# Eastern Canada

Eastern Canada (French: Est du Canada, also the Eastern provinces, Canadian East or the East) is generally considered to be the region of Canada south of Hudson Bay/Hudson Strait and east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces (from east to west): Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
Eastern Canada overlaps into other geographic regions; Ontario and Quebec, Canada's two largest provinces, define Central Canada, while the other provinces in Eastern Canada constitute Atlantic Canada. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are also known as the Maritime provinces.

## Capitals

Ottawa, Canada's capital, is located in Eastern Canada, within the province of Ontario.
The capitals of the provinces are in the list below:
* Newfoundland and Labrador - St. John's
* Nova Scotia - Halifax
* Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown
* New Brunswick - Fredericton
* Quebec - Quebec City
* Ontario - Toronto

## Definitions

The Canadian Press defines Eastern Canada as everything east of and including Thunder Bay, Ontario. This definition excludes from Eastern Canada the sparsely populated section of Northwest Ontario that is west of Thunder Bay, that section including Rainy River District and the most populated part of Kenora District.

## Population

The total population of this region is about 25,135,649 in 2021, or about 70% of Canada's population. Most of the population resides in Ontario and Quebec. The region contains three of Canada's five largest metropolitan areas, Toronto being the fourth largest municipality in North America.

### Largest metropolitan areas

* Toronto, Ontario - 6,254,191
* Montreal, Quebec - 4,098,927
* National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Quebec) - 1,568,381
* Quebec City, Quebec - 807,200
* Hamilton, Ontario - 536 917
* London, Ontario - 474 786
* St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario - 447,888
* Kitchener, Ontario - 441 380
* Halifax, Nova Scotia - 403,131
* Windsor, Ontario - 329,144
* Barrie, Ontario - 212,667
* Sherbrooke, Quebec - 212,105
* St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - 205,955
The population of each province in 2016, from greatest to least is here:
* Ontario - 13,448,494
* Quebec - 8,164,361
* Nova Scotia - 923,598
* New Brunswick - 747,101
* Newfoundland and Labrador - 519,716
* Prince Edward Island - 142,907

## Politics

Eastern Canada is represented by 231 Members of Parliament out of the 338 (121 in Ontario, 78 in Quebec, and 32 in the Atlantic Provinces) and 78 senators out of 105.
2021 Federal Election Results for Eastern Canada :
| Party name | Party name | Party name | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | NL | Total |
| | Liberal | Seats: | 78 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 137 |
| | Liberal | Vote: | 39.3 | 33.6 | 42.4 | 42.3 | 46.2 | 47.7 | – |
| | Conservative | Seats: | 37 | 10 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 55 |
| | Conservative | Vote: | 34.9 | 18.6 | 33.6 | 29.4 | 31.6 | 32.5 | – |
| | New Democratic Party | Seats: | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| | New Democratic Party | Vote: | 17.8 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 22.1 | 9.2 | 17.4 | – |
| | Bloc Québécois | Seats: | – | 32 | – | – | – | – | 32 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Vote: | – | 32.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Green | Seats: | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| | Green | Vote: | 2.2 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 9.6 | – | – |
| Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 121 | 78 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 231 |
2021 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 137 | 55 | 32 | 6 | 1 |
| Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | N | G |
2019 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 140 | 50 | 32 | 8 | 1 |
| Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | ND | G |
2015 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 152 | 45 | 24 | 10 |
| Liberal | Conservative | NDP | BQ |
2011 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 92 | 87 | 30 | 4 |
| Conservative | New Democratic | Liberal | B |
2008 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 71 | 69 | 49 | 22 | 2 |
| Conservative | Liberal | Bloc Québécois | NDP | I |
2006 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 87 | 59 | 51 | 15 | 1 |
| Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | NDP | I |
2004 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 118 | 54 | 31 | 10 |
| Liberal | Bloc Québécois | Conservative | NDP |
2000 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 155 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Liberal | Bloc Québécois | PC | N | C |
1997 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 138 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| Liberal | Bloc Québécois | PC | ND | I |
1993 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 148 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal | Bloc Québécois | P | R | I |
1988 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 121 | 75 | 10 |
| Progressive Conservative | Liberal | NDP |
1984 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 150 | 38 | 13 | 1 |
| Progressive Conservative | Liberal | NDP | I |
1980 Federal Election Seat Results for Eastern Canada :
| 145 | 52 | 5 |
| Liberal | Progressive Conservative | N |