List of regions of Canada

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National regions

Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following regions (generally from west to east):
*Northern Canada (The North):*Yukon:*Northwest Territories:*Nunavut
*Western Canada:*British Columbia:*Prairies::*Alberta::*Saskatchewan::*Manitoba
*Eastern Canada:*Central Canada::*Ontario::*Quebec:*Atlantic Canada::*Maritimes:::*New Brunswick:::*Prince Edward Island:::*Nova Scotia::*Newfoundland and Labrador

Other regions are:
*English Canada, sometimes known as the "Rest of Canada" (excluding Quebec) when considering topics of language
*French Canada
*Pacific Canada
*Acadia
*Quebec-Windsor Corridor
*Four Corners

Seats in the Senate are equally divided between four regions: Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, and the West, with special status for Newfoundland and the North.

Provincial regions

The provinces and territories are all sub-divided into regions for a variety of official and unofficial purposes. In some provinces, the regions have been officially defined by their respective governments. In others, the "regions" have no official status.

Alberta *Northern Alberta **Peace Country *Alberta's Rockies *Southern Alberta **Cypress Hills **Palliser's Triangle *Calgary Region *Edmonton Capital Region *Central Alberta **Calgary-Edmonton Corridor British Columbia *British Columbia Interior **Atlin District **Stikine Country **Peace River Country **Nechako **Bulkley **Cariboo **Chilcotin **Omineca-Prince George **Robson Valley **Kootenays ***Slocan ***Arrow Lakes **Okanagan **Boundary **Similkameen **Thompson ***Nicola ***Bonaparte ***Wells Grey-Clearwater **Shuswap **Columbia Country ***Columbia Valley **Lillooet-Fraser Canyon ***Bridge River Country *South Coast **Lower Mainland ***Metro Vancouver ***Fraser Valley **Sea to Sky Country **Gulf Islands **Sunshine Coast **Vancouver Island ***Greater Victoria *Central Coast **Queen Charlotte Strait *North Coast **Queen Charlotte Islands **Skeena **Nass Manitoba *Northern *Interlake *Central Plains *Eastman *Westman *Winnipeg Capital Region *Parkland *Pembina Valley New Brunswick *Acadian Peninsula *North Shore *Gulf Shore *Fundy Shore *Fundy Isles *Kennebacasis River Valley *Republic of Madawaska *Miramichi Valley *St. John Valley *Tantramar *Metro Moncton *Greater Saint John *Greater Fredericton Newfoundland and Labrador *Labrador **Labrador West **Labrador Coast **Nunatsiavut *Newfoundland **Avalon Peninsula **Burin Peninsula **Bonavista Peninsula **South Coast **West Coast ***Bay of Islands ****South Shore Bay of Islands ****North Shore Bay of Islands ****Corner Brook ***Bonne Bay ***Gros Morne ***Port au Port Peninsula **Great Northern Peninsula ***White Bay **Northeast Coast **Fogo Island =Northwest Territories= *Census divisions [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/AP01/Search/List/Page.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=61 Statistics Canada - 2001 Census] ] **Fort Smith Region **Inuvik Region *Administrative divisions of the Government of the Northwest Territories [ [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/about/regions/index.html Government of the Northwest Territories - Municipal and Community Affairs] ] **Inuvik Region **Sahtu Region **Dehcho Region **North Slave Region **South Slave Region

Nova Scotia *Cape Breton Island **Industrial Cape Breton **Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) **Strait of Canso Area *South Shore *Eastern Shore *Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) *Musquodoboit Valley *North Shore *Central Nova Scotia *Northern Nova Scotia *Annapolis Valley =Nunavut= *Kitikmeot Region *Kivalliq Region *Qikiqtaaluk Region Ontario *Northern Ontario **Northwestern Ontario **Northeastern Ontario ***Nickel Belt *Southern Ontario **Southwestern Ontario ***Georgian Triangle ****Bruce Peninsula **Golden Horseshoe ***Greater Toronto Area ***Niagara Peninsula **Central Ontario ***Kawartha Lakes ***Muskoka ***Haliburton ***Bay of Quinte **Eastern Ontario ***Ottawa Valley ***National Capital Region ***Thousand Islands ***Upper Ottawa Valley Prince Edward Island *North Shore *South Shore *West Prince *East Prince/Summerside Area *Queens *Charlottetown Area *Kings Quebec *Eastern Townships *Montérégie *Laurentian Mountains *Greater Montreal Area *Northern Quebec *Outaouais *Greater Quebec City Area *Saguenay *Sud-de-Saint-Laurent *Eastern Quebec *Gaspésie *Côte-Nord *Île Jésus *Island of Montreal *Île Perrot *Île d'Orléans *Île-Bizard, Quebec *Anticosti Island *Magdalen Islands askatchewan *Carlton Trail Region *East Central Saskatchewan *Northern Saskatchewan *Greater Regina Area *Greater Saskatoon Area *Southeastern Saskatchewan *Southwestern Saskatchewan **Palliser's Triangle **Cypress Hills *West Central Saskatchewan *Lakeland Region Yukon *Klondike

ee also

* Geography of Canada
* Lists of unofficial regions by country
* Census geographic units of Canada

References