This article is about the grouping of all provinces east of Manitoba. For the grouping of the Maritime provinces with Newfoundland and Labrador, see
Atlantic Canada.
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:
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.
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]
This article is about the grouping of all provinces east of Manitoba. For the grouping of the Maritime provinces with Newfoundland and Labrador, see
Atlantic Canada.
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:
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.
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]