The Provinces

Canada is made up of ten provinces, and three northern territories:

• British Columbia
  
  British Columbia (BC) is Canada's westernmost province, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Bounded by the Yukon and Northwest Territories on the north, the panhandle of Alaska forms about half of the western boundary.
• Alberta
  
  Alberta is in western Canada, and borders the US state of Montana to the south; the province of Saskatchewan to the east; and the Northwest Territories to the north. To the west, its border with British Columbia follows the Rocky Mountains...
• Saskatchewan
  
  Saskatchewan is bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the North West Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the US States of Montana and North Dakota. It is also one of only two provinces that are land-locked...
• Manitoba
  
  Manitoba is located at the longitudinal centre of Canada, although it is considered to be part of Western Canada. It borders Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut and Hudson Bay to the north, and the US states...
• Ontario
  
  Ontario is located in the central part of Canada, and is bordered by Manitoba to the west, Quebec to the east, and the US States of Michigan, New York and Minnesota to the south. Ontario is the only province that borders the Great Lakes.
• Quebec
  
  Quebec is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario, to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the provinces of Newfoundland, Labrador and New Brunswick. It is bordered on the south...
• Newfoundland & Labrador
  
  Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province in Canada. It consists of the island of Newfoundland, mainland Labrador and over seven thousand small islands. Labrador borders Quebec on the west, and the northern tip shares...
• New Brunswick
  
  New Brunswick is bounded on the north by Quebec and along the east coast, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and Northumberland Strait form the boundaries. The south of the province is bounded by the Bay of Fundy, which has...
• Nova Scotia
  
  Nova Scotia is located on Canada’s southeastern coast. The province is surrounded by three major bodies of water, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the north, the Bay of Fundy to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east.
• Prince Edward Island
  
  Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada, and is located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, north of the Nova Scotia peninsula, and east of New Brunswick. Its southern shore bounds the Northumberland Strait.
• Yukon
  
  The Yukon is the westernmost of Canada’s three territories. The territory is the approximate shape of a right triangle, bordering the US State of Alaska to the west, the Northwest Territories to the east and British Columbia to the south.
• Northwest Territories
  
  The Northwest Territories is located in northern Canada. It borders Canada's two other territories,Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, Alberta to the south, and Saskatchewan to the southeast.
• Nunavut
  
  Nunavut is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999. It has land borders with the Northwest Territories on several islands as well as the mainland, a border with Manitoba to the south...