Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada.
Newfoundland and Labrador ( [ uːfənˈlænd_ən_ˈlæbrədɔːr ] , Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Akamassiss Newfoundland Irish : Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar ) is the most easterly province of Canada . The province is Canada 's most linguistically homogeneous , with 97.6 % of residents reporting English ( Newfoundland English ) as their mother tongue in the 2006 census . It became the tenth province to enter the Canadian Confederation on March 31 , 1949 , as `` Newfoundland . ''