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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Canada: Canada ( / ˈ k æ n ə d ə / ) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories . Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the ...
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.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)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
Articles about Outlines of Canadian provinces and territories in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory. Each entry below is an outline , an introduction to a subject structured as a hierarchical list of the essential points.
Outlines of Canadian provinces and territories. Provincial and territorial government in Canada. Categories by province or territory of Canada.
The provinces and territories are sometimes grouped into regions, listed here from west to east by province, followed by the three territories.Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: the West, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador as well as for the three territories of Northern Canada ('the North').
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Alberta: Alberta – province of Canada. It had a population of 3,645,257 in 2011, [1] making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Alberta and its neighbour, Saskatchewan, were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. [2]
Outlines of Canadian provinces and territories (13 P) Provincial and territorial government in Canada (4 C, 1 P) Categories by province or territory of Canada (30 C)
The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their sovereignty from the Crown [194] and power and authority from the Constitution Act, 1867, whereas territorial governments have powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada [195] and the commissioners represent the King in his federal Council ...