List of regions of Canada

National regions

Although these regions have no official status or defined boundaries the Provinces and territories are sometimes informally grouped into the following regions (generally from west to east):

All provinces and territories	Senate divisions	Seven-region model[1]	Six-region model	Five-region model[2]	Four-region model	Three-region model
British Columbia	Western Canada (24 seats)	British Columbia	West Coast	West Coast	Western Canada	Western Canada
Alberta		Alberta	Prairies	Prairies
Saskatchewan		Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Manitoba
Ontario	Ontario (24 seats)	Ontario	Ontario	Central Canada	Central Canada	Eastern Canada
Quebec	Quebec (24 seats)	Quebec	Quebec
New Brunswick	The Maritimes (24 seats)	Atlantic Canada	Atlantic Canada	Atlantic Canada	Atlantic Canada
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador (6 seats)
Yukon	The North (Territories) (3 seats)	Northern Canada	Northern Canada	Northern Canada	Northern Canada	Northern Canada
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, and the West, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northern Canada ('the North').

Interprovincial regions

• French Canada
• English Canada, sometimes known as the Rest of Canada (excluding Quebec) when considering topics of language
  • Acadia
  • Quebec City–Windsor Corridor
  • Peace River Country
  • Cypress Hills
  • Palliser's Triangle

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 Alberta's Rockies Southern Alberta Calgary Region Edmonton Capital Region Central Alberta Calgary–Edmonton Corridor British Columbia Primary, secondary, and local regions and subregions British Columbia Interior North Interior Atlin District Stikine Country Peace River Country Central Interior Nechako Bulkley Omineca-Prince George Robson Valley Cariboo Interlakes Fraser Canyon Chilcotin South Interior Kootenays West Kootenay Slocan Arrow Lakes East Kootenay Elk Valley Columbia Valley Columbia Country Big Bend Country Okanagan Boundary Similkameen Thompson Nicola Bonaparte Wells Gray-Clearwater Shuswap Lillooet-Fraser Canyon Bridge River Country British Columbia Coast South Coast Lower Mainland Greater Vancouver Fraser Valley Sea-to-Sky Corridor Pemberton Valley (also part of Lillooet Country) Gates Valley (also part of Lillooet Country) Sunshine Coast Vancouver Island South Island Greater Victoria Saanich Peninsula Western Communities Cowichan Valley (Also part of Mid-Island extended administrative region) Chemainus River Valley (Also part of Mid-Island extended administrative region) Mid-Island Mid Island Shore (Ladysmith-Nanaimo-Parksville) Comox Valley North Island Quatsino Sound Cape Scott Queen Charlotte Strait Johnstone Strait West Coast of Vancouver Island Kyuquot Sound Nootka Sound Clayoquot Sound Barkley Sound Alberni Valley Juan de Fuca region Gulf Islands Southern Gulf Islands Northern Gulf Islands Central Coast Queen Charlotte Strait Bella Coola Valley North Coast Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) Skeena Nass Stewart Country Manitoba Northern Interlake Central Plains Eastman Westman Winnipeg Capital Region Parkland Pembina Valley New Brunswick Local regions Acadian Peninsula North Shore Gulf Shore Fundy Shore Fundy Isles Kennebecasis River Valley Republic of Madawaska Miramichi Valley St. John Valley Tantramar Greater Shediac Greater Moncton Greater Saint John Greater Fredericton Newfoundland and Labrador Primary, secondary, and local regions Labrador Labrador West Labrador Coast Nunatsiavut Newfoundland Avalon Peninsula Burin Peninsula Bonavista Peninsula South Coast West Coast Bay of Islands Bay St. George Bay St. George South Port au Port Peninsula Great Northern Peninsula Northeast Coast

Northwest Territories Administrative regions of the Government of the Northwest Territories[3] Inuvik Region Sahtu Region Dehcho Region North Slave Region South Slave Region Nova Scotia Regions and subregions Annapolis Valley Cape Breton Island Industrial Cape Breton Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) Cape Breton Highlands Strait of Canso Area Central Nova Scotia Eastern Shore Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Musquodoboit Valley North Shore South Shore Nunavut Kitikmeot Region Kivalliq Region Qikiqtaaluk Region Ontario Primary, secondary, and local regions Northern Ontario Northwestern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Southern Ontario Central Ontario Cottage country (Kawartha Lakes/Muskoka) Bay of Quinte Eastern Ontario National Capital Region Ottawa Valley Thousand Islands Southwestern Ontario Georgian Triangle Bruce Peninsula Golden Horseshoe Greater Toronto Area Niagara Peninsula Prince Edward Island Local regions North Shore South Shore Quebec Administrative regions Bas-Saint-Laurent Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Capitale-Nationale Mauricie Estrie Montreal Outaouais Abitibi-Témiscamingue Côte-Nord (North Shore) Nord-du-Québec (Northern Quebec) Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Chaudière-Appalaches Laval Lanaudière Laurentides Montérégie Centre-du-Québec Saskatchewan Primary, secondary, and local regions Northern Saskatchewan Southern Saskatchewan East Central Saskatchewan Carlton Trail Region Yukon Local regions Klondike Southern Lakes

See also

• Geography of Canada
• Census geographic units of Canada

References

1. Used, for example, by EKOS Research polling, Harris-Decima polling.
2. by Citizenship and Immigration Canada Discover Canada
3. Government of the Northwest Territories - Municipal and Community Affairs