Western Canada - wikipedia Western Canada This article is about the region in Canada. For the school in Calgary, see Western Canada High School. Western Canada Ouest canadien ( French ) Region Country Canada Provinces British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba Area 2,703,159 km ( 1,043,696 sq mi ) Population 11,091,947 ( 2016 ) Density 4 / km ( 10 / sq mi ) Western Canada, defined geographically Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and more commonly known as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. British Columbia is culturally, economically, geographically, and politically distinct from the other parts of Western Canada and is often referred to as the `` west coast '' or `` Pacific Canada '', while Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are grouped together as the Prairie Provinces and most commonly known as `` The Prairies ''. Contents 1 Capital cities 2 Constitutional history 3 Demographics 3.1 Census metropolitan areas 4 Geography 4.1 Climate 5 Western alienation 6 Economy 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Capital cities Edmonton is the largest provincial capital city by population in western Canada. The capital cities of the four western provinces, from west to east, are ; Victoria ( British Columbia ), Edmonton ( Alberta ), Regina ( Saskatchewan ) and Winnipeg ( Manitoba ). Except for Winnipeg, which is the largest city in Manitoba, all the provincial capitals of the Western Provinces are located in second - largest metropolitan areas of their respective province. Constitutional history Main article : Constitutional history of Canada Manitoba established as a province of Canada in 1870, following the enacting of the Manitoba Act. Saskatchewan : Established as province in 1905, with the implementation of the Saskatchewan Act. Alberta : In 1905, the same year as Saskatchewan, Alberta also was established as province. Just like Saskatchewan had the Saskatchewan Act, Alberta had the Alberta Act. British Columbia : Under terms that Canada would absorb British Columbia 's debt, would begin to subsidize public work, and would begin to construct a railway allowing travel from British Columbia to Ontario, British Columbia agreed to join Canadian confederation in 1871. Demographics Calgary is the largest municipality by population in western Canada. As of the 2016 Census, the total population of Western Canada was nearly 11.1 million, including approximately 4.65 million in British Columbia, 4.07 million in Alberta, 1.1 million in Saskatchewan, and 1.28 million in Manitoba. This represents 31.5 % of Canada 's population. While Vancouver serves as the largest metropolitan area in Western Canada, Calgary serves as the largest city. Census metropolitan areas Vancouver is the largest census metropolitan area by population in western Canada. As of the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada recognized nine census metropolitan areas within Western Canada, including four in British Columbia, two in each of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and one in Manitoba. The following is a list of these areas and their populations as of 2011. Name Population ( 2011 ) National rank Vancouver 7006231332800000000 ♠ 2,313,328 Calgary 7006121483900000000 ♠ 1,214,839 5 Edmonton 7006115986900000000 ♠ 1,159,869 6 Winnipeg 7005730018000000000 ♠ 730,018 8 Victoria 7005344615000000000 ♠ 344,615 15 Saskatoon 7005260600000000000 ♠ 260,600 17 Regina 7005210556000000000 ♠ 210,556 18 Kelowna 7005179839000000000 ♠ 179,839 22 Abbotsford -- Mission 7005170191000000000 ♠ 170,191 23 Geography Badlands in Southern Saskatchewan Western Canada consists of the country 's four westernmost provinces : British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. It covers 2.9 million square kilometres -- almost 29 % of Canada 's land area. British Columbia adjoins the Pacific Ocean to the west, while Manitoba has a coastline on Hudson Bay in its northeast of the province. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan are landlocked between British Columbia and Manitoba. The Canadian Prairies are part of a vast sedimentary plain covering much of Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, and southwestern Manitoba. The prairies form a significant portion of the land area of Western Canada. The plains generally describes the expanses of largely flat, arable agricultural land which sustain extensive grain farming operations in the southern part of the provinces. Despite this, some areas such as the Cypress Hills and Alberta Badlands are quite hilly and the prairie provinces contain large areas of forest such as the Mid-Continental Canadian forests. In Alberta and British Columbia, the Canadian Cordillera is bounded by the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The Canadian Rockies are part of a major continental divide that extends north and south through western North America and western South America. The continental divide also defines much of the border between Alberta and British Columbia. The Columbia and the Fraser Rivers have their headwaters in the Canadian Rockies and are the second - and third - largest rivers, respectively, to drain to the west coast of North America. To the west of their headwaters, across the Rocky Mountain Trench, is a second belt of mountains, the Columbia Mountains, comprising the Selkirk, Purcell, Monashee and Cariboo Mountains sub-ranges. Peyto Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta Climate Köppen climate types in Western Canada The coast of British Columbia enjoys a moderate oceanic climate because of the influence of the Pacific Ocean, with temperatures similar to those of the British Isles ( though Vancouver receives more precipitation than London and most of the Coast is much wetter ). Winters are typically wet and summers relatively dry. These areas enjoy the mildest winter weather in all of Canada, as temperatures rarely fall much below the freezing mark. The mountainous Interior of the province is drier and has colder winters, but experiences hotter summers than the more moderate coastal areas. Lytton, British Columbia, a small town that sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River recorded the second - hottest temperature in Canada at 44.4 ° C ( 111.9 ° F ) observed on July 16 and 17 1941, and is regularly referred as Canada 's hot spot in summer with temperatures easily reaching the mid to high 30 ° C ' s ( upper 90s to low 100s ° F ) in July and August and sometimes top 40 ° C ( 104 ° F ). Alberta has a dry continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The province is open to cold Arctic weather systems from the north, which often produce extremely cold conditions in winter. Winters are generally quite cold, though some areas can experience a phenomenon known as the `` Chinook wind, '' wherein warm winds raise the winter temperatures temporarily. In contrast, summers can fluctuate from cool to hot and are generally wetter. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have a continental climate and experience extremes in weather. Winters in both provinces can be classified as harsh with Arctic winds and − 40 ° C ( − 40 ° F ) temperatures possible. Winter temperatures in both provinces average between − 10 and − 15 ° C ( 14 and 5 ° F ). In contrast, summers can be hot with temperatures exceeding 35 ° C ( 95 ° F ) at least once per year in most locations. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada was 45 ° C ( 113 ° F ), observed in 1943 at the weather stations of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan and neighbouring Cedoux. Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for 7 largest cities in Western Canada City July ( ° C ) July ( ° F ) January ( ° C ) January ( ° F ) Calgary 23 / 9 73 / 48 2715 ! − 1 / − 13 5735 ! 27 / 5 Edmonton 23 / 12 73 / 54 2213 ! − 8 / − 17 4831 ! 18 / 1 Regina 26 / 11 79 / 52 - 10 / - 22 14 / - 8 Saskatoon 25 / 11 77 / 52 - 12 / - 22 10 / - 8 Winnipeg 26 / 13 79 / 55 − 13 / − 20 9 / − 4 Vancouver 22 / 13 71 / 54 6 / 1 43 / 33 Victoria 22 / 11 71 / 51 7 / 1 44 / 33 Western alienation Main article : Western alienation In Canadian politics, the term `` the West '' is used misleadingly in Canadian media style guides as shorthand for the Conservative leanings of Western Canadians, as contrasted with the greater likelihood for candidates from either the Liberal Party of Canada or the New Democratic Party ( NDP ) to be elected in Central Canada. Exceptions exist, particularly in British Columbia, as well as in the prairie city of Winnipeg, and where the Liberal Party hold seats, as well as in other major urban centres such as Edmonton where Liberal and NDP candidates have been elected in recent history. The social democratic NDP had its origins on the Canadian Prairies and in the mining and pulp mill towns and railway camps of British Columbia, and has a history of support in Manitoba, and British Columbia. Regarding provincial politics, from June 2015 to June 2017, the British Columbia Liberal Party formed the provincial government in British Columbia, though despite the name is not formally allied with the federal Liberal Party and is widely seen as conservative in nature and is composed of elements from the federal Conservative Party 's right wing, including many ex-Reform Party supporters. Following the 2017 provincial election in British Columbia, the British Columbia New Democratic Party formed a minority government with the support of the British Columbia Green Party, following the defeat of Christy Clark 's BC Liberal Party government by a confidence vote in the legislature. The Saskatchewan Party, also a conservative party, holds power in Saskatchewan and the NDP forms the government in Alberta. The western provinces are represented in the Parliament of Canada by 104 Members of Parliament ( MPs ) in the House of Commons ( British Columbia 42, Alberta 34, Saskatchewan and Manitoba 14 each ) and 24 senators ( 6 from each province ). Currently, of the 104 western MPs in the Commons, 54 are Conservatives, 20 are New Democrats, and 29 are Liberals. The West has been the most vocal in calls for reform of the Senate, in which Ontario, Quebec, and particularly Atlantic Canada are seen by some westerners as being over-represented. The population of Ontario alone ( 13.1 million ) exceeds that of all the Western provinces combined. The total population of Atlantic Canada, however, is 2.3 million, and this region is represented by 30 senators. Thus, Ontario is under - represented, Quebec has representation proportional to its population and the Atlantic provinces are over-represented. Westerners have advocated the so - called Triple - E Senate, which stands for `` equal, elected, effective. '' They feel if all 10 provinces were allotted an equal number of senators, if those senators were elected instead of appointed, and if the Senate were a body that had more direct political power ( for example via an arrangement more similar to the structure of the Australian Senate or the United States Senate rather than the UK model ), then their region would have more of its concerns addressed at the federal level. Other westerners find this approach simplistic and either advocate keeping the status quo or may support other models for senate reform. The combination of all of these issues has led to the concept known as Western alienation, as well as calls for Western Canada independence by various fringe groups. Since at least the 1930s, economic conditions have contributed to a net emigration from Manitoba and Saskatchewan to Alberta and British Columbia, which have generally provided greater employment opportunities and higher living standards. The population of Saskatchewan is only slightly larger than it was in 1931. This trend of net emigration in both provinces is reversing because of a lower cost of living than Alberta and BC. Economy Vineyards in British Columbia Energy and agriculture are Western Canada 's dominant industries -- and this region, with only 10 million inhabitants, is one of the world 's largest net exporters of both energy and agricultural commodities. Approximate breakdown : Energy : Oil ( 13 % of world reserves ; 4 % of world production ) Uranium ( 8 % of world reserves ; 20 % of world production ) Agriculture : Potash ( 60 % of world reserves ; 30 % of world production ) Wheat, coarse grains, oilseeds ( 21 % of the world export market for wheat ; 10 % for oilseeds ) Farmland ( 80 % of Canadian total ) See also Geography of Canada portal List of regions of Canada Secessionist movements of Canada - Includes several movements in Western Canada History of the west coast of North America American Old West Western United States Cascadia Canadian Prairies Western Canada Youth Parliament References Jump up ^ `` Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses ''. Statistics Canada. 2012 - 01 - 24. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` Census Profile, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 censuses ''. Statistics Canada. 2017 - 02 - 08. 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Answer: Pacific Ocean