LAND & FRESHWATER AREA
CANADA , THE PROVINCES
AND TERRITORIES
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| Province |
Total Area (km2) |
% of Total Area | Land (km2) | Land Area*
StatsCan |
Freshwater (km2) |
| Newfoundland/Labrador | 405,212 | 4.1 | 373,872 | 370,501.69 | 31,340 |
| Prince Edward Is. | 5,660 | 0.1 | 5,660 | 5,684.39 | - |
| Nova Scotia | 55,284 | 0.6 | 53,338 | 52,917.43 | 1,946 |
| New Brunswick | 72,908 | 0.7 | 71,450 | 71,355,.67 | 1,458 |
| Quebec | 1,542,056 | 15.4 | 1,365,128 | 1,357,743.08 | 176,928 |
| Ontario | 1,076,395 | 10.8 | 917,741 | 907,655.59 | 158,654 |
| Manitoba | 647,797 | 6.5 | 553,556 | 551,937.87 | 94,241 |
| Saskatchewan | 651,036 | 6.5 | 591,670 | 586,561.35 | 59,366 |
| Alberta | 661,848 | 6.6 | 642,317 | 639,987.12 | 19,531 |
| British Columbia | 944,735 | 9.5 | 925,186 | 926,492.48 | 19,549 |
| Yukon | 482,443 | 4.8 | 474,391 | 474,706.97 | 8,052 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,346,106 | 13.5 | 1,183,085 | 1,141,106.37 | 163,021 |
| Nunavut | 2,093,190 | 21.0 | 1,936,113 | 1,925,460.18 | 157,077 |
| Canada | 9,984,670 | 100.0 | 9,093,507 | 9,012,112.20 | 891,163 |
*There are conflicting numbers between StatsCan and Natural Resources Canada. The figures in black are from Natural Resources; the column in red is from StatsCan 2001 Census.
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