Central Canada

Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Central Canada refers to the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, the country's most populous and economically powerful region.

The term is geographic shorthand in Canadian discourse, though residents of western provinces sometimes use it with mild resentment, implying that federal policy caters disproportionately to this area: Central Canada always gets what it wants.

geography

Ontario

Canada's most populous province

Hudson Bay · Ottawa · Toronto · Montreal · Winnipeg · prairies · boreal forests · St. Lawrence River · Niagara · Lake Superior

industry

automotive

Relating to motor vehicles

technology · mining · forestry · hydroelectric · pharmaceuticals · machinery · assembly · production · engineering · Bombardier

culture

hockey

Stick-and-goal sport

  • NHLPro hockey organization
  • Tim HortonsCanadian coffee and doughnut chain
  • poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds

maple syrup · CBC · Quebecois · francophone · anglophone · Mounties · CFL · Cirque du Soleil · National Gallery · multiculturalism

heartland

hub

Central connection point

anchor · bedrock · backbone · cornerstone · linchpin · stronghold · foundation · bastion · pillar · mainstay

Opposites
geographic position within canada

Central CanadaWestern Canada

Canada's Pacific region

Atlantic Canada · Eastern Canada · British Columbia · East Coast · West Coast

population and political weight

Central CanadaPrince Edward Island

Canadian Atlantic province

cultural-linguistic identity

Central CanadaAlberta

Western Canadian province

Family

central, centrally, centrality, center, centrist, centric, centrifugal, centripetal, concentrate

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