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  Provinces and territories of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that a province receives powers directly from the Constitution Act, 1867, while a territory is delegated powers by the federal government.
In most provinces, the single house of the legislature is known as the Legislative Assembly except in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, where it is called the House of Assembly, and Quebec where it is called the National Assembly.
Yukon Territory lies in the western portion of The North, while Nunavut is in the east.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_provinces_and_territories   (872 words)

  
 Provinces and territories of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Provinces have a great deal of power relative to the federal government, having a large measure of control over spending on social programs such as medicare, education, employment insurance, and the like.
Originally several provinces did have such bodies, known as legislative councils, but these were subsequently abolished, Quebec's being the last in 1968.
In most provinces, the single house of the legislature is known as the Legislative Assembly except in Newfoundland and Labrador where it is called the House of Assembly, and in Quebec where it is called the National Assembly.
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/p/pr/provinces_and_territories_of_canada.html   (451 words)

  
 Federal Financial Support for the Provinces and Territories: 1 (Budget 1999)
And all provinces and territories will receive equitable support under the CHST as disparities in the per capita distribution of this transfer are eliminated.
It is anticipated that provinces and territories will draw down this one-time CHST supplement in a gradual and orderly manner such that total support for health care would increase as set out in Table 1.
The program compensates a province to the extent that, during the course of a year, a federal policy change reduces the province's personal income tax revenues by more than one per cent of basic federal tax in the province.
www.fin.gc.ca /budget99/fed/fed1e.html   (4072 words)

  
 Canada's Provinces and Territories
The province, which is home to 29 universities and colleges, also touts itself as having the most skilled and educated people in North America in which more than 40 per cent of Alberta's workforce hold post-secondary degrees or certificates.
One of the province's most popular attractions is Dinosaur Provincial Park, located in the Alberta badlands, where a century of excavations have discovered the skeletons of over 150 dinosaurs that once roamed the landscape 75 million years ago.
Despite living in a province that is three times the size of France, almost half of Québecers inhabit less than one per cent of the province's total land area.
www.destineducation.ca /intstdnt/annex-b4_e.htm   (3443 words)

  
 Profile of languages in Canada: Provinces and territories
The census enumerated 732,200 allophones in the province of Quebec in 2001.
In every province, the median age of the francophone population was higher than the median age of the Canadian population, 37.6 years.
The province's population reporting English as a mother tongue fell by almost 30,500 to 591,400, compared with a decline of 4,300 in the previous five-year period.
www12.statcan.ca /english/census01/products/analytic/companion/lang/provs.cfm   (2684 words)

  
 List of Canadian provinces and territories - Simple English Wikipedia
The provinces' governments share power with the government of all of Canada (the federal government).
The provinces are in the south of Canada, and the territories are in the north, where fewer people live.
Here is a list of the provinces, and their standard abbreviations, with their capitals (the cities where their governments have their offices).
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadian_provinces_and_territories   (222 words)

  
 Provinces and Territories of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In the first ballot-election, 1894, in Whitewood, Saskatchewan (then the Old Northwest Territories), the election ballots were blank.
Since most of the voters were illiterate, they simply marked their ballot with one of several coloured pencils, the colour indicating their choice.
For many years, nine of the shields were engraved with the coat-of-arms of the then nine provinces of Canada.
www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/canprovs.htm   (371 words)

  
 Geographical Names of Canada - Provinces and Territories - The origins of their names
Prior to this, the name Acadia was generally used by the French to denote the Maritime provinces along with adjacent portions of New England and Quebec.
The district of Alberta was created in 1882, and enlarged to become a province of Canada on September 1, 1905.
The territory was established on June 13, 1898, although the name, of Amerindian origin, was first applied to the river and is from Yu- kun-ah, meaning "great river".
geonames.nrcan.gc.ca /education/prov_e.php   (1504 words)

  
 The Role of the Provinces and Territories - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Some territories and provinces have made limited headway to introduce First Nations languages into their curricula but more examples are required.
Provincial and territorial authorities must develop the policies and provide the resources to enable schools and school boards to address racism that is directed at First Nations students.
We believe that a dialogue between First Nations and the provinces and territories is a component of the renewal and reform of First Nations education.
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /ps/edu/finre/rolp_e.html   (898 words)

  
 List of Canadian provinces and territories - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Thus, the federal government has more direct control over the territories, while the provinces are run by provincial governments.
Provincial legislatures are unicameral, having no Senate, and operate on a procedure similar to that of the Canadian House of Commons.
The Queen's representative to each province is the Lieutenant-Governor; to each territory, the Commissioner.
openproxy.ath.cx /ca/Canadian_provinces_and_territories.html   (277 words)

  
 CBC News: Northern territories 'eventually' to be given provincial status
The prime minister said the territories are one stage below the provinces, but suggested that the newest territory Nunavut, for example, which has only 30,000 people would eventually enjoy provincial status.
Making the territories into full provinces would undoubtedly stir debate over the terms of Confederation, the Constitution and the impact on Quebec, which would find itself in an even bigger pool of provinces.
He said later it will only happen when the territories and provinces are ready for it.
www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2004/11/22/provinces041122.html   (309 words)

  
 The Atlas of Canada - Political Divisions (interactive)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This map was published to mark the new territory of Nunavut on April 1, 1999 and shows Canadian provincial...
This map was published to mark the new territory of Nunavut on April 1, 1999 and shows Canadian provincial and territorial boundaries.
a selection of populated places along with territorial, provincial and national capitals, with population data reflecting the 1996 Census, and names and status of populated places is as of early 1999
atlas.gc.ca /site/english/maps/reference/national/politicaldivisonsinteractive   (171 words)

  
 CanadaInfo: Provinces and Territories: Northwest Territories
arge portions of Northwest Territories were subsequently removed to create the provinces of Manitoba (1870), Saskatchewan (1905) and Alberta (1905); the territories of Yukon (1898) and Nunavut (1999); and to add to the areas of Manitoba (1880, 1912), Ontario (1912), and Quebec (1912).
he Northwest Territories is a land of contrasts: office towers and igloos; midnight sun and midday darkness; skilled tradesmen and shrewd trappers; dense evergreen forests and vast expanses of barren tundra.
The remaining portion of the current territory is as yet unnamed and will continue to be called the Northwest Territories until a new constitution is adopted, probably during the general election on December 6, 1999.
www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/provinces&territories/NT.html   (394 words)

  
 Label Canadian Provinces Map Printout - EnchantedLearning.com
New Brunswick - a province in southeastern Canada that is east of Quebec and west of Nova Scotia.
Newfoundland and Labrador - a province that is northeast of Quebec.
Nunavut - a territory in northern Canada east of the Northwest Territories, bordering the Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay.
www.enchantedlearning.com /school/Canada/label/labelprovinces.shtml   (243 words)

  
 Postsecondary Education in Canada: Provinces and Territories
Most of the province's postsecondary institutions are in the provincial capital of Winnipeg: the University of Manitoba and its affiliates, including CSB; the University of Winnipeg; Red River College; École technique et professionnelle; Canadian Mennonite University and Menno Simons College; and the private degree-granting college, William and Catherine Booth College.
The province's oldest university, the University of King's College, is affiliated with Dalhousie and holds most of its degree-granting powers in abeyance, the exception being the degree in journalism not available at Dalhousie.
Foreign student fees at the province's cégeps are about $3,931 per session for the pre-university stream in humanities technology and administrative technology, $5,089 per session for physical science technology and arts and literature technology, and $6,093 per session for biological science technology.
www.cicic.ca /postsec/volume2/canada.en.stm   (16901 words)

  
 Canada Provinces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The subdivisions of the Canadian provinces and territories are varied in size, status, and stability.
The eastern provinces tend to be divided into counties; the western provinces, sections, divisions, or districts; and Yukon Territory is only subdivided for electoral or census purposes.
Northwest Territories includes all Canadian islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay, the Hudson Strait, Ungava Bay, and the Arctic Ocean between the eastern border of Yukon Territory and the northern tip of Labrador.
www.statoids.com /uca.html   (2068 words)

  
 CBC News:Provinces unhappy, territories won't sign new health-care deal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
OTTAWA - The leaders of Canada's provinces have agreed to Ottawa's health-care accord that will put billions of new dollars into the system, but the territories walked away from the deal.
Premier Pat Binns, speaking on behalf of the 10 provincial leaders, called it an "arrangement." Binns said it falls "far short of what the premiers believe is necessary …" to sustain the health-care system.
Going into the meetings the provinces had been seeking a four per cent increase in funding from the federal government – from 14 to 18 per cent.
cbc.ca /stories/2003/02/05/health030205   (688 words)

  
 Federal Transfers to Provinces and Territories (March 2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Provides provinces and territories support for post-secondary education, social assistance and social services, including early childhood development and early learning and child care.
Equalization payments are unconditional; provinces can spend them according to their respective priorities.
The Government of Canada also provides provinces and territories with targeted funding to improve access to publicly funded medical equipment and diagnostic services, and funding to support a national immunization strategy and to assist them in enhancing their public health capacities.
www.fin.gc.ca /FEDPROV/FTPTe.html   (655 words)

  
 Canadian Provinces and Territories
The territories are Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.
The major difference between a Canadian province and a Canadian territory is that a province is a creation of the Constitution Act (17 April 1982), while a territory is created by federal law.
A nonprofit organization whose purpose is to foster the arts of the province.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/countries_canada.htm   (1129 words)

  
 Learn Canadian Provinces and Capitals - Free Software
Learn the provinces and territories of Canada and their capitals with this fun and educational puzzle game.
Seeing a picture is better, and moving the provinces around on a map is better still.
Put in the provinces with their borders shown on the background to learn quickly.
www.yourchildlearns.com /puzzle_canada.htm   (263 words)

  
 The Provinces and Territories of Canada
In studying the provinces and territories of Canada, students in Grade 4 identify, locate, and label the major physical regions within the provinces and territories, and investigate the exchange of goods and resources among them.
Canada's land is divided into ten provinces and three territories from coast to coast to coast.
This is the main index page of links to information about each of the provinces and territories.
www.gecdsb.on.ca /d&g/ss1/ss/social_s/cwc4.htm   (945 words)

  
 Provinces and Territories of Canada
Tell the students that they are going to learn the names of the provinces and territories and will play a game in which they will find each of the areas.
Explain to the students that even though the globe is much smaller in size compared to the map, the shape of the countries and bodies of water are the same and they are in correct proportional scale to the actual areas.
When a student thinks he knows where the province or territory is located, allow him to come up to the projector and point out the area.
www.glc.k12.ga.us /BuilderV03/lptools/lpshared/lpdisplay.asp?Session_Stamp=&LPID=51445   (1029 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Provinces and territories of Canada [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Template:Canadian politics Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories.
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encyclozine.com /Provinces_of_Canada   (779 words)

  
 Early childhood care and education in Canada, Provinces and Territories 1998
Early childhood care and education in Canada, Provinces and Territories 1998
Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998, (4th version) contains detailed material about child care in Canada organized by region.
Child Care in Canada: Provinces and territories 1995 is also available by mail order.
www.childcarecanada.org /pt98   (168 words)

  
 Learn Canadian Provinces and Territories, k-12 outreach, Canadian-American Center
Visit each page to see helpful ways for you to remember the name, the shape, and the flag of each province and territory.
Hyperlinks connect to places of interest in each province or territory.
Here is a great way to remember the order of the provinces and territories west to east.
www.umaine.edu /canam/k-12outreach/LrnProv/prov.htm   (158 words)

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