List of Canadian capitals
This is a list of Canadian capitals .
Capitals of the state of Canada
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Kingston (Ontario)
- 1841–1844 capital of the province of Canada (British colony)
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Montréal / Montreal
- 1844–1849 capital of the province of Canada (British colony)
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Toronto
- 1849–1851 capital of the province of Canada (British colony)
- 1855–1859 capital of the province of Canada (British colony)
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Quebec / Quebec
- 1851–1855 capital of the province of Canada (British colony)
- 1859–1865 capital of the province of Canada (British colony)
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Ottawa
- 1865–1867 Capital of the Province of Canada (British Colony)
- 1867–1982 federal capital of the Canadian Dominion
- since 1982 the federal capital of Canada
Capitals of the provinces and territories since 1867
Capitals of the provinces
- Charlottetown ( Prince Edward Island / Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard , since 1873)
- Edmonton ( Alberta , since 1905)
- Fredericton ( New Brunswick / New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick )
- Halifax ( Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse )
- Québec / Quebec ( Québec )
- Regina ( Saskatchewan , since 1905)
- St. John's ( Newfoundland and Labrador / Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador , since 2001; Newfoundland / Newfoundland / Terre-Neuve, 1949-2001)
- Toronto ( Ontario )
- Victoria ( British Columbia / British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique , since 1871)
- Winnipeg ( Manitoba , since 1870)
Capitals of the territories
In 1869 the Hudson's Bay Company transferred all sovereign rights of its territories to Canada, in 1870 the Northwest Territories were formed, in 1876 they became a separate political entity. From 1905–67 they were administered by various institutions of the Canadian government in Ottawa, there was no official capital at this time.
- Battleford (Saskatchewan) ( Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest , 1877–1882)
- Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan) ( Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest , 1876–1877)
- Regina ( Nordwest-Territorien / Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest , 1882–1905)
- Yellowknife ( Nordwest-Territorien / Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest , since 1967)
From 1876-1905, the Keewatin District, which is now part of Nunavut, was separated from the Northwest Territories as a territory. It was administered by the lieutenant governor of Manitoba and therefore had no capital of its own.
In 1898 the Yukon Territory was separated from the Northwest Territories.
- Dawson ( Yukon Territory / Territoire du Yukon , 1898–1952)
- Whitehorse ( Yukon Territory / Territoire du Yukon , since 1952)
In 1999, the Inuit Territory of Nunavut was separated from the Northwest Territories.