List of The Provinces and Territories in Canada and Their Capitals

Canada has ten provinces and three territories. Each has its own capital city. It goes without saying it is very important to know the capital of your province or territory.

With a total area of 9,984,670 km², Canada is the second-largest country in the world, just behind Russia.

Provinces

The ten provinces and three territories in Canada are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.

According to contemporary Canadian constitutional theory, the provinces are recognized as co-sovereign entities in specific domains determined by the allocation of responsibilities between the provincial and federal governments under the Constitution Act, 1867. Consequently, each province appoints its own representative of the Canadian Crown, known as the lieutenant governor.

List of the ten Provinces in Canada, Their Capitals and Sizes

Province	Capital City	Total Area (km2)
Ontario	Toronto	1,076,395
Quebec	Quebec City	1,542,056
Nova Scotia	Halifax	55,284
New Brunswick	Fredericton	72,908
Manitoba	Winnipeg	647,797
British Columbia	Victoria	944,735
Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown	5,660
Saskatchewan	Regina	651,036
Alberta	Edmonton	661,848
Newfoundland and Labrador	St. Johns	405,212

Note that “Total Area” includes both land and water.

Territories

Canada comprises three territories. Unlike the provinces, these Canadian territories lack inherent sovereignty and possess only those powers granted to them by the federal government. These territories encompass all of mainland Canada situated north of the 60th parallel and to the west of Hudson Bay, as well as all the islands located to the north of the Canadian mainland, ranging from those in James Bay to the Queen Elizabeth Islands.

List of the three Territories in Canada, Their Capitals and Sizes

Territory	Capital	Total Area (km2)
Northwest Territories	Yellowknife	1,346,106
Yukon	Whitehorse	482,443
Nunavut	Iqaluit	2,093,190