Central Canada (sometimes the Central provinces) is a region consisting of Canada's two largest and most populous provinces: Ontario and Quebec. The article is about the geographic sense of the term For other uses including Regions and Regional, see Region (disambiguation. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Central Canada, with the four Atlantic provinces, form Eastern Canada. Atlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the region of Canada comprising four provinces located on the Atlantic coast: Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is generally considered to be the region of Canada east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces The term "Central Canada" is less often used than the names of the individual provinces.
Despite its name, Central Canada is located entirely in the eastern half of the country, with Quebec extending further east than every province, except for Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Longitudinally, the middle of Canada is a meridian passing just east of Winnipeg, Manitoba; the geographic centre of Canada is located near Arviat, Nunavut. Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Physical geography Canada covers 9984670 km² (3855103 sq Arviat ( 2006 population 2060 UA Population 1785) ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June They are called central Canada because the provinces on either side of it are often grouped together as distinct regions historically and politically.
Historically, southern Ontario was once called Upper Canada and later Canada West, and southern Quebec Lower Canada and later Canada East. The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario The Province of Lower Canada (French Province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the For the Rugby union team that competes in the North America 4 Series, see Canada East (rugby team. Both were made part of the United Province of Canada in 1841. The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867 [1]
Combined, the two provinces have approximately 20 million inhabitants which represents 62% of Canada's population. They are represented in the Canadian House of Commons by 181 MPs (Ontario: 106, Quebec: 75) out of a total of 308. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The southern portions of the two provinces — particularly the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor — are the most urbanized and industrialized areas of Canada, containing the country's two largest cities, Toronto and Montreal, and the national capital, Ottawa. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality.
Major population centres in Central Canada
Census Metropolitan Areas, 2007 population estimates[2]
- Toronto: 5,406,300
- Montreal: 3,666,300
- Ottawa-Gatineau: 1,158,300
- Quebec City: 723,300
- Hamilton: 716,200
- London: 465,700
- Kitchener: 463,600
- St. Catharines–Niagara: 396,800
- Oshawa: 344,400
- Windsor: 332,100
- Sherbrooke: 218,700
- Sudbury: 162,000
- Kingston: 155,000
- Saguenay: 152,100
- Trois-Rivières: 142,600
- Thunder Bay: 125,400
References
See also
The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The National Capital Region is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighboring city of Gatineau, Quebec Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper The City of Kitchener (ˈkɪtʃɨnɚ is a City in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Saguenay (officially Ville de Saguenay) is a city ( 2006 population 143692 in the Saguenay&ndashLac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder The Constitutional Act of 1791 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (1791 (31 Geo The Act of Union (3 & 4 Vict c 35 passed in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada The British North America Acts 1867&ndash1975 are the original names of a series of Acts at the core of the Constitution of Canada. Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is generally considered to be the region of Canada east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces Atlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the region of Canada comprising four provinces located on the Atlantic coast: Northern Canada is the vast Northernmost Region of Canada variously defined by Geography and Politics. Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West, is a region of Canada normally including all parts of Canada west of the province National regions Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following Regions (generally from west to east Northern CanadaDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic