CANADA

Handout: Provinces Facts and Figures

Provinces

Size

Capital City

Major Cities

Major Products/ Industries

British Columbia

948,596. sq. km.

Victoria

Vancouver

copper, fishing, forestry, lumber, tourism, shipping

Alberta

661,185 sq. km.

Edmonton

Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat

oil, coal, potash, gold, tourism

Saskatchewan

651,900 sq. km.

Regina

Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Saskatoon

wheat, forestry, farming (cattle and hogs)

Manitoba

650,087 sq. km.

Winnipeg

Brandon, Thompson, Portage la Prairie

wheat, mining-nickel, copper, zinc, tourism

Ontario

1,068,582 sq. km.

Toronto

Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Niagara Falls

tourism, forestry, electrical power, automobile manufacturing,mining

Quebec

1,540,680 sq. km.

Quebec City

Montreal, Laval, Sherbrooke, Hull

forestry, mining, electricity, electronics, telecommunications equipment

Newfoundland/ Labrador

405, 720 sq. km.

St. John's

Grand Falls, Windsor, Corner Brook, Church Hill Falls

fishing, mining

New Brunswick

73,436 sq. km.

Fredericton

St. John, Moncton, Fredericton

forestry, tourism, mining - silver, coal agriculture

Prince Edward Island

5,660 sq. km.

Charlottetown

Summertown

agriculture - potatoes, tourism

Nova Scotia

55,491 sq. km.

Halifax

Yarmouth, Kentville, Bridgewater, New Glasgow

fishing, canning agriculture - fruit, pulp and paper

Yukon

482,515 sq. km.

Whitehorse

Dawson, Watson Lake

mining

North West Territories

1,171,918 sq. km.

Yellowknife

Inuvik, Hay River, Fort Smith

mining oil and gas exploration

Nunavut

1,900,000 sq. km.

Iqaluit

Grise Fiord, Rankin, Coppermine, Resolute Bay

in development


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