Central Canada (sometimes referred to as the Central Provinces ) is a region consisting of the two largest and most populated provinces of Canada : Ontario and Quebec . Due to the high population, the majority of the country's politically active population traditionally lived in Ontario and Quebec, which caused some discontent from other regions of the country. Before the Confederation, the name Canada was directly related to Central Canada. Nowadays, this name is not used as often as compared to provincial names.
Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 population
- 3 See also
- 4 Sources
Geography
Central Canada received this name not because of its location, but solely because it was the center of the country's political life. The region lies in the eastern half of the country, and Quebec ends east of each province, with the exception of Newfoundland and Labrador . In the latitudinal direction, the center of Canada is the meridian, which runs east of Winnipeg , Manitoba ; The geographical center of Canada is located near Arviat , Nunavut. The region is called the center of Canada because the provinces are grouped on both sides as historically and politically separate territories.
Before the Confederation, the name "Canada" was directly related to Central Canada. Southern Ontario was once called Upper Canada and later Canada-West (Canada West), and southern Quebec - Lower Canada , later Canada East. Both regions became part of the United Provinces of Canada in 1841 [1] .
Population
In total, about 20 million people live in the two provinces, representing 62% of the Canadian population. Their interests in the Canadian House of Commons are represented by 181 members of Parliament (Ontario - 106, Quebec - 75) out of all 308 members. The southern provinces — especially the Quebec – Winsor Corridor — are Canada’s most urbanized industrialized regions, with two of the largest cities in the country, Toronto and Montreal , and the capital, Ottawa .
- According to the Census Metropolitan Area , in 2007 the population was [2]
- Toronto : 5,406,300
- Montreal : 3,666,300
- Ottawa : 1,158,300
- Quebec City : 723,300
- Hamilton : 716,200
- London : 465,700
- Kitchener : 463,600
- St. Catharines : 396,800
- Oshawa : 344,400
- Windsor : 332 100
- Sherbrooke : 218,700
- Greater Sudbury : 162,000
- Kingston : 155,000
- Saguenay : 152,100
- Trois-Rivieres : 142,600
- Thunder Bay : 125,400
See also
- List of Canada Areas
Sources
- ↑ Constitutional Act of 1791 , Association Act 1840 , British North America Acts (1867)
- ↑ Statistics Canada - Population of census metropolitan areas (2001 Census boundaries) Archived December 11, 2007.