Provinces and territories of Canada

Canada is a country and sovereign state in the north of North America. It is made up of thirteen administrative divisions: ten provinces and three territories.

The different levels of government in Canada are based on the principles of a federation: the governments of each province and territory share power with the federal government. The territories' governments have a more limited set of powers than the federal government.

The provinces are in the south of Canada, near the border with the United States. They go from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. The territories are to the north, where fewer people live, close to the Arctic Circle and Arctic Ocean.

Here is a list of the provinces and territories, and their standard abbreviations, with their capitals (the cities where their governments are based) and largest cities. Canada's national capital, where the federal government meets, is Ottawa.

Province name	Abbreviation	Capital city[1]	Largest city (if not the capital)
Alberta	AB	Edmonton	Calgary
British Columbia	BC	Victoria	Vancouver
Manitoba	MB	Winnipeg
New Brunswick	NB	Fredericton	Moncton
Newfoundland and Labrador	NL	St. John's
Nova Scotia	NS	Halifax
Ontario	ON	Toronto
Prince Edward Island	PE	Charlottetown
Quebec	QC	Quebec City	Montreal
Saskatchewan	SK	Regina	Saskatoon
Territory name	Abbreviation	Capital city	Largest city (if not the capital)
Yukon	YT	Whitehorse
Nunavut	NU	Iqaluit
Northwest Territories	NT	Yellowknife

1. "Provinces and Territories". Government of Canada. 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2013.