Provinces and territories of Canada

What are the Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces are jurisdictions that receive their power and authority directly from the Constitution Act, 1867, whereas territories derive their mandates and powers from the federal government. In modern Canadian constitutional theory the provinces are considered to be co-sovereign divisions of the monarchy, and each province has its own "Crown" represented by the lieutenant-governor, whereas the territories are not sovereign and are simply parts of the federal realm, and have a commissioner.
The ten provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, while the three territories are Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.

Provinces of Canada

Provinces of Canada

Flag	Arms	Provinces	Abbreviation/ Postal ISO	Capital	Largest	Entered Confederation	Population (Apr 2010)[1]	Land (km2)	Water (km2)	Total Area (km2)	Official Language(s)	House of Commons	Senate
		Ontario	Ont. ON	Toronto	Toronto	July 1, 1867	13,167,894	917,741	158,654	1,076,395	English1	106	24
		Quebec	Que., P.Q. QC	Quebec City	Montreal	July 1, 1867	7,886,108	1,356,128	185,928	1,542,056	French2	75	24
		Nova Scotia	N.S. NS	Halifax	Halifax	July 1, 1867	940,482	53,338	1,946	55,284	English1	11	10
		New Brunswick	N.B. NB	Fredericton	Saint John	July 1, 1867	751,273	71,450	1,458	72,908	English3 French3	10	10
		Manitoba	Man. MB	Winnipeg	Winnipeg	July 15, 1870	1,232,654	553,556	94,241	647,797	English4	14	6
		British Columbia	B.C. BC	Victoria	Vancouver	July 20, 1871	4,510,858	925,186	19,549	944,735	English1	36	6
		Prince Edward Island	P.E.I. PE	Charlottetown	Charlottetown	July 1, 1873	141,551	5,660	0	5,660	English1	4	4
		Saskatchewan	Sask. SK	Regina	Saskatoon	September 1, 1905	1,041,729	591,670	59,366	651,036	English1	14	6
		Alberta	Alta. AB	Edmonton	Calgary	September 1, 1905	3,724,832	642,317	19,531	661,848	English1	28	6
		Newfoundland and Labrador	Nfld., Lab. NL	St. John's	St. John's	March 31, 1949	510,901	373,872	31,340	405,212	English1	7	6

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