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Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
The six geographical regions of Canada defined by Statistics Canada: Atlantic. Quebec. Ontario. Prairies. British Columbia. Territories. The provinces and territories are sometimes grouped into regions, listed here from west to east by province, followed by the three territories.
The province's name was chosen by Queen Victoria, when the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), i.e., "the Mainland", became a British colony in 1858. [27] It refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River, in southeastern British Columbia, which was the namesake of the pre-Oregon Treaty Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Ontario, the country's most populous province, is a major manufacturing and trade hub with extensive linkages to the northeastern and midwestern United States. The economies of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories rely heavily on natural resources. On the other hand, Manitoba, Quebec and The Maritimes have the ...
Monument Road. The US purchased 12,580 square feet of land on the south side of Monument Road on May 25, 1932, and spent $5,625 to erect a red brick border station, which saw little traffic. This crossing was about 2000 feet north of Monument #1, which marks the beginning of the land border between the US and Canada.
Alberta. / 55.99167°N 114.37667°W / 55.99167; -114.37667. Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta borders British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of ...
1 million to 5 million. 500 thousand to 1 million. 100 thousand to 500 thousand. <100 thousand. Canada is divided into 10 provinces and three territories. The majority of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada–US border. Its four largest provinces by area ( Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta) are also ...
5.49. Data source: Statistics Canada. [ 1 ][ 3 ] There are no data for Yukon for given periods. In 2014-2016 overall life expectancy in this territory was 78.68 years (75.92 for male and 81.47 for female).