Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and the eastmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The population of the four Atlantic provinces in 2011 was about 2,327,650.[1]
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History [edit]
The first Premier of Newfoundland, Joey Smallwood, coined the term "Atlantic Canada" when Newfoundland joined the Dominion of Canada in 1949. He believed that it would have been presumptuous for Newfoundland to assume that it could include itself within the existing term "Maritime Provinces", used to describe the cultural similarities shared by New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. The three Maritime provinces entered into confederation during the 19th century: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were founding members of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, and Prince Edward Island joined in 1873.
Smallwood and others have excluded Quebec from Atlantic Canada because of Quebec's dramatically different culture. This is despite the fact that Quebec has physical Atlantic coasts on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Ungava Bay, and the Hudson Strait.
Communities [edit]
2011 census figures for metropolitan areas in Atlantic Canada. The list includes communities above 15,000, by population/metro area:[1]
| Community | Province | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Municipality | Nova Scotia | 390,096[2] |
| St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | 196,966[3] |
| Greater Moncton | New Brunswick | 138,644[4] |
| Saint John | New Brunswick | 127,761[5] |
| Cape Breton Regional Municipality | Nova Scotia | 101,619[6] |
| Fredericton | New Brunswick | 94,268[7] |
| Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | 64,487[8] |
| Truro | Nova Scotia | 45,888[9] |
| New Glasgow | Nova Scotia | 35,809[10] |
| Bathurst | New Brunswick | 33,484[11] |
| Miramichi | New Brunswick | 28,115[12] |
| Corner Brook | Newfoundland and Labrador | 27,202[13] |
| Kentville | Nova Scotia | 26,359[14] |
| Edmundston | New Brunswick | 21,903[15] |
| Summerside | Prince Edward Island | 16,488[16] |
Demographics [edit]
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Visible minorities and Aboriginals [edit]
| Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Population | % of total population | |
| White | 2,131,975 | 94.4% | |
| Visible minority group Source:[17] |
South Asian | 7,490 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 8,330 | 0.4% | |
| Black | 25,235 | 1.1% | |
| Filipino | 1,565 | 0.1% | |
| Latin American | 2,370 | 0.1% | |
| Arab | 6,145 | 0.3% | |
| Southeast Asian | 1,410 | 0.1% | |
| West Asian | 1,470 | 0.1% | |
| Korean | 1,550 | 0.1% | |
| Japanese | 875 | 0% | |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 545 | 0% | |
| Multiple visible minority | 1,580 | 0.1% | |
| Total visible minority population | 58,575 | 2.6% | |
| Aboriginal group Source:[18] |
First Nations | 36,620 | 1.6% |
| Métis | 18,805 | 0.8% | |
| Inuit | 5,250 | 0.2% | |
| Aboriginal, n.i.e. | 5,820 | 0.3% | |
| Multiple Aboriginal identity | 500 | 0% | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 67,005 | 3% | |
| Total population | 2,257,555 | 100% | |
See also [edit]
- Aboriginal peoples in Atlantic Canada
- List of regions of Canada
- Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books (book)
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Halifax Regional Municipality". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - St. John's". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Moncton". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Saint John". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Cape Breton Regional Municipality". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Fredericton". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Charlottetown". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Truro". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - New Glasgow". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Bathurst". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Miramichi". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Corner Brook". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Kentville". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Edmundston". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Census Profile - Summerside". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ and Labrador&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
- ^ and Labrador&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
Further reading [edit]
- Hamilton, William Baillie (1996), Place names of Atlantic Canada, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-0471-7
- MacEachern, Alan Andrew (2001), Natural selections: national parks in Atlantic Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-2157-7
- Martinez, Andrew J; Candace Storm Martinez (2003), Marine Life of the North Atlantic: Canada to New England, Aqua Quest Publications, ISBN 1-881652-32-7
- Prieur, Benoit (2005), Atlantic Canada, Ulysse Travel Publ, ISBN 2894647239
External links [edit]
- Atlas of Canada - Atlantic Region
- Atlantic Canadian cities and Surrounding areas
- Atlantic Canada Portal/Portail du Canada Atlantique
- Atlantic Canada a Profitable Place to do Business
- Historical Coins of Atlantic Canada
- East Coast Proud
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