Provincial Capitals Of Canada

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Provincial capitals of canada. Victoria is british columbia s capital. The provinces and territories of canada are sub national divisions within the geographical areas of canada under the jurisdiction of the canadian constitution in the 1867 canadian confederation three provinces of british north america new brunswick nova scotia and the province of canada which upon confederation was divided into ontario and quebec were united to form a federated colony. Ottawa ontario is the national capital of canada. Toronto montreal and vancouver are canada s three largest cities and are rated as some of the nicest places to live in the world but only toronto is also a provincial capital.

Vancouver is canada s eighth largest city and british columbia s largest city by population. During the 19th century shipbuilding became a major industry in charlottetown. Canada s national capital where the federal government meets is ottawa. Here is a list of the provinces and territories and their standard abbreviations with their capitals the cities where their governments are based and largest cities.

Detailed maps of provinces and territories of canada click on a name or mini map to see the large map for that province or territory. Winnipeg in the canadian provinces of manitoba fredericton in the province of new brunswick whose largest city is saint john. Regina r ɪ ˈ dʒ aɪ n ə is the capital city of the canadian province of saskatchewan. Origin of the names of canada s provincial and territorial capitals.

The other canadian capital cities include victoria in the province of british columbia whose largest city is vancouver. Charlottetown is the capital of canada s smallest province prince edward island. In fact you might be able to guess the capital of quebec but you should probably study for this quiz to get the capital of prince edward island or saskatchewan. By 1758 the british were largely in control of the region.

Charlottetown s biggest industry is tourism with its historic architecture and scenic charlottetown harbour attracting visitors from all over the world. Northwest territory nunavut territory note. The city is the second largest in the province after saskatoon and is a commercial centre for southern saskatchewan. As of the 2016 census regina had a city population of 215 106 and a metropolitan area population of 236 481.

The vancouver cma includes the cities of burnaby coquitlam langley maple ridge new westminster north vancouver pitt meadows port coquitlam port moody richmond surrey vancouver and white rock.