Eastern Canada

Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces 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. Ottawa, Canada's capital, is located in Eastern Canada, within the province of Ontario. The capitals of the provinces are in the list below: Newfoundland and Labrador - St. John's Nova Scotia - Halifax Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown New Brunswick - Fredericton Quebec - Quebec City Ontario - Toronto The Canadian Press defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay, Ontario. 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. 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: Ontario - 13,448,494 Quebec - 8,164,361 Nova Scotia - 923,598 New Brunswick - 747,101 Newfoundland and Labrador - 519,716 Prince Edward Island - 142,907 Eastern Canada is represented by 213 Members of Parliament out of the 336 (106 in Ontario, 75 in Quebec] and 32 in the Atlantic Provinces) and 78 senators out of 105.

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Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario; its population is 108,843 according to the 2021 Canadian Census. Located on Lake Superior, the census metropolitan area of Thunder Bay has a population of 123,258 and consists of the city of Thunder Bay, the municipalities of Oliver Paipoonge and Neebing, the townships of Shuniah, Conmee, O'Connor, and Gillies, and the Fort William First Nation.

Canada

Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. Its border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. It is sparsely inhabited, with the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas.

Quebec

Quebec (k(w)ɪˈbɛk ; kwəˈbɛk ; Québec kebɛk) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population of Quebec lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between its most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. The province is the home of the Québécois nation.