Region of Canada
This article is about the grouping of all provinces east of Manitoba. For the grouping of the Maritime provinces with Newfoundland and Labrador, see
Atlantic Canada .
Region in Canada
Eastern Canada
Eastern Canada (red) within the rest of Canada (tan)
Country Canada Composition Principal cities • Total
2,783,400 km2 (1,074,700 sq mi) • Total
23,946,177 • Density 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
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 .
Ontario and Quebec , Canada's two largest provinces, define Central Canada ; while the other provinces constitute Atlantic Canada . New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are also known as the Maritime provinces .[ 1]
Ottawa , Canada's capital, is located in Eastern Canada, within the province of Ontario.
The capitals of the provinces are in the list below:
Historical map of Eastern Canada (1884) The Canadian Press defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay , Ontario.[ 2]
The total population of this region is about 23,946,177 in 2016, 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[ 3] Largest metropolitan areas
Toronto , Ontario - 6,254,191Montreal , Quebec - 4,098,927National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Quebec) - 1,568,381Quebec City , Quebec - 807,200Hamilton , Ontario - 536 917London , Ontario - 474 786St. Catharines-Niagara , Ontario - 447,888Kitchener , Ontario - 441 380Halifax , Nova Scotia - 403,131Windsor , Ontario - 329,144Barrie , Ontario - 212,667Sherbrooke , Quebec - 212,105St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador - 205,955The population of each province in 2016, from greatest to least is here:
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[ 4]
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[ 4]
137
55
32
6
1
Liberal
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
N
G
2019 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 5]
140
50
32
8
1
Liberal
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
ND
G
2015 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 6]
152
45
24
10
Liberal
Conservative
NDP
BQ
2011 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 7]
92
87
30
4
Conservative
New Democratic
Liberal
B
2008 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 8]
71
69
49
22
2
Conservative
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
NDP
I
2006 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 9]
87
59
51
15
1
Liberal
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
NDP
I
2004 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 10]
118
54
31
10
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
Conservative
NDP
2000 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 11]
155
38
10
5
2
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
PC
N
C
1997 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 11]
138
44
19
8
1
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
PC
ND
I
1993 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 12]
148
54
2
1
1
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
P
R
I
1988 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 12]
121
75
10
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
NDP
1984 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 12]
150
38
13
1
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
NDP
I
1980 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 12]
145
52
5
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
N
47°11′22.96″N 70°8′12.19″W / 47.1897111°N 70.1367194°W / 47.1897111; -70.1367194
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