This is not known with certainty because the earliest explorers did not keep records or, if they did, the records were lost. It's suspected that the earliest might have been Leif Ericson.
John Cabot
France.
Lief the Lucky arrived in 1002 AD.
The two European countries that fought over the territory that became Canada were France and Britain. France colonized parts of Canada first and then Britain stepped in. This is why there is such an influence from French culture in Canada.
Services Industry
the bay
The fur trade was the first profitable industry for the French in Canada.
The first European settlers in Canada were Scandinavians.
No, Jacques Cartier is not considered the first European explorer of Canada's interior. That distinction is often attributed to Samuel de Champlain, who explored and mapped much of the interior regions of Canada during the early 17th century. Jacques Cartier is known for exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River in the early 16th century.
Leif Ericson was the first European to land in Canada.
Boats
John Cabot
The Vikings where the firts to settle in Canada
The earliest European settlers in Canada are now thought to have come from Scandanavia. There are Viking object remains in the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada. These date from between 1000 - 1100 A.D.
they first came to Canada looking for a route to Asia but they stumbled on Canada
Fur trading.
france or iceland