Legacy

• Jacques Cartier was the first person to document the name Canada. The name derives from the Huron-Iroquois term “Kanata” – meaning “village”.  Cartier used this name in order to describe Stadacona region, the river and the land surrounding it.
• Place Jacques-Cartier – major street in the Vieux Port, Montreal
• Jacques Cartier River in Quebec, Canada.
• Jacques Cartier Bridge in Canada.