Canada

Canada

• Canada has approximately 33 400 000 people and is the 36 th largest country in population in the world (US is 3rd)• It covers 9,984,670 SQ KM and is the 2nd largest country in area in the world (US is tied for 3rd with China)

• Canada is the 4th last country in terms of population density (>3/km²)• Canada has the longest coastline in the world• 90% of Canada’s population lives within 800 kms of the United States• The Prime minister of Canada is Stephen Harper• The baseball glove and basketball were invented by Canadians• There are more cattle in Alberta than people• 1 in 6 people living in Canada are immigrants with more than half of them living in Ontario or British Columbia• Canada’s #1 industry is the auto industry• Canada produces enough eggs to give everyone on earth one egg per year, every day, with a half a million

leftover

The Atlantic Provinces

Newfoundland and Labrador

NL

• Became a province in 1949• Premier is Danny Williams• Capital is St John’s, population is 508 099• Heavily involved in oil and gas • Suffered through the Cod Moratorium in the 80’s and

90’s but shellfish and ground fish is increasing

Nova Scotia

     

NS

• Became a province in 1867• Premier is Rodney MacDonald• Capital is Halifax and pop. is approx. 1 000 000• Heavily involved in natural gas (Sable Island), fishing and forestry• Mining was strong until the 80’s • Bluenose is symbol of glorious past• Nova Scotia became a popular destination for freed American slaves

New Brunswick

NB

• Became a province in 1867 with Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec, the original Canadian Provinces

• Premier is Shawn Graham• Capital is Fredericton and pop. is approx 730 000• Main industries are forestry, oil refining, mining, and fisheries• Expected to be the one of the next ‘Boom’ areas of Canada

Prince Edward Island

PEI

• Became a province in 1873• Premier is Robert Ghiz• Capital is Charlottetown and pop. Is 140 000• Main industries are fishing and tourism• Home of the fictional ‘Anne of Green Gables’

Central Canada

Quebec

QC or PQ

• Became a province in 1867• Only official French speaking province in Canada• Capital is Quebec City and pop is 7 700 000 • Main industries are energy, mining, forestry, and dairy• Quebec produces most of Canada’s Maple syrup• Only province to contain all three climate zones of Canada (Arctic,

Sub-arctic, and Cordillera (temperate)

Ontario

ON

• Became a founding province in 1867• Premier is Dalton McGuinty• Capital is Toronto and pop. is 12 500 000• Main economic activities are car industry, service sector and

farming• Toronto’s first legislative buildings were burned down by American

soldiers in the War of 1812

The Prairies

Manitoba

MB

• Became a province in 1870• Premier is Gary Doer• Capital is Winnipeg (home of the Canadian Mint), pop is 1,200 000• Main industries are farming, mining, and manufacturing• All water in Manitoba drains to Hudson’s Bay• Home of the Hudson’s Bay Company(1670), one of the largest

companies in the World in the 1800’s

Saskatchewan

SK

• Became a province in 1905• Premier is Brad Wall • Capital is Regina and pop is 1 006 000• Main industry is grain farming and cattle farming• Saskatchewan used to be part of the Northwest Territories ruled by

the RCMP• Regina is still the training school for all RCMP cadets

Alberta

AB

• Became a province in 1905 along with Saskatchewan• Premier is Ed Stelmach• Capital is Edmonton and pop is 3 500 000• Main industries are oil and gas, cattle, and farming• Home of the famous Alberta Tar Sands and Drumheller,

the dinosaur capital of North America

British Columbia

BC

• Became a province in 1871• Premier is Gordon Campbell• Capital is Victoria and pop is 4 100 000• Main industries are Pulp and paper, forestry, international trade• Vancouver was originally in the United States• The Gold Rushes in the 1800’s brought most of the early settlers• Vancouver has the highest concentration of Chinese population outside of

any city in China

Territories

Yukon

YT

• Became a territory in 1898• Premier is Denis Fentie• Capital is Whitehorse and pop is 32 000• Main industries are mining (gold, diamond, lead, and zinc) and tourism• The Yukon Goldrush (1896-1899) brought prospectors from around the

world• Mt Logan, tallest mountain in Canada, is part of a national park in the Yukon

Northwest Territory

NT

• Became a territory in 1870• Premier is Floyd Roland • Capital is Yellowknife and pop is 45 000• Main industries are gold, diamond, zinc mines and oil and gas• In 1870, most of Western Canada and parts of Quebec and Ontario

were all part of NWT.

Nunavut

NU

• Became a territory in 1999• Premier is Paul Okalik• Capital is Iqaluit and pop is 29 500• Main industries are diamond, gold, lead, and nickel

mines as well as fishing• Nunavut is considered a desert