Canada’s Regions

Intro

Canada is the second-largest country on Earth with 10 million square kilometres.

Canada is bordered by three oceans: the Pacific (west), Atlantic (east), and Arctic (north).

The Canada-U.S. border is the world's longest undefended border.

Canada has five distinct regions: Atlantic Provinces, Central Canada, Prairie Provinces, West Coast, and Northern Territories.

Each region has its own geography, economy, and culture.

Canada consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories, each with its own capital city.

You should know the capital city of your province/territory and Canada’s capital, Ottawa.

The Atlantic Provinces include Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

Key industries include fishing, farming, forestry, and mining.

Newfoundland and Labrador: Known for its fisheries, coastal villages, and offshore oil and gas.

Prince Edward Island: Canada’s smallest province, famous for its potato farming and Confederation Bridge.

Nova Scotia: Known for shipbuilding and the highest tides in the Bay of Fundy.

New Brunswick: Canada’s only officially bilingual province, with forestry and agriculture as key industries.

Central Canada includes Quebec and Ontario, where half the population lives.

Quebec: Canada’s main producer of pulp and paper and largest producer of hydro-electricity.

Ontario: Canada’s most populous province and economic hub, home to the Great Lakes.

The Prairie Provinces include Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

Known for energy resources and fertile farmland.

Manitoba: Economy based on agriculture, mining, and hydro-electric power.

Saskatchewan: Produces grains, oilseeds, potash, and oil and gas.

Alberta: Largest producer of oil and gas, home to Banff National Park.

British Columbia: Canada’s Pacific gateway, with forestry as its largest industry.

The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest and busiest port.

Victoria, the capital of B.C., is known for tourism.

The Northern Territories include Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

Together, they make up one-third of Canada’s land but have only 100,000 residents.

Yukon: Known for its Gold Rush history and record for Canada’s coldest temperature.

Northwest Territories: Includes the Mackenzie River, the second-longest in North America.

Nunavut: Canada’s newest territory, established in 1999, with 85% Inuit population.