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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.
1,088 Questions
How many hours from Halifax ns to Mexico?
A flight from London to Halifax, Canada takes about six hours.
Do all of the provinces and territories of Canada have the same laws?
Some of the laws are
1. Don't drink and drive
2. Stop at stop signs/lights
3.Don't make illegal U turns
4. Respect peoples property-Don't STEAL STUFF
5.Respect peoples lives-Don't Murder
Those are some of the important ones on the road and in everyday life!
Is Canada divided into provinces which are similar to states in the US?
Canada is divided into provinces and territories. There are ten provinces and three territories. The three territories are located in northern Canada. The ten provinces stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Which provinces of Canada have large French-speaking populations?
Québec.
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Eastern and Northeastern Ontario have significant French-speaking populations, as does Manitoba. New Brunswick is Canada's only Officially Bilingual province. French is also spoken in many pockets across Canada. French and English are Canada's Official Languages and have equal status.
How many provinces joined Canada in 1867 AND which ones?
Canada was created by legislation (the British North America Act ) which came into effect on July 1, 1867.
The provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the pre-Confederation Province of Canada all joined at the same point in time. Also at that same point in time, the Province of Canada was severed into the Provinces of Ontario and Québec.
Therefore, three provinces joined, but there are four original provinces.
See sections 3 and 6 of the British North America Act(now the Constitution Act).
Is Nunavut located by the North Pole?
The North Pole is a point in the Arctic Ocean. Canadian territory extends to the North Pole.
Under International Law, no country currently owns the North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. Each of the five surrounding Arctic nations are allowed a 200 nautical mile (370 km, 230 mile) EEZ around their coast, but the area beyond that is controlled by the International Seabed Authority.
How many territories are in Canada?
Canada has 13 territories and provinces in all. Ten provinces and 3 territories.
In order of entering the union:
Ontario (province - 1867)
Québec (province - 1867)
Nova Scotia (province -1867)
New Brunswick (province - 1867)
North-west Territories (territory - 1869)
Manitoba (province - 1870)
British Columbia (province - 1871)
Prince Edward Island (province - 1873)
Yukon Territory (territory -1898)
Alberta (province - 1905)
Saskatchewan (province - 1905)
Newfoundland (province - 1949) Tenth and last province of Canada
Nunavut (territory - 1999) Became a territory 1st April 1999 and changed the map of Canada for the first time in half a century.
What is the bigger island Cape Breton Island or Prince Edward Island?
Prince Edward Island: 5 620 sq km
Cape Breton Island: 10 311 sq km
Which Canadian province was the first to join Canadian Confederation?
Manitoba was known as the postage stamp province when it first joined Confederation in 1870, becoming the 5th province to join Canada, or the first since the first four provinces (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick) in 1867. It was known as the postage stamp province because it was quite small then, only covering roughly 1/18 of it's current size. It was also rather square in shape, and because of it's small, square shape, it was nicknamed the postage stamp province.
Which province is on the Atlantic coast of Canada?
Fully half of Canada's provinces have coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. They are Québec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick.
Length of Canadian border with US?
official name is: International Boundary and its "official length" is 5,525 miles or for those using metric Length 8,891 kilometers. both those #'s include Alaska's border as that is part of The USA.
Most populated Canadian province?
As of 2009, the biggest populations in Canada by province are
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
PEI
North West Territories
Yukon
Nunavut
What is the third smallest municipality in Canada?
"The smallest town in Canada is Fleming Saskatchewan"
Scott,SK. is labelled as the smallest town in Saskatchewan...so, how could Fleming,SK. be called the smallest in Canada..?(as others have worte.)
What seven Canadian provinces share a border with the US?
The seven Canadian provinces that share a border with the the U.S. are British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.
What are all of the provinces and territories of Canada?
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Quebec
Now we have to go north/east
- Newfoundland and Labrador
Provinces south/east of Quebec:
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
Where is the province house Canada?
The federal capital is Ottawa, Ontario. The Parliament Buildings include a House of Commons and a Senate. They are on Parliament Hill over looking the city. The centre building is The Peace Tower. Each of the ten provinces have a capital city with parliament buildings including a House of Commons.
Which provinces and territories are in the Canadian shield?
Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan nunavut northwest quebec , Newfoundland and Labrador, and lastly your mom
Which province in Canada is the larest?
Quebec is the largest province
Nunavut is the largest territory
What are the provinces that make up Atlantic provinces?
Canada has four Atlantic provinces; New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
What are the capitals of Quebec and Ontario?
State...Capital
Alberta...Edmonton
British Columbia...Victoria
Manitoba...Winnipeg
New Brunswick...Fredericton
Newfoundland & Labrador...St.John's
Northwest Territories...Yellowstone
Nova Scotia...Halifax
Nunavut...Iqualuit
Ontario...Toronto
Prince Edward Island...Charlottetown
Quebec...Québec
Saskatchewan...Regina
Yukon Territoy...Whitehorse
What provincial capital is closest to the national capital of Canada?
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. Toronto is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. Charlottetown is the capital city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. Quebec City is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Yellowknife is the capital city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Whitehorse is the capital city of Yukon territory in northern Canada.
What Canadian provinces border the Atlantic ocean?
The Canadian provinces that border the Atlantic Ocean are: Newfoundland & Labrador, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
There is also a Canadian territory that borders The Atlantic Ocean, and it is Nunavut
