Geography & Regions
Provinces and territories
Canada is made up of ten provinces and three territories, stretching across the second-largest country in the world by area.
Key facts
- ◆ The ten provinces are Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
- ◆ The three territories are the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut.
- ◆ Ottawa, in Ontario, is the capital of Canada.
- ◆ Each province has its own capital and elected legislature.