Canada is the second largest country in the world. It has a landmass of about ten million square kilometres and three notable oceans. The Pacific Ocean is in the west of Canada; the Atlantic Ocean is in the east of Canada; the Artic Ocean is in the north whereas the United States of America is in the South of Canada. There are ten provinces and three territories. Canada is grouped into five distinct regions which are: The Atlantic Provinces; Central Canada; The Prairie Provinces; The West Coast; and The Northern Territories. In this article, we would highlight the provinces and territories under each region and present to you the raw materials according to region.
Region 1: The Atlantic Provinces comprise of only four provinces which include Newfoundland and Labrador (Capital is St. John’s), Prince Edward Island (Capital is Charlottetown), Nova Scotia (Capital is Halifax) and New Brunswick (Capital is Fredericton). The raw materials are from fishing, farming, forestry and mining. Province of Prince Edward Island is largely known for its potatoes, beaches, and red soil. It is the birthplace of Confedration and is connected to mainland Canada by Confedration Bridge which is the longest continuous multispan bridge in the whole world.
Region 2: Central Canada which is where half of the entire population of Canada is found comprises of only two provinces which include Quebec (Capital is Quebec City), and Ontario (Capital is Toronto). Quebec is the largest province in Canada in terms of landmass whereas Ontario is the largest in terms of population. Raw materials of Quebec are from mining and forestry activities. They include critical minerals that support it’s energy production. Examples of minerals of Quebec are copper, graphite, niobium, zinc, cobalt, nickel, titanium and lithium. The huge freshwater body of Quebec made it the largest hydro-electricity producer in Canada and at this time, Quebec is the major producer of pulp and paper in the whole of Canada. Ontario’s Niagara area produces fruits as raw materials for various wines. The farmers of Ontario produce beef cattle and raise dairy, poultry, vegetables and grains. There are five great lakes in Ontario with one of them being the largest freshwater lake in the entire world and that is Lake Superior. The other four lakes are Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan (USA) respectively.
