How many provinces does Canada have?
Canada is a vast country, with expansive land and various cities and towns and cultures. It is the world’s second-largest country in terms of landmass. It is relatively young as a country, however, the country being formed formally only in 1867. There are ten Canadian provinces and three territories that together make up the country as a whole. The provinces of Canada are Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The territories are the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon Territory. The main difference between a Canadian territory and a province is that a Canadian province derives its powers directly from the Crown, according to the Constitution Act of 1867. Territories get their powers from the Canadian federal government. The original Canadian provinces are New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. These Canadian provinces comprised the Dominion of Canada, which
