Western Canada
Pacific and prairies
Western Canada is the region comprising Canada's four westernmost provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
The term distinguishes this area from Central Canada (Ontario and Quebec) and Atlantic Canada.
Oil and gas dominate Western Canada's economy.
The region is sometimes associated with political conservatism and resource extraction industries, creating occasional tension with federal policies perceived as favoring the east.
Canada's western coastal province
- AlbertaWestern Canadian province
- SaskatchewanCanadian prairie province
- ManitobaCentral Canadian province
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
Northwest Territories · Vancouver · Calgary · Edmonton · Winnipeg · Victoria · Saskatoon · Kelowna
Cereal crop for flour
- canolaMild vegetable oil
- barleyGrain for malt
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- farmingCultivating land for food
ranching · cattle · grain elevator · harvest · combine · pasture · grassland · plains
Commercial exchange of animal skins
- Hudson's Bay CompanyColonial Canadian fur merchant
- KlondikeYukon gold rush region
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
settlers · homestead · trappers · prospectors · exploration · outpost · trading post · voyageurs
British Columbia
Canada's western coastal province
- AlbertaWestern Canadian province
- SaskatchewanCanadian prairie province
- ManitobaCentral Canadian province
Yukon · Northwest Territories · Vancouver · Calgary · Edmonton · Winnipeg · Victoria · Saskatoon · Kelowna · Kamloops
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
- canolaMild vegetable oil
- barleyGrain for malt
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
farming · ranching · cattle · grain elevator · harvest · combine · pasture · grassland · plains · horizon
fur trade
Commercial exchange of animal skins
- Hudson's Bay CompanyColonial Canadian fur merchant
- KlondikeYukon gold rush region
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
pioneers · settlers · homestead · trappers · prospectors · exploration · outpost · trading post · voyageurs · Métis
Rockies
North American mountain chain
glaciers · Lake Louise · Banff · Jasper · avalanche · ridge · elevation · trekking · climbing · backcountry
grizzly
Large brown bear subspecies
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- elkLarge North American cervid
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
bison · cougar · lynx · wolverine · beaver · salmon · orca · beluga · bald eagle · great horned owl
- Canada geographyprovinces, territories, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia
- Canadian GeographyAlberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
- Canadian PlacesVancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary
- natural gasBTU, CH4, therm, methane, LNG
Western CanadaEastern Canada
Provinces near the Atlantic
Atlantic Canada · Central Canada · Ontario · Quebec · Nova Scotia
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