1611 in Quebec

Events from the year 1611 in Quebec.

Years in Quebec:	1608 1609 1610 1611 1612 1613 1614
Centuries:	16th century · 17th century · 18th century
Decades:	1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s
Years:	1608 1609 1610 1611 1612 1613 1614

Events

• Charles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons is appointed Lieutenant General of New France by king Louis XIII.
• Samuel de Champlain travels up the Saint Lawrence River and arrives on the island of Montreal. In 1535, Jacques Cartier had visited the island and discovered a large Iroquois settlement called Hochelaga. No trace of any settlement is found by de Champlain and his men.
• A fur trading post is established by de Champlain on a place called La Place Royale, the site of contemporary Pointe-à-Callière museum in Old Montreal.
• de Champlain returns to Quebec after a visit to France during which he fails to renew the fur trade monopoly on furs from North America. He manages, however, to secure the support of merchants in Rouen for the colony of New France.
• de Champlain and his men make their way up the Lachine Rapids, home to the largest standing waves in the world.