List of regions of Canada

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1 National regions
2 Provincial regions
3 See also
4 References

National regions

Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following regions (generally from west to east):

Northern Canada (The North)

Western Canada

Eastern Canada

Central Canada

Atlantic Canada

Maritimes

Newfoundland and Labrador

Other regions are:

English Canada, sometimes known as the Rest of Canada (excluding Quebec) when considering topics of language
French Canada
Pacific Canada
Acadia
Quebec-Windsor Corridor
Four Corners

Seats in the Senate are equally divided between four regions: Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, and the West, with special status for Newfoundland and the North.

Provincial regions

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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

British Columbia

Manitoba

See also: List of Manitoba regions

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Census divisions^[1]

- Fort Smith Region
- Inuvik Region

Administrative divisions of the Government of the Northwest Territories^[2]

Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Island
- Industrial Cape Breton
- Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM)
- Strait of Canso Area
South Shore
Eastern Shore
Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)
Musquodoboit Valley
North Shore
Central Nova Scotia
Northern Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley

Nunavut

Census divisions^[3]
- Administrative divisions of the Government of Nunavut^[4]
  Ontario
  - Northern Ontario
    - Northwestern Ontario
    - Northeastern Ontario
      - Nickel Belt
  - Southern Ontario
  Prince Edward Island
  Quebec
  
  See also: List of Quebec regions
  Saskatchewan
  Yukon
  - Klondike

References

v • d • e Geography of the Provinces and territories of Canada
National	Geography of Canada • Canada's landforms
Provinces	British Columbia • Alberta • Saskatchewan • Manitoba • Ontario • Quebec • New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Prince Edward Island • Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories	Yukon • Northwest Territories • Nunavut
See also	Regions of Canada • Islands • Rivers • Lakes • Mountains • Canadian National Parks