Provinces and territories of Canada

==Provinces==
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|+ {{sronly|Provinces of Canada}}
|-
! scope="col" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Name and [[Canadian postal abbreviations for provinces and territories|postal {{abbr|abbr.|abbreviation}}]]
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Cities
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Entered Confederation<ref name="(Canada)2004">{{cite book|author=Reader's Digest Association (Canada)|author2=Canadian Geographic Enterprises|title=The Canadian Atlas: Our Nation, Environment and People|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vDR7hrnO1aYC&pg=PP41|year=2004|publisher=Douglas & McIntyre|isbn=978-1-55365-082-9|page=41|access-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503090030/https://books.google.com/books?id=vDR7hrnO1aYC&pg=PP41|archive-date=May 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Official<br>language(s)<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Language Policies of the Canadian Provinces |publisher=Fraser Institute |year=2012 |first1=Olivier |last1=Coche |first2=François |last2=Vaillancourt |first3=Marc-Antoine |last3=Cadieux |first4=Jamie Lee |last4=Ronson |url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/official-language-policies-of-canadian-provinces.pdf |access-date=August 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428174237/http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/official-language-policies-of-canadian-provinces.pdf |archive-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Population
! scope="col" class="unsortable" colspan="3" | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=StatsCan>{{cite web|url=http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/phys01-eng.htm|title=Land and freshwater area, by province and territory|publisher=Statistics Canada|year=2005|access-date=August 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524063547/http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/phys01-eng.htm|archive-date=May 24, 2011}}</ref>
! scope="col" class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Seats<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/GuideToHoC/index-e.htm |title=Guide to the Canadian House of Commons |publisher=Parliament of Canada |year=2012 |access-date=August 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627214354/http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/GuideToHoC/index-e.htm |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Capital<ref name="canada1"/>
! scope="col" | Largest<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |title=Census Profile |publisher=Statistic Canada |year=2013 |access-date=August 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208074653/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" |2021 census<ref name=StatCan2021>{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000101 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=October 11, 2022 |access-date=October 11, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209134802/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000101}}</ref>
! scope="col" |Q4 2023<br>estimates<ref name="pop">{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Population estimates, quarterly |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000901 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928010937/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000901 |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Land
! scope="col" | Water
! scope="col" | Total
! scope="col" | [[House of Commons of Canada|Commons]]
! scope="col" | [[Senate of Canada|Senate]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Ontario]]
| ON
| colspan="2"| [[Toronto]]
| {{dts|July 1, 1867}}
| [[English language|English]]{{efn|name=english|De facto; French has limited constitutional status.}}
| {{right|14,223,942}}
| {{right|15,801,768}}
| {{right|917,741}}
| {{right|158,654}}
| {{right|1,076,395}}
| 121
| 24
|-
! scope="row" | [[Quebec]]
| QC
| [[Quebec City]]
| [[Montreal]]
| {{dts|July 1, 1867}}
| [[French language|French]]{{efn|As established under the [[Charter of the French Language]]. English has limited constitutional status in Quebec.}}
| {{right|8,501,833}}
| {{right|8,948,540}}
| {{right|1,356,128}}
| {{right|185,928}}
| {{right|1,542,056}}
| 78
| 24
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nova Scotia]]
| NS
| colspan="2" | [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]{{efn|Nova Scotia dissolved cities in 1996 in favour of [[Administrative divisions of Nova Scotia|regional municipalities]]; its largest regional municipality is therefore substituted.}}
| {{dts|July 1, 1867}}
| English{{efn|name=english}}
| {{right|969,383}}
| {{right|1,066,416}}
| {{right|53,338}}
| {{right|1,946}}
| {{right|55,284}}
| 11
| 10
|-
! scope="row" | [[New Brunswick]]
| NB
| [[Fredericton]]
| [[Moncton]]
| {{dts|July 1, 1867}}
| English, French{{efn|As established under [[Section 16 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]].}}
| {{right|775,610}}
| {{right|842,725}}
| {{right|71,450}}
| {{right|1,458}}
| {{right|72,908}}
| 10
| 10
|-
! scope="row" | [[Manitoba]]
| MB
| colspan="2" | [[Winnipeg]]
| {{dts|July 15, 1870}}
| English{{efn|name=english}}
| {{right|1,342,153}}
| {{right|1,465,440}}
| {{right|553,556}}
| {{right|94,241}}
| {{right|647,797}}
| 14
| 6
|-
! scope="row" | [[British Columbia]]
| BC
| [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]
| [[Vancouver]]
| {{dts|July 20, 1871}}
| English{{efn|name=english}}
| {{right|5,000,879}}
| {{right|5,581,127}}
| {{right|925,186}}
| {{right|19,549}}
| {{right|944,735}}
| 42
| 6
|-
! scope="row" | [[Prince Edward Island]]
| PE
| colspan="2" | [[Charlottetown]]
| {{dts|July 1, 1873}}
| English{{efn|name=english}}
| {{right|154,331}}
| {{right|175,853}}
| {{right|5,660}}
| {{right|0}}
| {{right|5,660}}
| 4
| 4
|-
! scope="row" | [[Saskatchewan]]
| SK
| [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]
| [[Saskatoon]]
| {{dts|September 1, 1905}}
| English{{efn|name=abandsk}}
| {{right|1,132,505}}
| {{right|1,218,976}}
| {{right|591,670}}
| {{right|59,366}}
| {{right|651,036}}
| 14
| 6
|-
! scope="row" | [[Alberta]]
| AB
| [[Edmonton]]
| [[Calgary]]
| {{dts|September 1, 1905}}
| English{{efn|name=abandsk|As established under Languages Acts passed by Alberta and Saskatchewan's respective legislatures in 1988. French has limited constitutional status.}}
| {{right|4,262,635}}
| {{right|4,756,408}}
| {{right|642,317}}
| {{right|19,531}}
| {{right|661,848}}
| 34
| 6
|-
! scope="row" | [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
| NL
| colspan="2" | [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]
| {{dts|March 31, 1949}}
| English{{efn|name=english}}
| {{right|510,550}}
| {{right|540,418}}
| {{right|373,872}}
| {{right|31,340}}
| {{right|405,212}}
| 7
| 6
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" colspan="6" | Total provinces
! {{right|{{nts|36873821}}}}
! {{right|{{nts|40397671}}}}
! {{right|{{nts|5490918}}}}
! {{right|{{nts|572013}}}}
! {{right|{{nts|6062931}}}}
! {{nts|335}}
! {{nts|102}}
|}