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Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is generally considered to be the region of Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 east of Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
, consisting of the following provinces
Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the List of countries and outlying territories by total area. The major difference between a Canada province and a territory is that a province receives its power and authority directly from the Monarchy in Canada, via the Constitution Act, 1867, whereas territories derive their manda...
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Ontario and Quebec comprise Central Canada
Central Canada

File:Central Canada.svgCentral Canada is a region consisting of Canada's two largest and most populous provinces and territories of Canada: Ontario and Quebec....
, while the other provinces constitute Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada

File:Atlantic Canada.svgAtlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the List of regions of Canada of Canada comprising four Provinces and territories of Canada located on the Atlantic Ocean: the three Maritimes ? New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island ? and Newfoundland and Labrador....
. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island are also known as the Maritime Provinces.

Canadian Press
Canadian Press

The Canadian Press is Canada's national news agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information....
 defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay may refer to several things in North America's Great Lakes region....
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
.

total population of this region is about 22,507,099, or about 70% of Canada's population.






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Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is generally considered to be the region of Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 east of Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
, consisting of the following provinces
Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the List of countries and outlying territories by total area. The major difference between a Canada province and a territory is that a province receives its power and authority directly from the Monarchy in Canada, via the Constitution Act, 1867, whereas territories derive their manda...
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  • New Brunswick
    New Brunswick

    New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
  • Nova Scotia
    Nova Scotia

    Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
  • Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
  • Prince Edward Island
    Prince Edward Island

    Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....
  • Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....


Ontario and Quebec comprise Central Canada
Central Canada

File:Central Canada.svgCentral Canada is a region consisting of Canada's two largest and most populous provinces and territories of Canada: Ontario and Quebec....
, while the other provinces constitute Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada

File:Atlantic Canada.svgAtlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the List of regions of Canada of Canada comprising four Provinces and territories of Canada located on the Atlantic Ocean: the three Maritimes ? New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island ? and Newfoundland and Labrador....
. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island are also known as the Maritime Provinces.

Definitions

The Canadian Press
Canadian Press

The Canadian Press is Canada's national news agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information....
 defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay may refer to several things in North America's Great Lakes region....
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
.

Population

The total population of this region is about 22,507,099, or about 70% of Canada's population. Most of the population resides in Ontario and Quebec.

Largest Metropolitan Areas
  • Toronto, Ontario
    Toronto

    Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
     - 5,113,149
  • Montreal, Quebec
    Montreal

    Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
     - 3,635,571
  • Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Quebec
    National Capital Region (Canada)

    The National Capital Region is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec, and the surrounding area....
     - 1,130,761
  • Quebec City, Quebec
    Quebec City

    Qu?bec or Quebec, also Quebec City or Qu?bec City , is the Capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region....
     - 715,515
  • Hamilton, Ontario
    Hamilton, Ontario

    Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the James Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe....
     - 692,911
  • London, Ontario
    London, Ontario

    London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457,720; the city proper had a population of 352,395 in the Canada 2006 Census....
     - 445,000
  • Kitchener, Ontario
    Kitchener, Ontario

    The City of Kitchener is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916....
     - 435,000
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia - 404,807
  • St. Catharines, Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
     - 385,000
  • Windsor, Ontario
    Windsor, Ontario

    Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Windsor is located south of Detroit, Michigan, is separated from that city by the Detroit River, and has views of the Detroit skyline....
     - 325,000


Politics

At the federal political level, Eastern Canada is typically considered to be a stronghold for the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is a major political party in Canada. The party is positioned in the centre-left of the Politics of Canada....
, with the majority of its support in recent elections coming from this region. A notable exception is in Quebec and East End Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, which usually strongly supports the Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois

The Bloc Qu?b?cois is a federal political party in Canada that defines itself as devoted to both the protection of Quebec interests on a federal level as well as the promotion of its Quebec sovereignty movement....
.

There are major exceptions, particularly in most cities except Toronto and Montreal, and in the rural areas of these provinces, where support for the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Tories, is a major political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada....
 is strong.

Eastern Canada is represented by 213 Members of Parliament (106 in Ontario, 75 in Quebec and 32 in the Atlantic Provinces) and 78 senators.

See also

  • List of regions of Canada
    List of regions of Canada

    National regionsProvinces and territories of Canada are normally grouped into the following regions :*Northern Canada...