What are the Atlantic Provinces?
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Nunavut
- Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario
- Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Maine and New Brunswick
Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
The four Atlantic Provinces are Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Their coasts and resources, such as fishing, farming, forestry and mining, made them important in Canada’s history. Quebec and Ontario belong to Central Canada, and Nunavut is a territory.
Learn more: The five regions, provinces and territories
- Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories.
- Five regions: the Atlantic Provinces, Central Canada, the Prairie Provinces, the West Coast and the Northern Territories (the North).
- Atlantic Provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
- Central Canada: Quebec and Ontario.
- Prairie Provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
- West Coast: British Columbia.
- Northern Territories: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
- Labrador is part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.