Provinces and Territories of Canada - Provinces

Provinces

Provinces of Canada
Flag Shield Province Postal
abbreviation		 Capital Largest city
(by population)		 Entered Confederation Population
(May 2011)		 Area: land (km2) Area: water (km2) Area: total (km2) Official language(s) Federal Parliament: Commons seats Federal Parliament: Senate seats
Ontario ON Toronto Toronto 01867-07-01July 1, 1867 12,851,821 917,741 158,654 1,076,395 EnglishA 106 24
Quebec QC Quebec City Montreal 01867-07-01July 1, 1867 7,903,001 1,356,128 185,928 1,542,056 FrenchB 75 24
Nova Scotia NS Halifax HalifaxC 01867-07-01July 1, 1867 921,727 53,338 1,946 55,284 EnglishD 11 10
New Brunswick NB Fredericton Saint John 01867-07-01July 1, 1867 751,171 71,450 1,458 72,908 EnglishE
FrenchE		 10 10
Manitoba MB Winnipeg Winnipeg 01870-07-15July 15, 1870 1,208,268 553,556 94,241 647,797 EnglishA, F 14 6
British Columbia BC Victoria Vancouver 01871-07-20July 20, 1871 4,400,057 925,186 19,549 944,735 EnglishA 36 6
Prince Edward Island PE Charlottetown Charlottetown 01873-07-01July 1, 1873 140,204 5,660 0 5,660 EnglishA 4 4
Saskatchewan SK Regina Saskatoon 01905-09-01September 1, 1905 1,033,381 591,670 59,366 651,036 EnglishA 14 6
Alberta AB Edmonton Calgary 01905-09-01September 1, 1905 3,645,257 642,317 19,531 661,848 EnglishA 28 6
Newfoundland and Labrador NL St. John's St. John's 01949-03-31March 31, 1949 514,536 373,872 31,340 405,212 EnglishA 7 6

Notes:

  • Prior to Confederation, Ontario and Quebec formed the Province of Canada.
  • British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island were separate colonies before joining Canada.
  • Manitoba was created simultaneously with the Northwest Territories.
  • Saskatchewan and Alberta were created out of land that had been part of the Northwest Territories.
  • Newfoundland was an independent Dominion within the British Commonwealth prior to joining Canada. British legislation transferred Labrador from Lower Canada to Newfoundland in 1809, but the location of the Labrador boundary was disputed until 1927. The official name of the province changed from Newfoundland to Newfoundland and Labrador by constitutional amendment on December 6, 2001.
  • With the exception of Fredericton, the provincial capitals are all either the largest or second-largest cities in their respective provinces (Fredericton is the third largest city in New Brunswick after Moncton and Saint John).

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