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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 ...
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').
Moore, Christopher; Slavin, Bill; Janet Lunn (2002), The Big Book of Canada: Exploring the Provinces and Territories, Tundra Books, ISBN 0-88776-457-6; Alan Rayburn (1 March 2001). Naming Canada: stories about Canadian place names. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-8293-0. William B. Hamilton (2006) [1978].
This template converts between the full names and short form names of Canadian provinces. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status province 1 Full name or short form name of province. Line required type of output 2 By default, template will output the two-letter code for the province. Set this parameter to 'name' to output the full name. Set this parameter to ...
All of these names are based on the English form of the name, though they also correspond to their French equivalents in various ways (for example, NT could be read for the first and last letters of Nord-Ouest, instead of Northwest Territories). For Quebec and New Brunswick, the two provinces with large numbers of French speakers, the initials ...
Pages in category "Lists of provinces and territories of Canada" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lists of railroads by Canadian province or territory (3 P) Lists of school districts in Canada by province or territory (11 P) Lists of schools in Canada by province or territory (6 C, 5 P)
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)