About The Canadian Federation
Canada is a nation of fairly autonomous provinces and territories that make up the Canadian federation. Canada has three territories and ten provinces total. The provinces control most of the governmental duties of the people living there including social programs and tax collection.
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Canadian Province Facts
Fast facts on the Canadian provinces:
Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick were Canada’s original provinces at confederation on July 1 1867.
Newfoundland and Labrador were added as the tenth province in 1949 after a referendum.
Each province and territory has its own form of elected government.
The Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut make up Canada’s three territories.
Canada’s provinces and territories are Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut.