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CanadaCanada is the 2nd largest
country in the world and has a population of about 35 million people.
The capital of Canada is Ottawa, Ontario.
Canada stretches from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east, and northward into the Arctic Ocean.
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Ottawa
CanadaCanada officially became The Dominion of
Canada on July 1, 1867, with the four provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Atlantic Canada & The Maritimes
Atlantic Canada refers to the three Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, as well as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
This region has a variable climate with generally long, cold winters and moist, short summers.
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Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island
is the smallest province in size and in population.
Charlottetown is the capital of the province.
The population of Prince Edward Island is about 145 thousand people.
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Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island became part of
Canada in the year 1873.
Nova ScotiaNova Scotia is found
on the east coast and it is the most populated province in Atlantic Canada.
The capital of the province is Halifax.
Nova Scotia has a population of about 945 thousand people.
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Halifax
Nova ScotiaNova Scotia was one of the four provinces
that originally joined Confederation in 1867.
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is the
largest of the Maritime provinces and is located on the east coast.
Fredericton is the capital of the province.
New Brunswick has a population of about 750 thousand people.
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Fredericton
New BrunswickNew Brunswick was one of the four
provinces that originally joined Confederation in 1867.
Newfoundland & LabradorNewfoundland and
Labrador is the easternmost province in Canada and includes the island of NFLD and the mainland of Labrador.
The capital of the province is St. John’s.
Newfoundland and Labrador has a population of about 515 thousand people.
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Newfoundland & LabradorNewfoundland & Labrador became part of
Canada in 1949.
Central CanadaCentral Canada is the
region that refers to Canada’s two largest and most populated provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
The climate mostly ranges from cool, moist areas to more humid areas with warm summers.
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QuebecQuebec is the
largest province in size; only the territory of Nunavut is larger.
Quebec City is the capital of the province.
The population of Quebec is about 8 million people.
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Quebec City
QuebecQuebec was one of the four provinces that
originally joined Confederation in 1867.
OntarioOntario is the most
populated province and is home to Canada’s national capital, Ottawa.
Toronto is the largest city in Canada and it is the capital of the province.
The population of Ontario is about 13 million people.
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OntarioOntario was one of the four provinces that
originally joined Confederation in 1867.
Western Canada & The Prairies
Western Canada refers to the four provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
The west coast is generally characterized by mountains and a warm, moist climate, while more inland is known for its dry, flat grasslands called the Prairie provinces.
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ManitobaManitoba is the
furthest Prairie province from the west coast.
Winnipeg is the capital of the province.
The population of Manitoba is about 1.2 million people.
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Winnipeg
ManitobaManitoba became part of Canada in 1870.
SaskatchewanSaskatchewan is one of
Canada’s two landlocked provinces because it is surrounded completely by land.
The capital of the province is Regina.
Saskatchewan has the smallest population of the Prairies with about 1 million people.
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Regina
SaskatchewanSaskatchewan joined Confederation in
1905.
AlbertaAlberta is one of
Canada’s two landlocked provinces because it has no coastline.
Edmonton is the capital of the province.
Alberta has the largest population of the three Prairie provinces with about 3.8 million people.
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Edmonton
AlbertaAlberta became part of Canada in 1905.
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is
the westernmost province in Canada.
Victoria is the capital of the province.
British Columbia has a population of about 4.5 million people.
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Victoria
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia entered Confederation in
1871.
The NorthThe North refers
collectively to Canada’s three territories of Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
This area is characterized by cold arctic tundra and cool moist climates.
Northern Canada
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YukonYukon is the
smallest territory in Canada.
Whitehorse is the territory’s capital.
Yukon has a population of about 34 thousand people.
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Whitehorse
YukonYukon became part of Canada in the year
1898.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories border Nunavut, Yukon and the Arctic Ocean.
Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories.
The Northwest Territories has a population of about 42 thousand people.
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Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories became part of Canada in 1870, but its current borders changed with the creation of Nunavut.
NunavutNunavut is the
largest and newest territory.
Iqaluit, located on Baffin Island, is the territory’s capital.
Nunavut is a major portion of Northern Canada and has a population of about 32 thousand people.
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Iqaluit
NunavutNunavut was separated from the Northwest
Territories in 1999 to become its own territory.
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