Eastern Canada (
French :
Est du Canada , also the
Eastern provinces ,
Canadian East or
the East ) is generally considered to be the region of Canada south of
Hudson Bay /
Hudson Strait and east of
Manitoba , consisting of the following
provinces (from east to west):
Newfoundland and Labrador ,
Nova Scotia ,
Prince Edward Island ,
New Brunswick ,
Quebec and
Ontario .
Eastern Canada overlaps into other geographic regions; Ontario and Quebec , Canada's two largest provinces, define Central Canada , while the other provinces in Eastern Canada constitute Atlantic Canada . New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are also known as the Maritime provinces .
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:
Definitions
Historical map of Eastern Canada (1884)
The Canadian Press defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay , Ontario.
Population
The total population of this region is about 25,135,649 in 2021, 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.
Canada population density map (2014)Top left: The Quebec City–Windsor Corridor is the most densely inhabited and heavily industrialized region accounting for nearly 50 percent of the total population
Largest metropolitan areas
Toronto , Ontario - 6,254,191
Montreal , Quebec - 4,098,927
National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Quebec) - 1,568,381
Quebec City , Quebec - 807,200
Hamilton , Ontario - 536 917
London , Ontario - 474 786
St. Catharines-Niagara , Ontario - 447,888
Kitchener , Ontario - 441 380
Halifax , Nova Scotia - 403,131
Windsor , Ontario - 329,144
Barrie , Ontario - 212,667
Sherbrooke , Quebec - 212,105
St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador - 205,955
The population of each province in 2016, from greatest to least is here:
Politics
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
Party name
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
Total
Liberal
Seats:
78
35
6
8
4
6
137
Vote:
39.3
33.6
42.4
42.3
46.2
47.7
–
Conservative
Seats:
37
10
4
3
–
1
55
Vote:
34.9
18.6
33.6
29.4
31.6
32.5
–
New Democratic Party
Seats:
5
1
–
–
–
–
6
Vote:
17.8
9.8
11.9
22.1
9.2
17.4
–
Bloc Québécois
Seats:
–
32
–
–
–
–
32
Vote:
–
32.1
–
–
–
–
–
Green
Seats:
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Vote:
2.2
1.5
5.2
1.9
9.6
–
–
Total seats
121
78
10
11
4
7
231
2021 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
137
55
32
6
1
Liberal
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
N
G
2019 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
140
50
32
8
1
Liberal
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
ND
G
2015 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
152
45
24
10
Liberal
Conservative
NDP
BQ
2011 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
92
87
30
4
Conservative
New Democratic
Liberal
B
2008 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
71
69
49
22
2
Conservative
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
NDP
I
2006 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
87
59
51
15
1
Liberal
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
NDP
I
2004 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
118
54
31
10
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
Conservative
NDP
2000 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
155
38
10
5
2
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
PC
N
C
1997 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
138
44
19
8
1
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
PC
ND
I
1993 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
148
54
2
1
1
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
P
R
I
1988 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
121
75
10
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
NDP
1984 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
150
38
13
1
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
NDP
I
1980 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada
145
52
5
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
N
See also
References
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