Eastern Canada Explained

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]

Capitals

Ottawa, Canada's capital, is located in Eastern Canada, within the province of Ontario.

The capitals of the provinces are in the list below:

Definitions

The Canadian Press defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay, Ontario.[2]

Population

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.

Largest metropolitan areas:

The population of each province in 2016, from greatest to least is here:

Politics

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.

2021 Federal Election Results for Eastern Canada[3]
Party nameONQCNBNSPENLTotal
rowspan="2"     LiberalSeats:78356846137
Vote:39.333.642.442.346.247.7 -
rowspan="2"     ConservativeSeats:371043 - 155
Vote:34.918.633.629.431.632.5 -
rowspan="2"     New Democratic PartySeats:5 1 -  -  -  - 6
Vote:17.89.811.922.19.217.4 -
rowspan="2"     Bloc QuébécoisSeats: - 32 -  -  -  - 32
Vote: - 32.1 -  -  -  -  -
rowspan="2"     GreenSeats:1 -  -  -  -  - 1
Vote:2.21.55.21.99.6 -  -
Total seats12178101147231

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maritime Provinces. The Canadian Encyclopedia. en. 8 November 2015.
  2. Canadian Press Style Guide. Canadian Press. 1995. p.471
  3. Web site: Official Voting Results.
  4. Web site: Official Voting Results.
  5. Web site: Official Voting Results.
  6. Web site: OVR / ROS.
  7. Web site: OVR / ROS.
  8. Web site: OVR / ROS.
  9. Web site: OVR / ROS.
  10. Web site: Past elections – Elections Canada.
  11. Web site: History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010 - Open Government Portal. Library of. Parliament. open.canada.ca.