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Alberta <=SEP=> Alberta (/ælˈbɜrtə/) is a western province of Canada. With a population of 3,645,257 in 2011 and an estimated population of 4,145,992 as of October 1, 2014, it is Canada's fourth-most populous province and most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Alberta and its neighbour, Saskatchewan, were established as provinces on September 1, 1905.

Assiniboia <=SEP=> Assiniboia District refers to two historical districts of Canada's North-West Territories. The name is taken from the Assiniboine First Nation.

Behchoko <=SEP=> Behchokǫ̀ ([bɛ́ht͡ʃʰókʰõ̀] or [bɛ́ht͡sʰókʰõ̀] (from the Tłı̨chǫ meaning "Behcho's place"), officially the  Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Behchokǫ̀, is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Behchokǫ̀ is located on the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway), on the northwest tip of Great Slave Lake, approximately 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Yellowknife.

Bibliography of Canadian provinces and territories <=SEP=> This is a bibliography of works on the Provinces and territories of Canada.

Blandford-Blenheim <=SEP=> Blandford-Blenheim is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Oxford County. The township had a population of 7,359 in the Canada 2011 Census.Its government consists of a mayor and four councillors.

British Columbia <=SEP=> British Columbia /ˌbrɪtɪʃ kəˈlʌmbiə/, also commonly referred to by its initials BC, is a province located on the west coast of Canada. British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest and the Cascadia bioregion, along with the US states of Oregon and Washington. The province's name was chosen in 1858 by members of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.

Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador <=SEP=> Burlington is an incorporated town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is a small fishing and lumbering community on Highway 413 at the north side of the mouth of Green Bay.

Canada <=SEP=> Canada (/ˈkænədə/) is a country, consisting of ten provinces and three territories, in the northern part of the continent of North America. It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles) in total, making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area.

Canadian postal abbreviations for provinces and territories <=SEP=> Canadian provincial and territorial postal abbreviations are used by Canada Post in code system of two capital letters, to represent the 13 provinces and territories on addressed mail. These abbreviations allow automated sorting. The codes replaced the inconsistent traditional system used by Canadians until the 1990s.These abbreviations are not the source of letters in Canadian postal codes, which are assigned by Canada Post on a different basis than these abbreviations.

Canadian provinces without major sports teams <=SEP=> Despite the popularity of professional sports in Canada, there are five provinces that do not have major league sports teams when defined as Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League, the traditional four major North American professional sports leagues). The Canadian Football League is represented in an additional province, leaving four provinces with no major professional sports franchises.

Canoe Island (Northwest Territories) <=SEP=> Canoe Island is an island in Wood Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Census division statistics of Canada <=SEP=> In some of Canada's provinces census divisions are equivalent to counties. They may also be known by different names in different provinces, or in different parts of provinces. The below table shows the largest and smallest Census division in Canada and the provinces and territories by area and by population.

Census geographic units of Canada <=SEP=> The census geographic units of Canada are the country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's five-yearly census.

Central Provinces and Berar <=SEP=> The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India and later the Dominion of India which existed from 1936 to 1950. It was formed by the merger of the Central Provinces with the province of Berar, which was territory leased by the British from the Nizamate of Hyderabad.

Demographics of Northwest Territories <=SEP=> The Northwest Territories is a territory of Canada. It has an area of 1,171,918 square kilometres and a population of 41,464 as of July 1, 2006.

District of Saskatchewan <=SEP=> The District of Saskatchewan was a regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories. It was formed in 1882 was later enlarged then abolished with the creation of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1905.Much of the area was incorporated into the province of Saskatchewan.

Districts of the Northwest Territories <=SEP=> The vastness of Canada's Northwest Territories (spelled 'North-West Territories' from 1870 to 1905) meant that for much of its history it was divided into several districts for ease of administration. The number and size of these territorial districts varied as other provinces and territories of Canada were created and expanded.

Eatonia <=SEP=> Eatonia is a small town in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada with a population of 449 people (according to the Canada 2006 Census).  The town's economy is based almost exclusively on agriculture.  Eatonia is in southwest Saskatchewan at the crossroads of Highways 21 and 44, approximately 44 kilometers southwest of Kindersley and 72 kilometres from the provincial boundary with Alberta. The town is served by Eatonia (Elvie Smith) Municipal Airport.

Emerald Isle (Northwest Territories) <=SEP=> Emerald Isle is one of the Canadian arctic islands, specifically of the Parry Islands subgroup of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. It belongs to the Northwest Territories, Canada. It has an area of 549 km2 (212 sq mi) and measures 36 kilometres (22 mi) long and 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide.

Extreme points of Canadian provinces <=SEP=> This is a table of extreme points (north, south, east and west) of each of the provinces and territories of Canada.  Many of these points are uninhabited; see also extreme communities of Canada for inhabited places.

Former colonies and territories in Canada <=SEP=> A number of states and polities formerly claimed colonies and territories in Canada prior to the evolution of the current provinces and territories under the federal system.

Garden of the Provinces and Territories <=SEP=> The Garden of the Provinces and Territories is a 4-acre (1.6 ha) site along Confederation Boulevard in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital city. It is bounded by the Sparks Street escarpment on the south, Wellington Street on the west and north, and Bay Street to the east between Christ Church Cathedral and the Library and Archives Canada. It was officially opened on September 25, 1962, as a western gateway to the Parliament Buildings.

Geography of Northwest Territories <=SEP=> The Geography of Northwest Territories is a territory in Northern Canada, specifically in Northwestern Canada between Yukon Territory and Nunavut including part of Victoria Island, Melville Island, and other islands on the western Arctic Archipelago. A much wider territory enclosing most of central and northern Canada, the Northwest Territories was created in 1870 from the Hudson's Bay Company's holdings, that would be sold to Canada from 1869-1870.

Goodsoil, Saskatchewan <=SEP=> Goodsoil is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Goodsoil Historical Museum Site (c. 1932-45) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. It is the western gateway to Meadow Lake Provincial Park.

History of Northwest Territories capital cities <=SEP=> The history of Northwest Territories capital cities begins with the purchase of the Territories by Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869, and includes a varied and often difficult evolution. Northwest Territories is unique amongst the other provinces and territories of Canada in that it has had seven capital cities in its history.

History of the Northwest Territories <=SEP=> The History of the Northwest Territories begins with the population of the region by First Nations peoples, and proceeds through the transformation of it into provinces and territories of the nation of Canada, including the modern administrative unit of the Northwest Territories. When Europeans settlers began to divide the continent, the Northwest Territories included much of the sparsely populated regions of what is now western Canada.

ISO 3166-2:CA <=SEP=> ISO 3166-2:CA is the entry for Canada in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Canada, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 10 provinces and 3 territories.Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is CA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Canada.

Index of Canada-related articles <=SEP=> The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to Canada.

Island province <=SEP=> An island province or an island state is a province or state with jurisdictional extent encompassing the whole land area of an island.A province cannot be called an "island province" if a certain part of the island is governed or administered by a separate province. Some provinces include several smaller islands.

Language policies of Canada's provinces and territories <=SEP=> The language policies of Canada's province and territories vary substantially between different regions and also between different eras.From the 1890s until the 1960s, English was the only language that most government services were provided in outside of Quebec (which was functionally bilingual) and using French in the courts or in schools was often illegal.

Legislative assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories <=SEP=> This is a list of the Legislative Assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories. Each province's legislative assembly, along with the province's Lieutenant Governor, form the province's legislature (which is called a parliament or general assembly in some provinces). Historically, several provinces had bicameral legislatures, but they all eventually dissolved their upper house or merged it with their lower house.

Lieutenant governor (Canada) <=SEP=> In Canada, a lieutenant governor (/lɛfˈtɛnənt/; French [masculine]: lieutenant-gouverneur, or [feminine]: lieutenant-gouverneure) is the viceregal representative in a provincial jurisdiction of the Canadian monarch and head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, who resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United Kingdom.

Linaluk Island <=SEP=> Linaluk Island is one of the islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Northwest Territories, Canada.  It is located in the south-east of Prince Albert Sound, just north of the Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island.

List of Canada-related topics by provinces and territories <=SEP=> This is a list of topics related to the provinces and territories of Canada, listed by topic type.

List of Canadian provinces and territories' largest municipalities <=SEP=> This is a list of the largest municipalities of Canadian provinces and territories by population as of the 2011 Census. Capitals are designated in italics.

List of Canadian provinces and territories by Human Development Index <=SEP=> Below is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by their Human Development Index, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living and overall well-being of the citizens in each province and territory. In general, compared to other countries, the Canadian provinces and territories have a very high HDI.

List of Canadian provinces and territories by area <=SEP=> 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.

List of Canadian provinces and territories by gross domestic product <=SEP=> This article lists Canadian provinces and territories by gross domestic product (GDP). As of 2013, Canada has a total GDP of USD$1.83 trillion,  ranking 11th worldwide.While Canada’s ten provinces and three territories exhibit high GDPs, there is wide variation among them.

List of Canadian provinces and territories by population <=SEP=> Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories. The majority of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the U.S. border. Its four largest provinces by area (Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta) are also its most populous; together they account for 86% of the country's population.

List of Canadian provinces and territories by population growth rate <=SEP=> This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by population growth rate, based on Statistics Canada estimates as of December 31, 2014.

List of Canadian provinces by unemployment rate <=SEP=> The list of Canadian provinces by unemployment rate are statistics that directly refer to the nation's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. Below is a comparison of the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by province/territory, sortable by name or unemployment rate. Data provided by Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey. Not seasonally adjusted data reflects the actual current unemployment rate, while seasonally adjusted data removes the seasonal component from the information.

List of Canadian provincial and territorial name etymologies <=SEP=> This page lists the etymologies of the names of the provinces and territories of Canada.

List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols <=SEP=> This is a list of the symbols of Canadian provinces and territories. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols.

List of Canadian territorial senators <=SEP=> This is a list of past and present Canadian senators from the territories of Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.The territories are currently represented by one senator each.The Northwest Territories was granted two Senate seats in 1879 and doubled to four seats in 1903.After Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, the territories would not have Senate representation until the Constitution Act of 1975 that gave one seat to the Northwest Territories and one seat to the Yukon.Nunavut would be granted one seat in the Nunavut Act of 1993.

List of governments in Canada by annual expenditures <=SEP=> In Canada, governments at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels have the power to spend public funds. This is a list of governments by annual expenditures, in Canadian dollars.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑

List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories <=SEP=> This is a list of the highest points of the Canadian provinces and territories, by height.Notes Fairweather Mountain is the officially gazetted name, but Mount Fairweather is the common usage. Mount Fairweather is on the boundary with Alaska, with only the summit and about 1/3 of the peak's massif within British Columbia. The highest summit completely within British Columbia is Mount Waddington 4,019 m (13,186 ft) in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains.

List of proposed provinces and territories of Canada <=SEP=> Since Canadian Confederation in 1867, there have been several proposals for new Canadian provinces and territories. Since 1982, the current Constitution of Canada requires an amendment ratified by seven provincial legislatures representing at least half of the national population for the creation of a new province while the creation of a new territory requires only an act of Parliament.

List of villages in Canada <=SEP=> A village is a type of incorporated municipality within the majority of the provinces and territories of Canada. As of January 1, 2012, there were 550 villages among the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Yukon.

Lutselk'e <=SEP=> Łutselk'e "\place of the Łutsel", a type of small fish), also spelt Łutsel K'e, is a "designated authority" in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the south shore near the eastern end of Great Slave Lake and until 1 July 1992, it was known as Snowdrift, as the community lies near the mouth of the Snowdrift River.

Mackenzie River <=SEP=> The Mackenzie River (Slavey language: Deh-Cho, big river or Inuvialuktun: Kuukpak, great river) is the largest and longest river system in Canada, and is exceeded only by the Mississippi River system in North America. It flows through a vast, isolated region of forest and tundra entirely within the country's Northwest Territories, although its many tributaries reach into four other Canadian provinces and territories.

Manitoba <=SEP=> Manitoba /ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə/ is a province located at the longitudinal centre of Canada. It is one of the three prairie provinces and is the fifth-most populous province in Canada, with a population of 1,208,268 as of 2011.

Mattawan, Ontario <=SEP=> Mattawan is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Meyronne, Saskatchewan <=SEP=> Meyronne is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was reorganised from a village into a special service area on September 5, 2006.

Monarchy in the Canadian provinces <=SEP=> The monarchy of Canada forms the core of each Canadian provincial jurisdiction's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government in each province. The monarchy has been headed since 6 February 1952 by Queen Elizabeth II who as sovereign is shared equally with both the Commonwealth realms and the Canadian federal entity.

New Brunswick <=SEP=> New Brunswick (French: Nouveau-Brunswick; pronounced: [nu.vo.bʁœn.swik], Quebec French pronunciation: [nu.vo.bʁɔn.zwɪk]) is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province constitutionally bilingual (English–French). It was created as a result of the partitioning of the British Colony of Nova Scotia in 1784. Fredericton is the  capital, Moncton is the largest metropolitan (CMA) area and Saint John is the most populous city.

Newfoundland and Labrador <=SEP=> Newfoundland and Labrador (/nʲuːfənˈlænd ænd ˈlæbrədɔr/, French: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is the most easterly province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador to the northwest, with a combined area of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2013, the province's population was estimated at 526,702.

Norris Arm <=SEP=> Norris Arm is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 6, on the Bay of Exploits.

Northern Canada <=SEP=> Northern Canada, colloquially the North, is the vast northernmost region of Canada variously defined by geography and politics. Politically, the term refers to the three territories of Canada: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Similarly, the Far North (when contrasted to the North) may refer to the Canadian Arctic: the portion of Canada north of the Arctic Circle.

Northern Territory <=SEP=> The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is a federal Australian territory in the centre and central northern regions. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east (138th meridian east). To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Northwest Territories <=SEP=> The Northwest Territories (NWT; French: les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, TNO) is a territory of Canada. With a population of 41,462 in 2011 and an estimated population of 43,537 in 2013, the Northwest Territories is the most populous territory in Northern Canada.

Nova Scotia <=SEP=> Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland", pronounced in English as /ˌnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə/) (French: Nouvelle-Écosse) is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and constitutes one of the four Atlantic Canada provinces. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands.

Nunatsiavut <=SEP=> Nunatsiavut /nuːˈnɑːtsiəvʉt/ is an autonomous area claimed by the Inuit in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The settlement area includes territory in Labrador extending to the Quebec border. In 2002, the Labrador Inuit Association submitted a proposal for limited autonomy to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Nunavut <=SEP=> Nunavut /ˈnuːnəˌvʊt/ (from Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ [ˈnunavut]) is the largest, northernmost, newest, and least populous territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the boundaries had been contemplatively drawn in 1993.

Ontario <=SEP=> Ontario /ɒnˈtɛərioʊ/ is one of the ten provinces of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous provinceby a large margin, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians, and is the second largest province in total area.

Outline of Alberta <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Alberta:Alberta – province of Canada. It had a population of 3,645,257 in 2011, making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Alberta and its neighbour, Saskatchewan, were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S.

Outline of Canada <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Canada:Canada /ˈkænədə/ is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean.

Prince Edward Island <=SEP=> Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; French: Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, as well as several much smaller islands.It is one of the three Maritime Provinces and is the smallest province in both land area and population. It is the only province of Canada to have no land boundary.

Province of Buffalo <=SEP=> The Province of Buffalo was a proposal for the creation of a new Canadian province in the early 1900s. Its main proponent was Sir Frederick Haultain, the premier of the North-West Territories. However Haultain's frosty relations with then-prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier did not help his cause, and the proposed province was divided into Alberta in the west, and Saskatchewan in the east in 1905.

Provinces and territories of Canada <=SEP=> The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. In 1867, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada (which, on the formation of Canada, was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—were united to form the new nation. Since then, Canada's external borders have changed several times, and the country has grown from the original four provinces to ten provinces and three territories.

Quebec <=SEP=> Quebec (/kwɨˈbɛk/ or /kɛˈbɛk/; French: Québec [kebɛk]) is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province that has a predominantly French-speaking population, and the only one to have French as its sole provincial official language.Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger.

Saskatchewan <=SEP=> Saskatchewan (/səˈskætʃəwɨn/ or /səˈskætʃəˌwɑːn/) is a prairie province in Canada, which has a total area of 651,900 square kilometres (251,700 sq mi) and a land area of 592,534 square kilometres (228,800 sq mi), the remainder being water area (covered by lakes/ponds, reservoirs and rivers). Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota.

Savant Lake <=SEP=> Savant Lake is an unincorporated place and community in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

South View, Alberta <=SEP=> South View is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Isle Lake, opposite from Silver Sands.

Stellarton <=SEP=> Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1870, it was known as Albion Mines. The town was incorporated as Stellarton in 1889 and owes its name to a specific type of torbanite which came to be known as "stellarite" because of the "stars of fire" given off by its sparky flame.

Territorial evolution of Canada <=SEP=> The territorial evolution of Canada began when, on 1 July 1867, three colonies of British North America were united into the independent federal Dominion of Canada through Confederation. One of these colonies split into two new provinces, and three other colonies joined later.

Territory <=SEP=> A territory is a term for types of administrative division, usually an area that is under the jurisdiction of a state. In most countries' terminology, such as the United States and Nigeria, it refers to an organized division of an area that is under control of a country but not formally developed into, or incorporated into, a political unit of that country of equal status to other political units such as states or provinces.

Theodore, Saskatchewan <=SEP=> Theodore is a village in the rural municipality of  Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.  Theodore is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead, in southeastern Saskatchewan. Theodore post office first opened in 1893 at the legal land description of Sec.1, Twp.28, R.7, W2 .

Tsiigehtchic <=SEP=> Tsiigehtchic (tsee-get-chick) "\mouth of the iron river") (officially the Charter Community of Tsiigehtchic) is a Gwich’in community located at the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Arctic Red River, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community was formerly known as Arctic Red River, until 1 April 1994.

Unorganized North Sudbury District <=SEP=> Unorganized North Sudbury District is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Ontario, comprising all portions of the Sudbury District which are not organized into incorporated municipalities.

Vanscoy, Saskatchewan <=SEP=> Vanscoy is a village of 339 residents in the rural municipality of Vanscoy No. 345, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.   Vanscoy is located on Highway 7 near Highway 762 in central Saskatchewan, 29 km southwest of Saskatoon, the largest city in the province.  To the west is Rice Lake, the north, Goose Lake and on the east, Pike Lake and Pike Lake Provincial Park.

Weldon, Saskatchewan <=SEP=> Weldon is a small community in the mixed wood central farm belt of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. The village is located 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Highway 3 at the midway point between the cities of Prince Albert and Melfort, Saskatchewan.

Western Canada <=SEP=> 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.

Whatì <=SEP=> Whatì (from the Dogrib language meaning "Marten Lakes"), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Whatì is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Whatì is located by Lac La Martre, about 164 km (102 mi) northwest of the territorial capital of Yellowknife.

Yukon <=SEP=> Yukon /ˈjuːkɒn/ (also commonly called the Yukon) is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. Whitehorse is the territorial capital and Yukon's only city.The territory was split from the Northwest Territories in 1898. The federal government's Yukon Act, which received royal assent on March 27, 2002, confirmed "Yukon" as the standard, though "Yukon Territory" remains the more popular usage.