List of regions of Canada

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Contents 1 National regions 2 Provincial regions 2.1 Alberta 2.2 British Columbia 2.3 Manitoba 2.4 New Brunswick 2.5 Newfoundland and Labrador 2.6 Northwest Territories 2.7 Nova Scotia 2.8 Nunavut 2.9 Ontario 2.10 Prince Edward Island 2.11 Quebec 2.12 Saskatchewan 2.13 Yukon 3 See also 4 References

[edit] National regions

Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following sociopolitical regions (generally from west to east):

Western Canada	Pacific Coast		British Columbia
	Prairies		Alberta
			Saskatchewan
			Manitoba
Eastern Canada	Central Canada		Ontario
			Quebec
	Atlantic Canada	Maritimes	New Brunswick
			Prince Edward Island
			Nova Scotia
		Newfoundland and Labrador
Northern Canada			Yukon
			Northwest Territories
			Nunavut

Other regions are:

• English Canada, sometimes known as the Rest of Canada (excluding Quebec) when considering topics of language
• French Canada
• Pacific Canada
• Acadia
• Quebec City – Windsor Corridor
• Four Corners

Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, and the West, with special status for Newfoundland and the North.

[edit] Provincial regions

The provinces and territories are all sub-divided into regions for a variety of official and unofficial purposes. In some provinces, the regions have been officially defined by their respective governments. In others, the "regions" have no official status.

[edit] Alberta Northern Alberta Peace River Country Alberta's Rockies Southern Alberta Cypress Hills Palliser's Triangle Calgary Region Edmonton Capital Region Central Alberta Calgary–Edmonton Corridor [edit] British Columbia British Columbia Interior Atlin District Stikine Country Peace River Country Nechako Bulkley Cariboo Interlakes Fraser Canyon Chilcotin Omineca-Prince George Robson Valley Kootenays Slocan Arrow Lakes Okanagan Boundary Similkameen Thompson Nicola Bonaparte Wells Grey-Clearwater Shuswap Columbia Country Columbia Valley Lillooet-Fraser Canyon Bridge River Country South Coast Lower Mainland Greater Vancouver Fraser Valley Sea-to-Sky Corridor Gulf Islands Sunshine Coast Vancouver Island Greater Victoria Central Coast Queen Charlotte Strait North Coast Queen Charlotte Islands Skeena Nass [edit] Manitoba See also: List of regions of Manitoba Northern Interlake Central Plains Eastman Westman Winnipeg Capital Region Parkland Pembina Valley [edit] New Brunswick Acadian Peninsula North Shore Gulf Shore Fundy Shore Fundy Isles Kennebacasis River Valley Republic of Madawaska Miramichi Valley St. John Valley Tantramar Metro Moncton Greater Saint John Greater Fredericton [edit] Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador Labrador West Labrador Coast Nunatsiavut Newfoundland Avalon Peninsula Burin Peninsula Bonavista Peninsula South Coast West Coast Bay of Islands South Shore Bay of Islands North Shore Bay of Islands Corner Brook Bay St. George Bay St. George South Bonne Bay Gros Morne Port au Port Peninsula Great Northern Peninsula White Bay Northeast Coast Fogo Island [edit] Northwest Territories see also: List of regions of the Northwest Territories Census divisions[1] Fort Smith Region Inuvik Region Administrative divisions of the Government of the Northwest Territories[2] Inuvik Region Sahtu Region Dehcho Region North Slave Region South Slave Region

[edit] Nova Scotia Cape Breton Island Industrial Cape Breton Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) Strait of Canso Area South Shore Southwest Nova Scotia Eastern Shore Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Musquodoboit Valley North Shore Central Nova Scotia Northern Nova Scotia Annapolis Valley [edit] Nunavut see also: List of regions of Nunavut Kitikmeot Region Kivalliq Region Qikiqtaaluk Region [edit] Ontario Northern Ontario Northwestern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Nickel Belt Southern Ontario Southwestern Ontario Georgian Triangle Bruce Peninsula Golden Horseshoe Greater Toronto Area Niagara Peninsula Central Ontario Kawartha Lakes Muskoka Haliburton Bay of Quinte Eastern Ontario Ottawa Valley National Capital Region Thousand Islands Upper Ottawa Valley [edit] Prince Edward Island North Shore South Shore West Prince East Prince/Summerside Area Queens Charlottetown Area Kings [edit] Quebec See also: List of regions of Quebec Eastern Townships Montérégie Laurentian Mountains Greater Montreal Northern Quebec Outaouais Greater Quebec City Area Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence) Eastern Quebec Gaspésie Côte-Nord Île Jésus Island of Montreal Île Perrot Île d'Orléans L'Île-Bizard, Quebec Anticosti Island Magdalen Islands [edit] Saskatchewan Carlton Trail Region East Central Saskatchewan Northern Saskatchewan Greater Regina Area Greater Saskatoon Area Southeastern Saskatchewan Southwestern Saskatchewan Palliser's Triangle Coteau Hills Cypress Hills West Central Saskatchewan Lakeland Region [edit] Yukon Klondike

[edit] See also

• Geography of Canada
• Census geographic units of Canada

[edit] References

v • d • e   Geography of the Provinces and territories of Canada National Geography of Canada • Canada's landforms Provinces British Columbia • Alberta • Saskatchewan • Manitoba • Ontario • Quebec • New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Prince Edward Island • Newfoundland and Labrador Territories Yukon • Northwest Territories • Nunavut See also Regions of Canada • Islands • Rivers • Lakes • Mountains • National Parks • Volcanoes

v • d • e   List of regions of Canada (by province or territory) British Columbia · Alberta · Saskatchewan · Manitoba · Ontario · Quebec · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Prince Edward Island · Newfoundland and Labrador · Yukon · Northwest Territories · Nunavut

v • d • e List of regions of North America Sovereign states Antigua and Barbuda · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Canada · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama1 · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Trinidad and Tobago1 · United States Dependencies and other territories Anguilla · Aruba1 · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Greenland · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Montserrat · Netherlands Antilles1 · Puerto Rico · Saint Barthélemy · Saint Martin · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Turks and Caicos Islands · United States Virgin Islands 1 Territories also in or commonly considered to be part of South America.