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Eastern Canada
Region of Canada
Region of Canada
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Eastern Canada | |
| native_name | fr | |
| settlement_type | Region | |
| etymology | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Canada | |
| subdivision_type1 | Composition | |
| subdivision_name1 | {{Unbulleted list | list_style=line-height: inherit; |
| parts_type | Principal cities | |
| p1 | Toronto | |
| p2 | Montreal | |
| p3 | Ottawa | |
| p4 | Quebec City | |
| p5 | Hamilton | |
| p6 | Kitchener | |
| p7 | London | |
| p8 | St. Catharines | |
| p9 | Halifax | |
| p10 | Oshawa | |
| p11 | Barrie | |
| subdivision_name4 | ||
| image_map | Eastern provinces in Canada.svg | |
| map_caption | Eastern Canada (red) within the rest of Canada (tan) | |
| coordinates_footnotes | ||
| established_date | ||
| area_total_km2 | 2783400 | |
| area_water_sq_mi | ||
| elevation_ft | ||
| population_as_of | 2021 | |
| population_total | 29730600 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| population_demonym | ||
| utc_offset1_DST | ||
| iso_code |
the grouping of all provinces east of Manitoba
| New Brunswick (NB) | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) | Nova Scotia (NS) | Ontario (ON) | Prince Edward Island (PE) | Quebec (QC)
Eastern Canada (, also known as the Eastern provinces, Canadian East or the East) is generally considered to be the region of Canada south of Hudson Bay/Hudson Strait and east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces (from east to west): Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
Eastern Canada overlaps into other geographic regions; Ontario and Quebec, Canada's two largest provinces, define Central Canada, while the other provinces in Eastern Canada constitute Atlantic Canada. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are also known as the Maritime provinces.
Capitals
Ottawa, Canada's capital, is located in Eastern Canada, within the province of Ontario.
The capitals of the provinces are in the list below:
- Newfoundland and Labrador - St. John's
- Nova Scotia - Halifax
- Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown
- New Brunswick - Fredericton
- Quebec - Quebec City
- Ontario - Toronto
Definitions
The Canadian Press defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay, Ontario. This definition excludes from Eastern Canada the sparsely populated section of Northwest Ontario that is west of Thunder Bay, that section including Rainy River District and the most populated part of Kenora District.
Population
The total population of this region is about 25,135,649 in 2021, or about 70% of Canada's population. Most of the population resides in Ontario and Quebec. The region contains three of Canada's five largest metropolitan areas, Toronto being the fourth largest municipality in North America.
;Largest metropolitan areas:
- Toronto, Ontario - 6,254,191
- Montreal, Quebec - 4,098,927
- National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Quebec) - 1,568,381
- Quebec City, Quebec - 807,200
- Hamilton, Ontario - 536 917
- London, Ontario - 474 786
- St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario - 447,888
- Kitchener, Ontario - 441 380
- Halifax, Nova Scotia - 403,131
- Windsor, Ontario - 329,144
- Barrie, Ontario - 212,667
- Sherbrooke, Quebec - 212,105
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - 205,955
The population of each province in 2016, from greatest to least is here:
- Ontario - 13,448,494
- Quebec - 8,164,361
- Nova Scotia - 923,598
- New Brunswick - 747,101
- Newfoundland and Labrador - 519,716
- Prince Edward Island - 142,907
Politics
Eastern Canada is represented by 232 Members of Parliament out of the 338 (122 in Ontario, 78 in Quebec, and 32 in the Atlantic Provinces) and 78 senators out of 105.
| Party name | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | NL | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | Liberal | Seats: | 70 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
| Vote: | 49.0 | 42.6 | 53.4 | 57.2 | 57.5 | 54.0 | – | |
| rowspan="2" | Conservative | Seats: | 52 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | |
| Vote: | 43.8 | 23.3 | 40.8 | 35.2 | 36.9 | 39.7 | – | |
| rowspan="2" | Bloc Québécois | Seats: | – | 22 | – | – | – | |
| Vote: | – | 27.7 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| rowspan="2" | New Democratic Party | Seats: | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Vote: | 4.9 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 5.5 | – | |
| rowspan="2" | Green | Seats: | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Vote: | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | – | |
| Total seats | 122 | 78 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 232 |
References
References
- "Maritime Provinces". [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]].
- Canadian Press Style Guide. Canadian Press. 1995. p.471
- (2022-02-09). "Population Counts, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2021 and 2016 Censuses - 100% Data". Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency, Department of Finance.
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- "Past elections – Elections Canada".
- Parliament, Library of. "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010 - Open Government Portal".
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