Royal tours of Canada by the Canadian Royal Family the not yet named territorial capital, in the dining room of the Royal Train, Princess Louise named the new community "Regina", after her mother, the Queen. Princess Louise was visited by her family members during her time in Canada. Her brother, The Prince Leopold (later Duke of Albany), came to Canada to review soldiers on the Plains of Abraham, Quebec City, and fish on the Cascapédia River. Louise's nephew, George, Prince of Wales, was in Canada as a midshipman of the Royal Navy, visiting Niagara Falls, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, and staying for a lengthy period at Rideau Hall in
Population of Canada total population of 35,151,728, an increase of around 5.0 percent over the 2011 figure. Between 1990 and 2008, the population increased by 5.6 million, equivalent to 20.4 percent overall growth. Scholars vary on the estimated size of the indigenous population in what is now Canada prior to colonization and on the effects of European contact. During the late 15th century is estimated to have been between 200,000 and two million, with a figure of 500,000 currently accepted by Canada's Royal Commission on Aboriginal Health. Although not without conflict, European Canadians' early interactions with First Nations and Inuit populations were relatively