The
provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the
world's second-largest country by area. In 1867, three provinces of
British North America—
New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia and the
Province of Canada (which, on the formation of
Canada, was divided into
Ontario and
Quebec)—were united to form the new nation. Since then, Canada's external borders have changed several times, and the country has grown from the original four provinces to ten provinces and three territories. The ten provinces are
Alberta,
British Columbia,
Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Nova Scotia,
Ontario,
Prince Edward Island,
Quebec, and
Saskatchewan. The three territories are
Northwest Territories,
Nunavut, and
Yukon.
