Acadia is a North American cultural region in the Maritime provinces of Canada where approximately 300,000 French-speaking Acadians live.

[1] The region lacks clear or formal borders; it is usually considered to be the north and east of New Brunswick as well as a few isolated localities in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.

A few Acadians managed to escape the deportation by fleeing to the most rural parts of the old territory and re-settling there, which is mostly the North and East of New Brunswick today.

Since 1960s, Acadia's economic situation has improved compared to the Canadian average because of increased access to post-secondary education, increased participation in the labor market, more entrepreneurialism, more well-paid public service jobs, and the rise of the welfare state (income transfers represent 20% of total income for Acadians compared to 16% for maritime anglophones).

There is strong opposition to the reform of some government programs, particularly in the fishing sector, because employment insurance allows workers to provide for their needs during periods of inactivity.

Most of the ingredients used were available to the Acadians locally, while some originate from old trade routes with the West Indies and Brazil, such as raisins, rice, brown sugar and molasses.