List of regions of Canada
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There are two kinds of regions in Canada: those formed at the national level and sometimes used for the Canadian Senate, and those used within the provinces and territories.
National regions[change]
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):
| All provinces and territories | Senate divisions | Seven-region model[1] | Six-region model | Five-region model | Four-region model | Three-region model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Western Canada (24 seats) | British Columbia | Pacific Canada | Western Canada | Western Canada | Western Canada |
| Alberta | Alberta | Prairies | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan and Manitoba | |||||
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Ontario | Ontario (24 seats) | Ontario | Ontario | Ontario | Central Canada | Eastern Canada |
| Quebec | Quebec (24 seats) | Quebec | Quebec | Quebec | ||
| New Brunswick | The Maritimes (24 seats) | Atlantic Canada | Atlantic Canada | Atlantic Canada | Atlantic Canada | |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador (6 seats) | |||||
| Yukon | The North (Territories) (3 seats) | Northern Canada | Northern Canada | Northern Canada | Northern Canada | Northern Canada |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||
| Nunavut |
Other regions are:
- French Canada
- English Canada
- Arctic Canada (mostly Inuit -neither English nor French)
- 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[change]
The provinces and territories are all sub-divided into regions for a variety of official and unofficial purposes. In some provinces, the regions are used for political purposes. In others, they are just geographic areas.
Alberta[change]Primary and secondary regions[change]
British Columbia[change]Primary, secondary, and local regions[change]
Manitoba[change]Primary and secondary regions[change]
New Brunswick[change]Local regions[change]
Newfoundland and Labrador[change]Primary, secondary, and local regions[change]
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Northwest Territories[change]Administrative regions of the Government of the Northwest Territories[2][change]Nova Scotia[change]Primary and local regions[change]
[change]Administrative regions[change]Ontario[change]Primary, secondary, and local regions[change]Prince Edward Island[change]Local regions[change]
Quebec[change]Primary and secondary regions[change]
Local and administrative regions[change]
Saskatchewan[change]Primary and local regions[change]
Yukon[change]Local regions[change]
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Notes[change]
- ↑ Used, for example, by EKOS Research polling, Harris-Decima polling Archived 2011-12-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Government of the Northwest Territories - Municipal and Community Affairs". Archived from the original on 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2014-07-06.