| Eastern Canada | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Composition |
| Parts Type: | Principal cities |
| P1: | Toronto |
| P2: | Montreal |
| P3: | Ottawa |
| P4: | Quebec City |
| P5: | Hamilton |
| P6: | Kitchener |
| P7: | London |
| P8: | St. Catharines |
| P9: | Halifax |
| P10: | Oshawa |
| P11: | Barrie |
| Area Total Km2: | 2783400 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 23946177 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Eastern Canada (French: Est du Canada, also the Eastern provinces, Canadian East or the East) is generally considered to be the region of Canada south of Hudson Bay/Hudson Strait and east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces (from east to west): Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
Ontario and Quebec, Canada's two largest provinces, define Central Canada; while the other provinces constitute Atlantic Canada. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are also known as the Maritime provinces.[1]
Ottawa, Canada's capital, is located in Eastern Canada, within the province of Ontario.
The capitals of the provinces are in the list below:
The Canadian Press defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay, Ontario.[2]
The total population of this region is about 23,946,177 in 2016, or about 70% of Canada's population. Most of the population resides in Ontario and Quebec. The region contains three of Canada's five largest metropolitan areas, Toronto being the fourth largest municipality in North America.
The population of each province in 2016, from greatest to least is here:
Eastern Canada is represented by 231 Members of Parliament out of the 338 (121 in Ontario, 78 in Quebec, and 32 in the Atlantic Provinces) and 78 senators out of 105.
| Party name | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | NL | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | Liberal | Seats: | 78 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 137 | |
| Vote: | 39.3 | 33.6 | 42.4 | 42.3 | 46.2 | 47.7 | - | |||
| rowspan="2" | Conservative | Seats: | 37 | 10 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 55 | |
| Vote: | 34.9 | 18.6 | 33.6 | 29.4 | 31.6 | 32.5 | - | |||
| rowspan="2" | New Democratic Party | Seats: | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Vote: | 17.8 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 22.1 | 9.2 | 17.4 | - | |||
| rowspan="2" | Bloc Québécois | Seats: | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | 32 | |
| Vote: | - | 32.1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| rowspan="2" | Green | Seats: | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Vote: | 2.2 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 9.6 | - | - | |||
| Total seats | 121 | 78 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 231 | |||