Region of Canada
This article is about the grouping of all provinces east of Manitoba and is not to be confused withCanada East , an administrative division of the Province of Canada. For the grouping of the Maritime provinces with Newfoundland and Labrador, seeAtlantic Canada . Region in Canada
Eastern Canada
Region
Eastern Canada (red) within the rest of Canada (tan)
Country Canada Composition Principal cities Area
• Total
2,783,400 km2 (1,074,700 sq mi) Population (2021)
• Total
29,730,600 • Density 10.681/km2 (27.665/sq mi)
Eastern Canada (French :Est du Canada , also known as theEastern provinces ,Canadian East orthe East ) is generally considered to be the region of Canada south ofHudson Bay /Hudson Strait and east ofManitoba , consisting of the followingprovinces (from east to west):Newfoundland and Labrador ,Nova Scotia ,Prince Edward Island ,New Brunswick ,Quebec andOntario .
Eastern Canada overlaps into other geographic regions;Ontario andQuebec , Canada's two largest provinces, defineCentral Canada , while the other provinces in Eastern Canada constituteAtlantic Canada .New Brunswick ,Nova Scotia andPrince Edward Island are also known as theMaritime provinces .[ 1]
Ottawa , Canada's capital, is located in Eastern Canada, within the province of Ontario.
The capitals of the provinces are in the list below:
Historical map of Eastern Canada (1884) The Canadian Press defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and includingThunder Bay , Ontario.[ 2] Northwest Ontario that is west of Thunder Bay, that section includingRainy River District and the most populated part ofKenora District .
The total population of this region is about 25,135,649 in 2021,[ 3] Toronto being thefourth largest municipality in North America.
Canada population density map (2014)Top left: TheQuebec City–Windsor Corridor is the most densely inhabited and heavily industrialized region accounting for nearly 50 percent of the total population[ 4] Largest metropolitan areas Toronto , Ontario - 6,254,191Montreal , Quebec - 4,098,927National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Quebec) - 1,568,381Quebec City , Quebec - 807,200Hamilton , Ontario - 536 917London , Ontario - 474 786St. Catharines-Niagara , Ontario - 447,888Kitchener , Ontario - 441 380Halifax , Nova Scotia - 403,131Windsor , Ontario - 329,144Barrie , Ontario - 212,667Sherbrooke , Quebec - 212,105St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador - 205,955The population of each province in 2016, from greatest to least is here:
Eastern Canada is represented by 232 Members of Parliament out of the 338 (122 in Ontario, 78 in Quebec, and 32 in theAtlantic Provinces ) and 78 senators out of 105.[ 5]
2025 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 6] 138 71 22 1 Liberal Conservative Bloc N
2021 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 6] 137 55 32 6 1 Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois N G
2019 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 7] 140 50 32 8 1 Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois ND G
2015 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 8] 152 45 24 10 Liberal Conservative NDP BQ
2011 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 9] 92 87 30 4 Conservative New Democratic Liberal B
2008 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 10] 71 69 49 22 2 Conservative Liberal Bloc Québécois NDP I
2006 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 11] 87 59 51 15 1 Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois NDP I
2004 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 12] 118 54 31 10 Liberal Bloc Québécois Conservative NDP
2000 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 13] 155 38 10 5 2 Liberal Bloc Québécois PC N C
1997 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 13] 138 44 19 8 1 Liberal Bloc Québécois PC ND I
1993 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 14] 148 54 2 1 1 Liberal Bloc Québécois P R I
1988 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 14] 121 75 10 Progressive Conservative Liberal NDP
1984 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 14] 150 38 13 1 Progressive Conservative Liberal NDP I
1980 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada[ 14] 145 52 5 Liberal Progressive Conservative N
^ "Maritime Provinces" .The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved8 November 2015 .^ Canadian Press Style Guide. Canadian Press. 1995. p.471 ^ "Population Counts, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2021 and 2016 Censuses - 100% Data" (PDF) . Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency, Department of Finance. 2022-02-09.^ McMurry, Peter H.; Shepherd, Marjorie F.; Vickery, James S. (2004).Particulate Matter Science for Policy Makers: A NARSTO Assessment ISBN 978-0-521-84287-7 ^ "Election Results" .enr.elections.ca . August 18, 2025. Retrieved29 Oct 2025 .^a b c "Official Voting Results" .^ "Official Voting Results" .^ "Official Voting Results" .^ "OVR / ROS" .^ "OVR / ROS" .^ "OVR / ROS" .^ "OVR / ROS" .^a b "Past elections – Elections Canada" .^a b c d Parliament, Library of."History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010 - Open Government Portal" .open.canada.ca .
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