History UsefulNotes / CanadianProvincesAndTerritories

->'''Best way to insult a Nunavummiuq:''' Tell them they're crazy for moving there. They'll just laugh at you. On the other hand, if you're [[DoubleStandard American]], calling an [[UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans Inuk]] an "eskimo" (or a [[MistakenNationality non-Inuk Nunavummiuq, for that matter]]) can be a BerserkButton or at least a quick way to get written off as a fool.

->'''Famous Saskatchewaners (Saskatchewinners!):''' Brent Butt of ''Series/CornerGas'', Creator/KieferSutherland, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Douglas Kiefer Sutherland's grandpa]][[note]]who was premier of Saskatchewan for 20 years and more or less invented Canada's single-payer healthcare system; he was voted "Greatest Canadian" in a 2004 survey)[[/note]], Gordie Howe, Creator/LeslieNielsen, Creator/TatianaMaslany, Creator/KimCoates, [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper]], Wrestling/BrockLesnar (though he was born in South Dakota), ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, and Tommy Douglas[[note]]the architect of Canada's health care system.[[/note]]

->'''Best way to insult a Nunavummiut:''' Tell them they're crazy for moving there. They'll just laugh at you. On the other hand, if you're [[DoubleStandard American]], calling an [[UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans Inuk]] an "eskimo" (or a [[MistakenNationality non-Inuit Nunavummuit, for that matter]]) can be a BerserkButton or at least a quick way to get written off as a fool.

->'''Geographic shape:''' It's a rectangle![[labelnote:note]]Actually, the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba is staircase-shaped -- in Lynn Lake you can drive ''south'' from Manitoba into Saskatchewan.[[/labelnote]]

->'''Famous Saskatchewaners (Saskatchewinners!):''' Brent Butt of ''Series/CornerGas'', Creator/KieferSutherland, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Douglas Kiefer Sutherland's grandpa]][[note]]who was premier of Saskatchewan for 20 years and more or less invented Canada's single-payer healthcare system; he was voted "Greatest Canadian" in a 2004 survey)[[/note]], Gordie Howe, Creator/LeslieNielsen, Creator/TatianaMaslany, Creator/KimCoates, [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper]], Wrestling/BrockLesnar (though he was born in South Dakota), and ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}.

->'''Notable media set in Ontario:''' ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'', ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'', ''Series/TheListener'', ''Series/RookieBlue'', ''Franchise/{{Degrassi}}'', ''Series/{{Letterkenny}}'', ''Series/MurdochMysteries'', ''Series/SchittsCreek'', ''Film/StrangeBrew'', ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo'', ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', ''WesternAnimation/CampLakebottom'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JustinTime2011'', ''WesternAnimation/TheDatingGuy''

->'''Geographic shape:''' It's a rectangle![[labelnote:note]]Actually, it's a pentagon - the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba is ever-so-slightly dog-legged about 2/3rds of the way north.[[/labelnote]]

->'''Notable media set in Ontario:''' ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'', ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', ''Series/TheListener'', ''Series/RookieBlue'', ''Franchise/{{Degrassi}}'', ''Series/{{Letterkenny}}'', ''Series/MurdochMysteries'', ''Series/SchittsCreek'', ''Film/StrangeBrew'', ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo'', ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', ''WesternAnimation/CampLakebottom'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JustinTime2011'', ''WesternAnimation/TheDatingGuy''

->'''Notable media set in Quebec:''' ''Film/BonCopBadCop''; ''French Immersion''; ''The High Cost Of Living''; ''La Grande Seduction''; Alfred Hitchcock's ''Film/IConfess'' was largely set in Quebec City; ''WesternAnimation/JacobTwoTwo'', ''WesternAnimation/FredsHead'', ''WesternAnimation/MyGoldfishIsEvil''

->'''Notable media set in Alberta:''' Any oil documentary ever, FUBAR, Heartland (probably), ''WesternAnimation/CrashCanyon''

->'''Other useful info:''' The mud really is red. There's more iron in it for some reason. The island has some of the best beaches on the Canadian East Coast.

->'''Population:''' 8,501,833 . Second largest (almost 2/3 of all Canadians live in Ontario or Quebec)

->'''Population:''' 4,262,635 . Fourth largest, Contains half the population of Newfoundland on a good day. Has [[Series/CanadasWorstDriver more bad drivers per capita]] than any other province.

->'''Population:''' 13,448,494. Biggest.

->'''Population:''' 8,164,361. Second largest (almost 2/3 of all Canadians live in Ontario or Quebec)

->'''Population:''' 4,648,055. Third largest.

->'''Population:''' 4,067,175. Fourth largest, Contains half the population of Newfoundland on a good day. Has [[Series/CanadasWorstDriver more bad drivers per capita]] than any other province.

->'''Population:''' 1,278,365. Small.

->'''Population:''' 1,098,352. Ukrainian

->'''Population:''' 923,598. Bigger than the other Atlantic provinces, but not by much

->'''Population:''' 747,101. Very small (and shrinking fast).

->'''Population:''' 519,716. Fishermen.

->'''Population:''' 142,907. Very small (for a province--it's still 4.5 times larger than the largest Territory)

->'''Population:''' 35,874. Really tiny

->'''Population:''' 41,786. Tiny

->'''Population:''' 35,944. Very tiny

->'''Famous Newfoundlanders:''' Rick Mercer, Music/GreatBigSea, [[Series/HockeyNightInCanada Bob Cole]], LetsPlay/ProtonJon, 90% of comedians on Creator/{{CBC}}

->'''Famous people from New Brunswick:''' Creator/DonaldSutherland, Louis B. Mayer (one of the founders of Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer)[[note]] Born in Minsk, then in the Russian Empire and now in Belarus, but raised in Saint John.[[/note]], Northrop Frye, Stompin' Tom Connors

->'''Notable media set in BC:''' ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', ''Series/DaVincisInquest'', ''Film/InTheLandOfTheHeadHunters'', the above-mentioned ''{{Series/Continuum}}'', [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Novels_set_in_British_Columbia several novels in a surprising variety of genres and series]] including Literature/TheAvenger, Literature/TheHardyBoys and a (non-Sci-Fi) book by Creator/JulesVerne, ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'', ''WesternAnimation/KidVsKat'', ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Stoked}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}''.

->'''Other cities of note:''' Nanaimo (yes, where Nanaimo bars come from), Whistler (yes, you do want to ski here), Surrey, Fort Nelson (last stop on the Alaska Highway before the Yukon), Prince George, and more cities beginning with K than any other province (including Kamloops, Kitimat, and Kelowna)

->'''Famous Saskatchewaners (Saskatchewinners!):''' Brent Butt of ''Series/CornerGas'', Creator/KieferSutherland, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Douglas Kiefer Sutherland's grandpa]][[note]]who was premier of Saskatchewan for 20 years and more or less invented Canada's single-payer healthcare system; he was voted "Greatest Canadian" in a 2004 survey)[[/note]], Gordie Howe, Creator/LeslieNielsen, Creator/TatianaMaslany, Creator/KimCoates, [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper]], and Wrestling/BrockLesnar (though he was born in South Dakota).

If you're an American, you can think of the territories being operated similar to Washington, DC, Guam, or Puerto Rico, and the provinces being operated similar to any of the 50 states. If you are Australian, you can think of the provinces as the equivalent of your states while the territories are the equivalent of Northern Territory. If you are Russian, you can think of the provinces are similar to the oblasts, krais and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast while the territories are similar to the republics, the autonomous okrugs and the cities of federal significance.

->'''Famous Manitobans:''' The Weakerthans, Music/NeilYoung, Music/TheGuessWho (and thus, by extension, Music/BachmanTurnerOverdrive), [[Series/LetsMakeADeal Monty Hall]], Wrestling/ChrisJericho[[note]](born on Long Island while his dad was playing in the NHL, but grew up in Winnipeg)[[/note]], Wrestling/KennyOmega

->'''Famous people from Quebec:''' Music/CelineDion, Music/SimplePlan, Music/ArcadeFire[[note]]Though lead singer Win Butler and his brother Will are originally from Texas[[/note]], Creator/WilliamShatner, Mario Lemieux, Creator/JayBaruchel, Music/LeonardCohen, Creator/MordecaiRichler

->'''Famous people from Quebec:''' Music/CelineDion, Simple Plan, Creator/WilliamShatner, Mario Lemieux, Creator/JayBaruchel, Music/LeonardCohen, Creator/MordecaiRichler

->'''Famous Albertans:''' Paul Brandt, Corb Lund (aka the "Hurtin' Albertan"), k. d. lang, Creator/NathanFillion, Wrestling/BretHart and his deceased brother Wrestling/{{Owen|Hart}}, Music/TeganAndSara

->'''Largest city:''' Saint John
->'''Other cities of note:''' Moncton, Bathurst, Miramichi

->'''Best way to insult a Nunavummiut:''' Tell them they're crazy for moving there. They'll just laugh at you. On the other hand, if you're [[DoubleStandard American]], calling an [[UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans Inuit]] an "eskimo" (or a [[MistakenNationality non-Inuit Nunavummuit, for that matter]]) can be a BerserkButton or at least a quick way to get written off as a fool.

->'''Famous Nunavummiut:''' Susan Aglukark[[note]]Born in Churchill, MB but raised in what is now Arviat, Nunavut[[/note]]

->'''Other useful info:''' Ontario's last call is at 2 am, it's neigbhour province is 3 am. Due to this neigbhouring cities such as Gatineau changed their closing hours to reduce drunk and driving.

->'''[[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL teams:]]''' The Montreal Canadians/Canadiens (or "Habs") whose fans are known for rioting regardless of the actual outcome of the game. It is still a point of contention with the NHL commission that the Nordiques have not returned to Quebec City.[[note]]Nate Silver, the analyst mentioned in the note on Ontario teams, also agrees that the Nordiques should be revived as part of the same proposal that adds a team in Toronto and one in Hamilton. He also thinks reviving the Maroons of yore (or otherwise putting a second team in Montreal) would make economic and competitive sense. [[/note]] Also known for their lengthy and heated rivalry with the Boston Bruins.

->'''[[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer MLS team]]:''' Montreal Impact

->'''Best way to insult an Albertan:''' Serve a vegetarian meal[[note]]The Canadian country music scene, based in Alberta, famously turned its back on Calgarian singer k. d. lang not when she came out as a lesbian but when she came out as a ''vegetarian''[[/note]], vote [[UsefulNotes/CanadianPolitics Liberal or NDP]] (this one may not work as well anymore, considering Alberta voted in its first NDP majority government in 2015). Tell an Edmontonian that Calgary is better (or vice versa). Insult Calgary's mayor (Calgarians only).

->'''Most common stereotype:''' Really cold and really boring, but the people there are nice. Basically [[MinnesotaNice Minnesota]] (which borders the province to the south) with polar bears.

->'''[[UsefulNotes/CanadianFootballLeague CFL teams]]:''' The Calgary Stampeders and the Edmonton CFL Team[[note]]Formerly the Edmonton Eskimos, a new name has not been selected yet but the EE logo is still used[[/note]]

->'''Famous Saskatchewaners (Saskatchewinners!):''' Brent Butt of ''Series/CornerGas'', Creator/KieferSutherland, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Douglas Kiefer Sutherland's grandpa]][[note]]who was premier of Saskatchewan for 20 years and more or less invented Canada's single-payer healthcare system; he was voted "Greatest Canadian" in a 2004 survey)[[/note]], Gordie Howe, Creator/LeslieNielsen, Creator/TatianaMaslany, Creator/KimCoates, [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper]], and Wrestling/BrockLesnar (though he was born in South Dakota).

->'''[[UsefulNotes/CanadianFootballLeague CFL teams]]:''' None, but there was a plan to bring a team to Halifax once in the 1980s (the Atlantic Schooners). The effort to bring the CFL to Nova Scotia was revived in the 2010s, and as of early 2020 the only thing keeping the Schooners from joining the league is apparently the lack of a definite stadium plan in Halifax.

->'''Notable media set in Ontario:''' ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'', ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', ''Series/TheListener'', ''Series/RookieBlue'', ''Franchise/{{Degrassi}}'', ''Series/{{Letterkenny}}'', ''Series/MurdochMysteries'', ''Series/SchittsCreek'', ''Film/StrangeBrew'', ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo'', ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', ''WesternAnimation/CampLakebottom'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JustinTime2011''

->'''Notable media set in Quebec:''' ''Film/BonCopBadCop''; ''French Immersion''; ''The High Cost Of Living''; ''La Grande Seduction''; Alfred Hitchcock's ''Film/IConfess'' was largely set in Quebec City; ''WesternAnimation/JacobTwoTwo''

->'''Notable media set in PEI:''' ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' and associated spin-offs

Compare UsefulNotes/TheSeveralStates, the American equivalent focusing on the 50 states and territories of the United States, UsefulNotes/TheSixteenLandsOfDeutschland and the 83 (or 81) UsefulNotes/TheGloriousFederalSubjects, the American equivalent focusing on the 83 or 81 federal subjects of Russia.

Compare UsefulNotes/TheSeveralStates, the American equivalent focusing on the 50 states and territories of the United States, and UsefulNotes/TheSixteenLandsOfDeutschland.

->'''Capital:''' Edmonton (on [[LoopholeAbuse/RealLifeLaw a technicality]]; second-largest city would become the capital, and at the time that was put in effect, Calgary was slightly smaller... until Edmonton stole it by [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem Gerrymandering away several of it's outer neighbourhoods]]. Considering that Calgary still ended up as the primary economic centre, and that Edmonton's location so far north means it is likely the best that could be hoped for.)