Canada Map

Canada is located in the Northern Hemisphere, on the continent of North America.  It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean on the north, by the United States and the Great Lakes on the south, by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west.  Canada is bounded on the northeast by Greenland and on the northwest by Alaska.  Canada's area is 9,976,185 square kilometers (3,851,808 square miles).

Canada is a federation of ten Provinces and three Territories.  The four Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are influenced by their relationships with the North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.  Quebec and Ontario are the most populous Provinces in Canada, while Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta occupy Canada's central prairie heartland.  British Columbia, the westernmost Province in Canada, lies between the Rocky Mountains and the North Pacific Ocean.  Canada's Territories, consisting of Nunavut, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories, lie to the far north.  They have no inherent jurisdiction, and only exercise powers that are delegated to them by Canada's federal government.  BBC News - Canada offers an excellent news and information profile of Canada.

Map of Canada, featuring Canada's major cities, roads, lakes and rivers.

Other Maps of Canada

• Atlas of Canada features national and provincial maps of Canada.
• CIA World Factbook - Canada features a map and facts about Canada.
• Historical Maps of Canada features Canada maps dating back to 1700.
• Canada Relief Map shows the topographical features of Canada.
• Canada Maps features detailed Canadian province road maps.

Canada Travel Information

For additional Canadian travel and tourism information, visit Travel Canada, sponsored by the Canadian Tourism Commission.  For information about Canada's National Parks, visit Parks Canada.  For Canadian rail travel schedules, see VIA Rail Canada.

Major Canadian airports include Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Quebec, Toronto Pearson Airport in Ontario, Calgary International Airport in Alberta, and Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia.

Canada News

• A Stem-Cell-Based Drug Gets Approval in Canada
  Prochymal, developed by Osiris Therapeutics, is a preparation of mesenchymal stem cells, which are obtained from the bone marrow of healthy young adult donors.
  By Andrew Pollack.  International Herald Tribune.  Fri, 18 May 2012 06:53:01 GMT.
  Subscription may be required.
• China jails smuggler Lai for life
  Lai Changxing, extradited from Canada to China to face smuggling and bribery charges, is jailed for life in China, state media says.
  BBC News.  Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:50 GMT.
• Obama hosts Harper and other leaders at G8 summit
  U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Canada's prime minister and five other world leaders today to a bucolic presidential retreat as he kicks off two international summits.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Fri, 18 May 2012 05:34:40 EDT.
• Canada OKs Osiris drug; first stem cell therapy
  Osiris Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday that Canadian health regulators have approved its treatment for acute graft-versus host disease in children, making it the first stem cell drug to be approved for ...
  Yahoo.  Fri, 18 May 2012 02:10:09 GMT.
• Bus attacker wins right to leave mental hospital
  A man who beheaded and cannibalized a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada won his bid to leave the grounds of the mental hospital where he is being kept, a criminal review board ruled Thursday.
  Miami Herald.  Thu, 17 May 2012 18:28 EDT.

Map of Canada - Canadian Province Map