This is list of Canada Provinces and Territories Capitals and their geographical region, population, area, confederation year and and their standard abbreviations.
Canada Provinces and Capitals Map

Canada, is the 2nd largest country in the world, located in the northern part of North America. Ottawa is the national capital of Canada, is located in Ontario. Canada is made up of 13 administrative divisions: 10 provinces and 3 territories. Canada has a population of about 34 million people. Here is a list of the provinces and territories, with their capitals and their standard abbreviations, regions, population and total area.
The Regions of Canada
Canada includes five geographical regions.
Canada Provinces and Territories Capitals
Provinces and Territories | Postal Abbr. | Capital | Region | Entered Confederation | Population | Total Area |
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Ontario | ON | Toronto | Central Canada | July 1, 1867 | 14,755,211 | 1,076,395 |
Quebec | QC | Quebec City | Central Canada | July 1, 1867 | 8,575,944 | 1,542,056 |
British Columbia | BC | Victoria | West Coast | July 20, 1871 | 5,153,039 | 944,735 |
Alberta | AB | Edmonton | Prairie Provinces | September 1, 1905 | 4,436,258 | 661,848 |
Manitoba | MB | Winnipeg | Prairie Provinces | July 15, 1870 | 1,380,935 | 647,797 |
Saskatchewan | SK | Regina | Prairie Provinces | September 1, 1905 | 1,178,832 | 651,036 |
Nova Scotia | NS | Halifax | Atlantic region | July 1, 1867 | 979,449 | 55,284 |
New Brunswick | NB | Fredericton | Atlantic region | July 1, 1867 | 782,078 | 72,908 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | NL | St. John's | Atlantic region | March 31, 1949 | 520,438 | 405,212 |
Prince Edward Island | PE | Charlottetown | Atlantic region | July 1, 1873 | 159,819 | 5,660 |
Northwest Territories | NT | Yellowknife | North | July 15, 1870 | 45,136 | 1,346,106 |
Yukon (Territories) | YT | Whitehorse | North | June 13, 1898 | 42,192 | 482,443 |
Nunavut (Territories) | NU | Iqaluit | North | April 1, 1999 | 39,407 | 2,093,190 |
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