Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are sub-national divisions within the geographical areas of Canada under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.

Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 e6km2, making it the world's second-largest country by total area.

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)—were united to form a federated colony, becoming a sovereign nation in the next century.

Ontario is a province of Canada.

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)—were united to form a federated colony, becoming a sovereign nation in the next century.

Over the years since Confederation, Canada has seen numerous territorial changes and expansions, resulting in the current union of ten provinces and three territories.

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)—were united to form a federated colony, becoming a sovereign nation in the next century.

Quebec (Québec ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

In modern Canadian constitutional theory, the provinces are considered sovereign within certain areas based on the divisions of responsibility between the provincial and federal government within the Constitution Act 1867, and each province thus has its own representative of the Canadian "Crown", the lieutenant governor.

Canada is a federation with eleven components: the national Government of Canada and ten provincial governments.

In modern Canadian constitutional theory, the provinces are considered sovereign within certain areas based on the divisions of responsibility between the provincial and federal government within the Constitution Act 1867, and each province thus has its own representative of the Canadian "Crown", the lieutenant governor.

The monarchy of Canada forms the core of each Canadian provincial jurisdiction's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government in each province.

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)—were united to form a federated colony, becoming a sovereign nation in the next century.

The Province of Canada ceased to exist at Canadian Confederation on 1 July 1867, when it was divided into the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada, with a population of 2,731,571 as of 2016.

Quebec City ( or ; Québec ; Ville de Québec, ), officially Québec, is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec.

Canadian provincial and territorial postal abbreviations are used by Canada Post in a code system consisting of two capital letters, to represent the 13 provinces and territories on addressed mail.

Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

Halifax, officially known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Moncton is one of three urban centres in the Canadian province of New Brunswick along with Saint John and Fredericton.

The legislative assemblies use a procedure similar to that of the House of Commons of Canada.

Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory.

Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada.

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.

Prince Edward Island (PEI; Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of Canada and one of the three Maritime Provinces.

Charlottetown (Baile Sheàrlot) is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County.

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without a natural border.

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

Saskatoon is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

Alberta is a province of Canada.

Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.