe and to North America.<ref>Atlas Universalis (1996) Tome 4, pp. 837–838</ref>