Canada is the second biggest country in the world by area. The large area is made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories. The following are lists showing the area and population of provinces and territories of Canada.
Quebec is the biggest province and Nunavut is the biggest territory. More than half of the total population of Canada live in Ontario and Quebec provinces.
Provinces of Canada by area
Ranking
Province
Area (square kilometers)
Capital City
1
Quebec
1.67 million
Quebec City
2
Ontario
1.076 million
Toronto
3
British Columbia
around 944,750
Victoria
4
Alberta
around 661,850
Edmonton
5
Saskatchewan
around 651,050
Regina
6
Manitoba
around 647,800
Winnipeg
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
around 405,200
St. John’s
8
New Brunswick
around 72,900
Fredericton
9
Nova Scotia
around 55,300
Halifax
10
Prince Edward Island
around 5,700
Charlottetown
Territories of Canada by area
Ranking
Territory
Area (square kilometers)
Capital City
1
Nunavut
around 2.09 million
Iqaluit
2
Northwest Territories
around 1.35 million
Yellowknife
3
Yukon
around 482,450
Whitehorse
Provinces and territories of Canada on the map
Provinces of Canada by population
Ranking
Province
Population (2021 census)
1
Ontario
14,223,942
2
Quebec
8,501,833
3
British Columbia
5,000,879
4
Alberta
4,262,635
5
Manitoba
1,342,153
6
Saskatchewan
1,132,505
7
Nova Scotia
969,383
8
New Brunswick
775,610
9
Newfoundland and Labrador
510,550
10
Prince Edward Island
154,331
Territories of Canada by population
Ranking
Territory
Population (2021 census)
1
Northwest Territories
41,070
2
Yukon
40,232
3
Nunavut
36,858
Key points
Quebec is the biggest province of Canada. It has an area of approximately 1.67 million square kilometers. Quebec City is the capital of Quebec province.
Toronto, the largest city in Canada is located in Ontario province. It is the capital city of Ontario province.
Ontario is the most populous province of Canada.
Nunavut is the largest territory of Canada.
Ottawa, the capital of Canada is located in Ontario province.
Ontario is the second largest province in Canada by area.
British Columbia is the third largest province in Canada
