List of canadian provinces and territories by area - wikipedia List of canadian provinces and territories by area BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU As a country, Canada has ten provinces and three territories. These subdivisions vary widely in both land and water area. The largest subdivision by land area is the territory of Nunavut. The largest subdivision by water area is the province of Quebec. The smallest subdivision of both land and water area is the province of Prince Edward Island. Canada is the second - largest country in the world ; it has the fourth largest dry land area, and the largest freshwater area. Contents 1 Listings 1.1 Total area 1.2 Land area 1.3 Internal water area ( fresh - water only ) 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading Listings Total area The total area of a province or territory is the sum of its land area and the area of its internal water ( freshwater only ). Areas are rounded to the nearest square kilometre or square mile. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent. Rank Name Total area ( km ) Total area ( mi ) Percentage of national total area Nunavut 2,093,190 808,185 21.0 % Quebec 1,542,056 595,391 15.4 % Northwest Territories 1,346,106 519,734 13.5 % Ontario 1,076,395 415,598 10.8 % 5 British Columbia 944,735 364,764 9.5 % 6 Alberta 661,848 255,541 6.6 % 7 Saskatchewan 651,036 251,366 6.5 % 8 Manitoba 647,797 250,116 6.5 % 9 Yukon 482,443 186,272 4.8 % 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 405,212 156,453 4.1 % 11 New Brunswick 72,908 28,150 0.7 % 12 Nova Scotia 55,284 21,345 0.6 % 13 Prince Edward Island 5,660 2,185 0.1 % Total Canada 9,984,670 3,855,103 100.0 % Land area Land areas consist of dry land, excluding areas of freshwater and salt water. Areas are rounded to the nearest whole unit. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent. Rank Name and flag Land area ( km ) Land area ( mi ) Percentage of national land area Nunavut 1,936,113 747,537 21.3 % Quebec 1,365,128 527,079 15.0 % Northwest Territories 1,183,085 456,792 13.0 % British Columbia 925,186 357,216 10.4 % 5 Ontario 917,741 354,342 10.1 % 6 Alberta 642,317 248,000 7.1 % 7 Saskatchewan 591,670 228,445 6.5 % 8 Manitoba 553,556 213,729 6.1 % 9 Yukon 474,391 183,163 5.2 % 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 373,872 144,353 4.1 % 11 New Brunswick 71,450 27,587 0.8 % 12 Nova Scotia 53,338 20,594 0.6 % 13 Prince Edward Island 5,660 2,185 0.1 % Total Canada 9,093,507 3,511,023 100.0 % Internal water area ( fresh - water only ) The internal water area data below, includes freshwater ( i.e., lakes, rivers, and reservoirs ). It excludes internal salt water, and territorial waters claimed by Canada in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. Canada considers its internal water area to include 1,600,000 km of salt water in Hudson 's Bay and the ocean within and around Canada 's Arctic Archipelago. Canada 's territorial sea is 200,000 km Areas are given to the nearest whole unit. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent. Rank Name and flag Water area ( km ) Water area ( mi ) Water area as percentage of total area Percentage of national freshwater area Quebec 176,928 68,312 11.5 % 19.9 % Northwest Territories 163,021 62,943 12.1 % 18.3 % Ontario 158,654 61,257 14.7 % 17.8 % Nunavut 157,077 60,648 7.5 % 17.6 % 5 Manitoba 94,241 36,387 14.5 % 10.6 % 6 Saskatchewan 59,366 22,921 9.1 % 6.7 % 7 Newfoundland and Labrador 31,340 12,100 7.7 % 3.5 % 8 British Columbia 19,549 7,548 2.1 % 2.2 % 9 Alberta 19,531 7,541 3.0 % 2.2 % 10 Yukon 8,052 3,109 1.7 % 0.9 % 11 Nova Scotia 1,946 751 3.5 % 0.2 % 12 New Brunswick 1,458 563 2.0 % 0.2 % 13 Prince Edward Island 0 0 0.0 % 0.0 % Total Canada 891,163 344,080 8.9 % 100.0 % See also Canada portal List of Canadian provinces and territories by population Demographics of Canada List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area References ^ Jump up to : `` Land and freshwater area, by province and territory ''. Statistics Canada. 2005 - 02 - 01. Archived from the original on 2011 - 05 - 24. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 30. Jump up ^ Field Listing : : Area. CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 30. Jump up ^ `` The Arctic : Canada 's Legal Claims ''. www.lop.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 04. Jump up ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. `` Land and freshwater area, by province and territory ''. www.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 04. Jump up ^ Branch, Government of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Communications. `` Oceans ''. www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 04. Further reading Moore, Christopher ; Slavin, Bill ; Janet Lunn ( 2002 ), The Big Book of Canada : Exploring the Provinces and Territories, Tundra Books, ISBN 0 - 88776 - 457 - 6 Provinces and territories of Canada Provinces Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Territories Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon Historical Former colonies and territories in Canada Territorial evolution of Canada after 1867 Proposed provinces and territories of Canada Related Area Bibliography Extreme points Government spending Gross domestic product Language policies Mountains Museums Name etymologies Population Regions Symbols Topics Unemployment Book Portal WikiProject Lists relating to the provinces and territories of Canada Ranked by area by population by population growth rate by HDI by GDP by life expectancy by order of joining Confederation by government spending unemployment Political Current lieutenant governors Current first ministers History of first ministers Capitals Elections Historical Former colonies and territories in Canada Territorial evolution of Canada after 1867 Proposals for new provinces Other Total area Bibliography Extreme points Language policies Symbols Name etymologies Museums Regions Topics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Canadian_provinces_and_territories_by_area&oldid=809438970 '' Categories : Lists by area Lists of provinces and territories of Canada Subdivisions of Canada Ranked lists of country subdivisions Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Español Français Galego हिन्दी Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia עברית Magyar Português Русский Suomi اردو 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 November 2017, at 03 : 03. 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Question: what is the biggest province or territory in canada
Answer: Nunavut