Provinces and territories of Canada connect to make up the world's second largest country. The main difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that a province receives its power and the authority directly from the Crown, via the Constitution Act 1867, whereas the territories derive their mandates and powers from the federal government.
The ten provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan, while the three territories are Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.
Province, the second largest in Canada and the central part of Canada. Province covers 415,599 sq mi 1,076,395 sq km. Its capital is Toronto. Before the European settlement, the area was inhabited by the North American Indians First Nations, including the Iroquois and the Algonquin.
The main important economic activity in Ontario is manufacturing and the Toronto Hamilton region is the most highly industrialized section of the country. Agriculture is significant with cattle, dairy products and hogs producing the most income. Other main crops are corn, wheat, potatoes and soybeans.
The nations of the French diaspora, Quebec offers the most courageous example of the cultural survival. Quebec a cultural
vitality which belies its tiny population 7 million, over 80 per cent French-speaking. It is one of the ten provinces in
the Canadian Confederation and in spite of strong centralizing pressures has achieved a considerable degree of autonomy.
Quebec is the Canada's largest province by area and its second largest administrative division, only the territory of
Nunavut is larger.
Nova Scotia a Canadian province located on the Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Atlantic Canada. Its capital is Halifax, Halifax is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in the Canada with an area of 55,284 kmē. Population of Nova Scotia IS 938,310 makes it the fourth least populous province of the country and second most densely populated. Nova Scotia's economy is traditionally largely resource based, but has diversified since the middle of the 20th century. Industries such as fishing, mining, forestry and the agriculture remain very important and have been joined by tourism, technology, film, music and finance.
Manitoba is a prairie province in Canada. Manitoba largest and capital city, Winnipeg is also Western Canada's 4th largest CMA and has Canada's 7th largest municipality. Manitoba is bounded the N by Nunavut with a northeast shoreline on Hudson Bay, on the E by Ontario, on the S by Minnesota and North Dakota, and on the W by Saskatchewan. South and central part of Manitoba was once covered by the Pleistocene Lake Agassiz, as its waters receded into Hudson Bay, it left behind numerous lakes the largest being Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Winnipegosis and rivers including the Nelson, Churchill, and Hayes that flow northeast into the bay.
In the Canada currently three territories. Unlike the provinces, territories of Canada have no inherent jurisdiction and only have those powers delegated to them by the federal government. They include all of the mainland Canada north of latitude 60 north and west of Hudson Bay, as well as the essentially all islands north of the Canadian mainland from those in James Bay to the Canadian Arctic islands. Table lists the territories in order of precedence territories take precedence after provinces regardless of the date of their creation.
Nova Scotia a Canadian province located on the Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Atlantic Canada. Its capital is Halifax, Halifax is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in the Canada with an area of 55,284 kmē. Population of Nova Scotia IS 938,310 makes it the fourth least populous province of the country and second most densely populated. Nova Scotia's economy is traditionally largely resource based, but has diversified since the middle of the 20th century. Industries such as fishing, mining, forestry and the agriculture remain very important and have been joined by tourism, technology, film, music and finance.
Manitoba is a prairie province in Canada. Manitoba largest and capital city, Winnipeg is also Western Canada's 4th largest CMA and has Canada's 7th largest municipality. Manitoba is bounded the N by Nunavut with a northeast shoreline on Hudson Bay, on the E by Ontario, on the S by Minnesota and North Dakota, and on the W by Saskatchewan. South and central part of Manitoba was once covered by the Pleistocene Lake Agassiz, as its waters receded into Hudson Bay, it left behind numerous lakes the largest being Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Winnipegosis and rivers including the Nelson, Churchill, and Hayes that flow northeast into the bay.
In the Canada currently three territories. Unlike the provinces, territories of Canada have no inherent jurisdiction and only have those powers delegated to them by the federal government. They include all of the mainland Canada north of latitude 60 north and west of Hudson Bay, as well as the essentially all islands north of the Canadian mainland from those in James Bay to the Canadian Arctic islands. Table lists the territories in order of precedence territories take precedence after provinces regardless of the date of their creation.