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Canada Provinces and Territories
This category is for the 10 provinces and three territories that make up the second largest country in the world: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Nunavut, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.
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What province contributes the most to Canada's lumber shipments?
BC, British Columbia, which produces approx. 63% of Canada's lumber and 12% of the US's lumber.
What is Canada largest provinces by land size?
The Nunavut territory is Canada's largest sub-region; followed by the Province of Quebec.
Which Canadian province forms part of the border of New Hampshire?
New Hampshire shares its entire northern border with the Province of Quebec. Quebec is known for being a French-speaking province rather than an English-speaking one. Its capital is Quebec City.
In which Canadian province are you most likely to see fjords?
Skookumchuck Narrows, Toba Inlet, and Ursula Channel (all in British Columbia), Western Brook Pond, Trout Trap Fjord, and Noodleook Fjord (all in Newfoundland and Labrador), Greeley Fjord, Eglinton Fjord, and Clyde Inlet (all in Nunavut) and Alluviaq Fjord, Fjord du Saguenay, and Tursukattaq Fjord (all in Quebec) are just a few examples of fjords to be found in Canada.
Which province has the largest population?
Ontario has a population greater than any other Canadian province or territory.
Ontario's population was estimated at 13.1 million as of July 1, 2009.
Ontario's population greater than the combined populations of all four western provinces plus the three territories.
Ontario.
What provinces capital was once called the pile of bones?
Regina is the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. This city was originally known as the "Pile of Bones".
What is the closest US border crossing from Barrie Ontario Canada?
There is not CLOSE border crossing between Texas and Canada, but you probably go through Detroit.
Which city is the largest city in canda?
The largest urban center in Canada is the city of Toronto and surrounding suburbs: The borders of Toronto and area can be defined by the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Toronto, used for census purposes, or by the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The population of Toronto and area based on the 2006 Statistics Canada census: City of Toronto: 2,503,281 Toronto Census Metropolitan Area: 5,113,149 Greater Toronto Area: 5,555,912 The Greater Toronto Area consists of the City of Toronto and the following four regional municipalities: 1) Peel Region: 1,159,405 2) York Region: 892,712 3) Durham Region: 561,258 4) Halton Region: 439,256
Ontario is the province with the most money over all, but Alberta has the largest per Capita income.
In which territories and provinces would find tundra?
The tundra is located in territories and provinces all over the world. The tundra covers an estimated 20 percent of the earth. Alaska, Northern Canada, Russia, Greenland, and Northern Scandinavia are places the tundra can be found.
What is a bay located between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in Canada?
Baie Verte, part of the Northumberland Strait, lies between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. So does Chignecto Bay, and its extension, Cumberland Basin. I hope you didn't think the only answer would be the Bay of Fundy.
When did Canada get independence from the British?
British Columbia was never independent. It was a British colony at the time of Canada's Confederation (July 1, 1867), and it became a province when it joined Canada on July 20, 1871, according to the provisions of the British North America Act.
The train will take you from Winnipeg to Edmonton on a VIA train, then by Red Arrow motor coach to your destination. You can stay overnight in Edmonton if you wish. Trains do not operate every day, it is about a 19 hour journey from Winnipeg to Edmonton, one train leaves at 11.45 am and arrives 06.22 am the following day. Times should be checked locally, reservations made in advance if sleeping accommodation is required
When did Canada East join Confederation?
Canada East was not a political entity. It was part of the pre-Confederation Province of Canada.
The Province of Canada was one of the three colonies that joined to create Canada, the first country to be created by legislation. The other two colonies were Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Confederation occurred on July 1, 1867. Immediately upon Confederation, the Province of Canada was severed into the Provinces of Ontario and Québec.
What industry mutually benefited the Europeans and the native people?
when the Europeans arrived, they traded blankets, knives, and other goods for fur and skins
Why is Prince Edward Island so densly populated?
Prince Edward Island is so densly populated compared to other Canadian provinces because it is so small and all of the land is habitable. Take Manitoba for example, Manitoba is huge compared to Prince Edward Island. Close to the border Manitoba is densly populated, but all north it is extremly light density which takes away from the dense population south.
When did Nova Scotia Canada become a province?
The first Europeans to colonize the territory that is now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were the French, starting in 1608, who called it "Acadia." The British took over the territory in 1713 and renamed it "Nova Scotia," which means "New Scotland" in Latin. New Brunswick split away from Nova Scotia and became its own colony in 1784 after an influx of Loyalist refugees from the American Revolution settled there. Nova Scotia was also one of the first provinces in Confederation, when the remaining British Colonies in North America united to become what we know know as Canada in 1867
What Canadian territory borders Alaska?
Alaska borders British Columbia (province) and the Yukon Territory.
The panhandle of Alaska, where Juneau and Sitka are located, is bordered to the west by British Columbia. The Territory of Yukon forms the western border with the wider part of Alaska.
