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List of the 10 provinces of Canada
ALBERTA
Alberta is the sixth largest province in the country, with an area of 661,848 km2. It is the fourth most populated, with 4.1 million inhabitants. Its capital is Edmonton , and Calgary is its largest city. The two metropolises exceed one million inhabitants, and are the largest metropolitan areas of the province. More than half of Albertans live in one of them, helping to perpetuate the rivalry between the two cities _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ . English is the official language of the province. In 2016 , 76% of inhabitants are English-speaking, 1.8% are French- speaking , and 22.2% are_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 58d_allophones .
The oil and gas industry is also part of the province's identity. L' économie de l'Alberta (en) est basée sur les hydrocarbures , les petrochemical industries , the livestock , agriculture , and the high technologies . The oil industry has been a mainstay of Alberta's economy since 1947 , when large deposits of oil were discovered at the Leduc No. 1 wells. Alberta being the richest province in hydrocarbons, it provides 70% of the oil and natural gas exploited on Canadian soil. In_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_2018 , its production amounted to 338.2 billion dollars , or 15.27% of the gross domestic product -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_from Canada.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. With an estimated population of 5.2 million in 2021, it is the third most populous province in the country. Its capital Victoria is the fifteenth largest metropolitan area in Canada, and takes its name from Queen Victoria, who reigned over the British Empire at the time of Confederation. Its largest city, Vancouver, is the third largest metropolitan area in Canada, and the most populous in the West. In 2013, it had around 2.5 million inhabitants.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island, abbreviated as P.E.I. (in English: Prince Edward Island or PEI), is a province of Canada. It is the smallest province in the country, both in area and in population, but the most densely populated. According to Statistics Canada, P.E.I. has 158,717 inhabitants in 2019. It has several nicknames: the "Garden of the Gulf", "The birthplace of the Confederation" and the "Cradle of the Confederation". Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown. It is one of the three maritime provinces, and one of the four in the Atlantic.
Manitoba
Manitoba (pronounced in French: /ma.ni.to.bɑ/, pronounced in English: /ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə/) is a province of Canada. It is the fifth most populous province in the country, with 1.2 million inhabitants, in 2016. Located in Western Canada, it is the easternmost of the three Prairie provinces, and covers an area of 649,950 km2. Manitoba has a wide variety of landscapes, from arctic tundra and the Hudson Bay coastline in the northern region, to dense boreal forest, large freshwater lakes, and prairies. in the central and southern regions.
NEW BRUNSWICK
Le Nouveau-Brunswick (prononcé en français : en anglais : New Brunswick est une_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ province _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_du Canada . It is the only bilingual province_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ , with French and English _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_90 -cc78d_ 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_comme langues officielles. Elle est bordée par le Québec au nord, la Nouvelle-Écosse _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_east, le Gulf of St. Lawrence to the northeast, la Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and it also shares a border with west_west . The province is 83% forested, and its northern half is occupied by the Appalaches . Its climate is continental , with snowy winters and temperate summers.
New Brunswick has an area of 72,908 km2 , and a population of 775,610 in 2021. in des urban areas . Sa capitale est Fredericton , et ses plus grandes villes sont Moncton et Saint-Jean . New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act , in 1969, which began to recognize French as an official language, alongside English. New Brunswickers have the right to receive services from the provincial government in the language of their choice. About two-thirds of them are English-speaking, and one-third are French-speaking. The province is home to most of the cultural region of Acadie and most of the Atlantic French-speakers, referred to as " Acadiens _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_”.
New Scotland
Nova Scotia (in English: Nova Scotia) is a province of Canada. It is one of the three maritime provinces, and one of the four in the Atlantic. The Latin name Nova Scotia translates into English as New Scotland. The majority of its population is English-speaking. With a population of 923,598 in 2016, it is the most populous Atlantic province. It is also the second most densely populated Canadian province, and, with an area of 55,284 km2, it is the second smallest province in the country, after Prince Edward Island. Its territory includes Cape Breton Island, and 3,800 small coastal islands.
newfoundland and labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (en English : Newfoundland and Labrador) is the province _cc781905-bb1-954c-bb1 -136bad5cf58d_the most eastern du Canada , located in the Atlantic region. It consists of the island of Newfoundland , and the continental region of Labrador to the northwest, combining a total area of 405,212 km2. As of 2018 , its population is estimated at 525,073. Approximately 94% of the province's population lives on the island of Newfoundland (and its small neighboring islands), more than half of which on the Avalon Peninsula .
It is the most linguistically homogeneous province in Canada, with 97% of residents having English (with sa local variant ) as _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ mother tongue , according to the de 2016 census. Historically, Newfoundland was also home to unique varieties of Irish (en) and de French 7819, as well as la_5-cc50 -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Beothuk extinct language . Au Labrador, les langues autochtones innu-aimun et inuktitut sont également parlées.
ONTARIO
Ontario is a province du_cc781905-5cde- 31936_bb3b.Canada Located in the central region of the country, it is the most populous province: 38.3% of the Canadian population resides there. It is the second largest province after Quebec , as well as the fourth largest territorial subdivision, taking into account Northwest Territories _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_et du Nunavut . It is home to the capital of the country, Ottawa , as well as the largest Canadian city Toronto , which serves as its provincial capital.
Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson 's Bays et35-cc781 bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ James to the north and Quebec to the east and northeast. It also shares a long border with the_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ United States , extending 2,700 km and following inland waterways: , eastward along the major rivers and lakes of the drainage system. La frontière inclut la rivière à la Pluie , la rivière Pigeon , le lac Supérieur , la St. Mary's River , le Lake Huron , la St. Clair River , le Lake St. Clair , la_5397c19 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ rivière Détroit , le lac Érié , le Niagara , le lac Ontario , et le_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ St. Lawrence River de Kingston to the border of Quebec, east of 35-7519035-919 bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_Cornwall . There is only about a kilometer of land boundary, including the Land Height portage .
Quebec
Quebec c_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d _ ( / keˈbɛk / d_cc781905-5cde -3194- bb3b - 136bad5cf58d_Listen ) is a_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_de province_05 -cc758d_93-cc758d bb3b-136bad5cf58d_du Canada . Located in the central_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ area of the country, between Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast and le New Brunswick to the southeast, it also shares a border south with les United States . The majority of its population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River , between the most populous city, Montreal , and the provincial capital,_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_Quebec . With an area of 1,542,056 km2, it is the largest province and the second largest territorial subdivision of Canada, after cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_Nunavut . Le Québec est le foyer d'une nation portant aujourd'hui le même nom et autrefois named “ French-Canadian ”.
Second most populous province in Canada, behind Ontario, Quebec has a population of more than 8,500,000 inhabitants in 2021 , composed of a large majority of French speakers with minorities_cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ anglophones , allophones et natives . It is the only Canadian province to have the_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ French as the only official language , understood by 94.6% of the population. In 2016 , the total population of Quebecers of mother tongue French was 8, while it was 79.1% of .9% for English .
SASKATCHEWAN
La Saskatchewan (prononcé en français : /saskatʃəwan/ , prononcé en anglais _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_: /səˈskætʃəwən/ ) est une province du Canada . Located in the West of the country, it is in the middle of the three provinces of the Prairies . It is bordered to the west by Alberta , to the north by the Northwest Territories , to the east by the Manitoba , and to the north by is by le Nunavut . Its population is estimated at 1.1 million in_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_2020 . Its area is 651,900 km2, and almost 10% of its territory consists of fresh water , with mainly rivers , reservoirs , and more than_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ 100,000 lakes (en) . Winters are harsh throughout the province, due to its continental climate . The southern regions experience extremely hot summers. In winter, temperatures below −45°C are possible, even in the south during extreme cold spells.
The inhabitants generally live in the grasslands of the southern half of the province, while the northern half is mostly forested , and sparsely populated. Nearly half of the population lives in the province's largest city, Saskatoon , or alternatively in the provincial capital, Regina . Les autres villes notables incluent Prince Albert , Moose Jaw , Yorkton , Swift Current , North Battleford , Melfort , et la ville frontalière de Lloydminster (partiellement en Alberta). English is the primary language of the province, with 82.4% of Saskatchewanians having it as their first language .
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
The Northwest Territories (en English : Northwest Territories) is a federal territory _cc781905-b1-94-5 136bad5cf58d_du Canada . With an area of approximately 1,144,000 km2 and a population of 41,790 in 2016 , they are the second largest, and most populous of the three territories of_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ Northern Canada . Yellowknife is the capital, the most populous community, and the only city in the territory, with 19,569 inhabitants. It became the Territorial Capital in_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_1967 , following the recommendations of the Carrothers Commission .
The Northwest Territories correspond to part of the former Northwest Territory , and entered into the Canadian Confederation le_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ July 15 1870 . Since then, the territory has been divided four times, to create new territorial jurisdictions of the Dominion, or enlarge existing ones. The current borders date from 1st April 1999 , when the size of the territory was again reduced by the creation a new territory, to the east, the Nunavut , following the coming into force of the Nunavut Act , and the_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Land claims agreements .
yukon
Le Yukon est l'un des trois territoires du_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ North du Canada . It is the second least populated territorial jurisdiction in the country, with a population of 40,232 people in_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_2021 . Its capital is Whitehorse and it is its largest city.
Yukon was separated from Northwest Territories en 1898 , in order to meet Yukon Territory, population growth in the area during the Klondike Gold Rush . On March 27, 2002 , a federal law simply renamed the territory "Yukon". Nevertheless, the word "territory" remains popular and frequently used. Canada Post continues to use the internationally approved postal abbreviation .yk. Its two official languages are English and French_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ , but the government also recognizes indigenous languages .
With an elevation of 5,959 m, the Mount Logan , located in the Kluane National Preserve Park , is the highest_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136_bad5cf5 sommet du Canada, et le deuxième sur le plan continental , après le Denali , aux États United . Most of the Yukon has a subarctic climate , characterized by long, cold winters and short, hot summers. The arctic coast is a tundra . Les cours d'eau notables commprennent le fleuve Yukon (d'où le territoire tire his name), as well as the rivers Pelly , Stewart , Peel ,_cc781905-5bad6-3b18-95cde Blanche , et_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_Tatshenshini .
nunavut
Nunavut (en Inuktitut syllabary : ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, / ˈ n u . n a . v u t /, meaning "our land") is the largest, and the northernmost of territories du Canada . Il a été séparé des Territoires du Nord-Ouest , le 1er avril 1999 , by the Nunavut Act , which provides the Inuit self-government. The borders were drawn in_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_1993 . The creation of the territory resulted in the first major change in the political map of Canada, since the admission of 8190 Newfoundland -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_in the_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_Confederation , in_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_1949 .
Nunavut is located in the Northern Canada and occupies most of the Arctic Archipelago . Its vast territory makes it the fifth largest country subdivision in the world , and the second largest in North America , after Greenland_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d . The capital Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay), on Baffin Island , was chosen after un_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136 5cf58d_pleased in 1cc781958d_13659cc58d -5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ . Other major communities in the territories include regional centers of Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay .