Atlantic Canada




Region in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Canada




























Atlantic Canada
Provinces de l'Atlantique (Fr)


The Atlantic Provinces

Region

Atlantic Canada (green) within the rest of Canada
Atlantic Canada (green) within the rest of Canada

Country
 Canada
Provinces
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Area

 • Total 500,531 km2 (193,256 sq mi)
Population
(2016)

 • Total 2,333,322
 • Density 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)

Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces, is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island – and the easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The population of the four Atlantic provinces in 2016 was about 2,300,000[1] on half a million km2. The provinces combined had an approximate GDP of $121.888 billion[2] in 2011.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 Further reading


  • 5 External links





History


The first Premier of Newfoundland, Joey Smallwood, coined the term "Atlantic Canada" when Newfoundland joined the Dominion of Canada in 1949. He believed that it would have been presumptuous for Newfoundland to assume that it could include itself within the existing term "Maritime Provinces," used to describe the cultural similarities shared by New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. The three Maritime provinces entered Confederation during the 19th century (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were founding members of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, and Prince Edward Island joined in 1873). Today, Atlantic Canada is a culturally distinct region of the country, with the original founding cultures of Mi'kmaq, Celtic, English, and French remaining strong and vibrant to this day.


Although Quebec has physical Atlantic coasts on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Ungava Bay, and the Hudson Strait, it is generally not considered an Atlantic Province, instead being classified as part of Central Canada along with Ontario.


Flag of New Brunswick.svg

Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg

Flag of Nova Scotia.svg

Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg

2016 census figures for "Metropolitan Areas" (broadest definition, includes entire municipalities and all commuter municipalities) and "Population Centres" (limited to actual continuously-built-up area) in Atlantic Canada. The list includes communities above 10,000, by Metropolitan Area population, or 5,000 by Population Centre population.
























































































































Community
 Province
 Population (Metropolitan)[3]
 Population (Pop. Centre)[4]

Halifax
Nova Scotia
 403,390
 316,701

St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador
 205,955
 178,427

Moncton
New Brunswick
 144,810
 108,620

Saint John
New Brunswick
 126,202
 58,341 – Saint John
24,445 – Quispamsis-Rothesay

Fredericton
New Brunswick
 101,760
 59,405

Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
 98,722
 29,904 – Sydney
17,556 – Glace Bay
12,823 – Sydney Mines

Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
 69,325
 44,739

Truro
Nova Scotia
 45,753
 22,954

New Glasgow
Nova Scotia
 34,487
 18,665

Corner Brook
Newfoundland and Labrador
 31,917
 19,547

Bathurst
New Brunswick
 31,110
 15,557

Miramichi
New Brunswick
 27,523
 11,329 – Chatham-Douglastown

Kentville
Nova Scotia
 26,222
 12,088

Edmundston
New Brunswick
 23,524
 12,086

Summerside
Prince Edward Island
 16,587
 13,814

Grand Falls-Windsor
Newfoundland and Labrador
 14,171
 12,046

Gander
Newfoundland and Labrador
 13,234
 10,220

Campbellton
New Brunswick
 10,411
 6,883


See also





  • Acadiensis, scholarly history journal covering Atlantic Canada

  • Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce

  • List of regions of Canada



References





  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-08..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory". Stats Canada. Nov 9, 2016. Retrieved Feb 7, 2017.


  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2017.


  4. ^ "Population counts, for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, population centres and rural areas, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2017.




Further reading


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  • Hamilton, William Baillie (1996), Place names of Atlantic Canada, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-0471-7


  • MacEachern, Alan Andrew (2001), Natural selections: national parks in Atlantic Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-2157-7


  • Martinez, Andrew J; Martinez, Candace Storm (2003), Marine Life of the North Atlantic: Canada to New England, Aqua Quest Publications, ISBN 1-881652-32-7


  • Prieur, Benoit (2005), Atlantic Canada, Ulysse Travel Publ, ISBN 2894647239




External links











  • Atlas of Canada – Atlantic Region

  • Atlantic Canadian cities and Surrounding areas

  • Atlantic Canada Portal/Portail du Canada Atlantique

  • Atlantic Canada a Profitable Place to do Business

  • Historical Coins of Atlantic Canada

  • East Coast Proud




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