List of regions of Canada

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List of regions of Canada

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National regions

Although these regions have no official status or defined boundaries the Provinces and territories are sometimes informally grouped into the following 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

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

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.

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

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
      • West Kootenay
        • Slocan
        • Arrow Lakes
      • East Kootenay
        • Elk Valley
        • Columbia Valley
      • Columbia Country
        • Big Bend Country
        • Columbia Valley
    • Okanagan
    • Boundary
    • Similkameen
    • Thompson
      • Nicola
      • Bonaparte
      • Wells Gray-Clearwater
    • Shuswap
    • Lillooet-Fraser Canyon
      • Bridge River Country
  • South Coast
    • Lower Mainland
      • Greater Vancouver
      • Fraser Valley
    • Sea-to-Sky Corridor
      • Pemberton Valley (also part of Lillooet Country)
      • Gates Valley (also part of Lillooet Country)
  • South Coast
    • Gulf Islands
      • Southern Gulf Islands
      • Northern Gulf Islands
    • Sunshine Coast
    • Vancouver Island
      • Greater Victoria
        • Saanich Peninsula
      • Mid-Island
      • North Island
      • West Coast of Vancouver Island
      • Juan de Fuca region
  • Central Coast
    • Queen Charlotte Strait
    • Bella Coola Valley
  • North Coast
    • Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands)
    • Skeena
    • Nass
    • Stewart Country

Manitoba

See also: List of regions of Manitoba
  • Northern
  • Interlake
  • Central Plains
  • Eastman
  • Westman
  • Winnipeg Capital Region
  • Parkland
  • Pembina Valley

New Brunswick

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

Northwest Territories

see also: List of regions of the Northwest Territories

  • Census divisions
    • Fort Smith Region
    • Inuvik Region
  • Administrative divisions of the Government of the Northwest Territories
    • Inuvik Region
    • Sahtu Region
    • Dehcho Region
    • North Slave Region
    • South Slave Region

Nova Scotia

  • Annapolis Valley
  • Cape Breton Island
    • Industrial Cape Breton
    • Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM)
    • Cape Breton Highlands
    • Strait of Canso Area
  • Central Nova Scotia
  • Eastern Shore
  • Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)
  • Musquodoboit Valley
  • North Shore
  • Northern Nova Scotia
  • South Shore
  • Southwestern Nova Scotia
  • Tantramar

Nunavut

see also: List of regions of Nunavut

  • Kitikmeot Region
  • Kivalliq Region
  • Qikiqtaaluk Region

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
    • Eastern Ontario
      • Ottawa Valley
      • National Capital Region
      • Thousand Islands
      • Upper Ottawa Valley

Prince Edward Island

  • North Shore
  • South Shore
  • West Prince
  • East Prince/Summerside Area
  • Queens
  • Charlottetown Area
  • Kings

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

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

Yukon

  • Klondike
  • Southern Lakes

See also

Canada flag map.svg Geography of Canada portal
  • Geography of Canada
  • Census geographic units of Canada

  1. ^ Statistics Canada - 2001 Census
  2. ^ Government of the Northwest Territories - Municipal and Community Affairs
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