New Brunswick is an Atlantic maritime province of Canada consisting of about 28,150 square miles (27,590 land area).
In 1938 the population of New Brunswick province was about 440,000 (estimated 820,000 in the year 2022).
The float-plane seen at the end of the film is a 1936 Waco YKS-6, registration CF-AZQ. It was owned by the government. It was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing on 9 March 1950 in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
The large sardine cannery at Blacks Harbour is still in operation as of 2023.