Memory tables
Pure lookup — nothing to understand, only to memorize. These five tables are probably worth 8–10 of the 20 questions.
Newfoundland and Labrador
1949St. John's
Atlantic
Most easterly point in North America; own time zone; oldest colony of the British Empire; fisheries, off-shore oil and gas
Prince Edward Island
1873Charlottetown
Atlantic
Smallest province; birthplace of Confederation; beaches, red soil, potatoes; Confederation Bridge; Anne of Green Gables
Nova Scotia
1867Halifax
Atlantic
Most populous Atlantic province; Bay of Fundy has the world's highest tides; largest east coast port and naval base; 700+ festivals
New Brunswick
1867Fredericton
Atlantic
Only officially bilingual province; founded by Loyalists; St. John River system; Saint John is the largest city
Quebec
1867Québec City
Central
~8 million people; largest producer of hydro-electricity and of pulp and paper; Montreal is Canada's 2nd largest city
Ontario
1867Toronto
Central
12+ million, over a third of Canadians; Toronto is the largest city and main financial centre; Niagara wines; largest French population outside Quebec
Manitoba
1870Winnipeg
Prairie
Agriculture, mining, hydro-electricity; Portage and Main; St. Boniface Francophone community; largest Aboriginal population of any province (15%+)
Saskatchewan
1905Regina
Prairie
“Breadbasket of the world”; 40% of Canada's arable land; uranium and potash; RCMP training academy at Regina; Saskatoon is the largest city
Alberta
1905Edmonton
Prairie
Most populous Prairie province; largest producer of oil and gas; oil sands; Banff (1885); Badlands dinosaur fossils; cattle ranching
British Columbia
1871Victoria
West Coast
Westernmost province, 4 million people; Port of Vancouver; most valuable forestry industry; Okanagan wines; ~600 provincial parks
Nunavut
1999Iqaluit
North
“Our land” in Inuktitut; ~85% Inuit; 19-member Assembly chooses a premier by consensus; capital formerly Frobisher Bay
Northwest Territories
1870Yellowknife
North
“Diamond capital of North America”; more than half the population is Aboriginal; Mackenzie River (4,200 km)
Yukon
1898Whitehorse
North
Gold Rush of the 1890s, Robert W. Service; coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada (−63°C); Mount Logan is Canada's highest mountain
| Region | Province / Territory | Capital | Joined | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | 1949 | Most easterly point in North America; own time zone; oldest colony of the British Empire; fisheries, off-shore oil and gas |
| Atlantic | Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown | 1873 | Smallest province; birthplace of Confederation; beaches, red soil, potatoes; Confederation Bridge; Anne of Green Gables |
| Atlantic | Nova Scotia | Halifax | 1867 | Most populous Atlantic province; Bay of Fundy has the world's highest tides; largest east coast port and naval base; 700+ festivals |
| Atlantic | New Brunswick | Fredericton | 1867 | Only officially bilingual province; founded by Loyalists; St. John River system; Saint John is the largest city |
| Central | Quebec | Québec City | 1867 | ~8 million people; largest producer of hydro-electricity and of pulp and paper; Montreal is Canada's 2nd largest city |
| Central | Ontario | Toronto | 1867 | 12+ million, over a third of Canadians; Toronto is the largest city and main financial centre; Niagara wines; largest French population outside Quebec |
| Prairie | Manitoba | Winnipeg | 1870 | Agriculture, mining, hydro-electricity; Portage and Main; St. Boniface Francophone community; largest Aboriginal population of any province (15%+) |
| Prairie | Saskatchewan | Regina | 1905 | “Breadbasket of the world”; 40% of Canada's arable land; uranium and potash; RCMP training academy at Regina; Saskatoon is the largest city |
| Prairie | Alberta | Edmonton | 1905 | Most populous Prairie province; largest producer of oil and gas; oil sands; Banff (1885); Badlands dinosaur fossils; cattle ranching |
| West Coast | British Columbia | Victoria | 1871 | Westernmost province, 4 million people; Port of Vancouver; most valuable forestry industry; Okanagan wines; ~600 provincial parks |
| North | Nunavut | Iqaluit | 1999 | “Our land” in Inuktitut; ~85% Inuit; 19-member Assembly chooses a premier by consensus; capital formerly Frobisher Bay |
| North | Northwest Territories | Yellowknife | 1870 | “Diamond capital of North America”; more than half the population is Aboriginal; Mackenzie River (4,200 km) |
| North | Yukon | Whitehorse | 1898 | Gold Rush of the 1890s, Robert W. Service; coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada (−63°C); Mount Logan is Canada's highest mountain |