List of Canadian regions

The term region en is ambiguous in Canada : On the one hand, there are national regions for the division of the Canadian state. They combine individual territories and provinces. On the other hand, there are official census and administrative regions and unofficial geographic regions within the territories and provinces.

National regions

Map of Canada

Provinces and territories of Canada are usually grouped into the following regions (generally from west to east):

Western Canada			British Columbia
	Prairie provinces		Alberta
			Saskatchewan
			Manitoba
Eastern Canada	Central Canada		Ontario
			Quebec
	Atlantic provinces	Maritime provinces	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 it comes to languages
• French Canada
• Pacific Canada (British Columbia)
• Acadia
• Quebec-Windsor Corridor
• Four Corners

Seats in the Canadian Senate are evenly distributed across four regions: Maritime Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, and West, with Newfoundland and the North having a special status.

Provincial regions

The provinces and territories are all divided into regions for various official and unofficial purposes. In some provinces, the regions have been officially determined by the government.

Alberta Northern Alberta Peace Country Alberta's Rockies Southern Alberta Cypress Hills Palliser triangle Calgary region Edmonton Capital Region Central Alberta Calgary-Edmonton Corridor British Columbia British Columbia landlocked country Atlin district Stikine Country Peace River Country Nechaco Bulkley Cariboo Interlakes Fraser Canyon Chilcotin Omineca - Prince George Robson Valley Kootenays Slocan Arrow Lakes (region) Okanagan Valley Boundary Similkameen Thompson Nicola Bonaparte Wells Gray-Clearwater Shuswap Columbia Country Columbia Valley Lillooet - Fraser Canyon Bridge River Country South coast Lower Mainland Greater Vancouver Fraser Valley Regional District Sea to Sky Country Gulf Islands (region) Sunshine Coast Vancouver Island Greater Victoria Central coast Queen Charlotte Strait (Region) North coast Queen Charlotte Islands (region) Skeena Wet Manitoba Northern Interlake Central Plains Eastman Westman Winnipeg Capital Region Parkland Pembina Valley New Brunswick Acadian Peninsula North Shore Gulf Shore Fundy Shore Fundy Isles Kennebecasis River Valley Republic of Madawaska Miramichi Valley St. John Valley Tantramar Metro Moncton Greater Saint John Greater Fredericton 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 (Region) Bonne Bay Gros Morne (region) Port au Port peninsula Great Northern Peninsula White Bay Northeast Coast Fogo Island Northwest Territories Census regions Fort Smith Region Inuvik region Administrative regions of the Government of the Northwest Territories Inuvik region Sahtu region Dehcho region North Slave Region South Slave Region

Nova Scotia Cape Breton Island Industrial Cape Breton Cape Breton Regional Municipality Strait of Canso Area South Coast (Nova Scotia) East Coast (Nova Scotia) Halifax (Nova Scotia) Musquodoboit Valley North Coast (Nova Scotia) Central Nova Scotia North Nova Scotia Annapolis Valley (Region) 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 Kawartha Lakes (region) Muskoka Haliburton (region) Bay of Quinte 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 Northern Quebec Quebec Boreal Forest ( Boreal Forest ) Outaouais Laurentides (region) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Côte-Nord (Eastern Quebec) St. Lawrence Lowlands Montérégie Greater Montreal Area Île Jésus Island of Montreal (region) Île Perrot Île d'Orléans (region) Île-Bizard, Quebec Greater Quebec City Area Anticosti Island Appalachian Mountains (Appalachian Mountains) Eastern townships Gaspésie 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 Fields

credentials

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