Atlantic Canada
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Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador. The population of the four Atlantic provinces in 2011, was 2,327,638.[1]
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[edit] History
The first premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Joey Smallwood, coined the term Atlantic Canada when Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949. He believed it would be presumptuous for Newfoundland and Labrador 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 joined Confederation in the nineteenth century: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1867 and Prince Edward Island in 1873.
[edit] Communities
2011 census figures for metropolitan areas in Atlantic Canada. The list includes communities above 15,000, by population/metro area:[1]
| Community | Province | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Municipality | Nova Scotia | 390,096[2] |
| St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | 196,966[3] |
| Moncton | New Brunswick | 138,644[4] |
| Saint John | New Brunswick | 127,761[5] |
| Cape Breton Regional Municipality | Nova Scotia | 97,398[6] |
| Fredericton | New Brunswick | 94,268[7] |
| Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | 64,487[8] |
| Truro | Nova Scotia | 45,888[9] |
| New Glasgow | Nova Scotia | 35,809[10] |
| Bathurst | New Brunswick | 33,484[11] |
| Miramichi | New Brunswick | 28,115[12] |
| Corner Brook | Newfoundland and Labrador | 27,202[13] |
| Kentville | Nova Scotia | 26,359[14] |
| Edmundston | New Brunswick | 21,903[15] |
| Summerside | Prince Edward Island | 16,488[16] |
[edit] See also
- Aboriginal peoples in Atlantic Canada
- List of regions of Canada
- Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books (book)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Halifax Regional Municipality". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1209034&Geo2=CD&Code2=1209&Data=Count&SearchText=Halifax&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - St. John's". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=001&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&Data=Count&SearchText=St.%20John's&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Moncton". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=305&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Moncton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Saint John". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=310&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Saint%20John&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Cape Breton Regional Municipality". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1217030&Geo2=CD&Code2=1217&Data=Count&SearchText=Cape%20Breton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Fredericton". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=320&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Fred&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Charlottetown". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=105&Geo2=PR&Code2=11&Data=Count&SearchText=Charlottetown&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Truro". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=215&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Truro&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - New Glasgow". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=220&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=New%20Glas&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Bathurst". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=328&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Bathurst&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Miramichi". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=329&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Miramichi&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Corner Brook". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=015&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&Data=Count&SearchText=Corner%20Brook&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Kentville". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=210&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Kentville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Edmundston". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=335&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Edm&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Summerside". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=110&Geo2=PR&Code2=11&Data=Count&SearchText=Summerside&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
[edit] Further reading
- Hamilton, William Baillie (1996), Place names of Atlantic Canada, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802004717, http://books.google.ca/books?id=UAvyE0pN5akC&lpg=PP1&dq=Atlantic%20Canada&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
- MacEachern, Alan Andrew (2001), Natural selections: national parks in Atlantic Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0773521577, http://books.google.ca/books?id=uSBPQkbbCr0C&lpg=PP1&dq=Atlantic%20Canada&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
- Martinez, Andrew J; Candace Storm Martinez (2003), Marine Life of the North Atlantic: Canada to New England, Aqua Quest Publications, ISBN 1881652327, http://books.google.ca/books?id=dq-iIBVn4_MC&lpg=PP1&dq=Atlantic%20Canada&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
- Prieur, Benoit (2005), Atlantic Canada, Ulysse Travel Publ, ISBN 2894647239, http://books.google.ca/books?id=IVrdzKdvvMYC&lpg=PP1&dq=Canada&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
[edit] 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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