The map above splits Canada in 6 different parts and asks you to pick the one you want to spend the rest of your life in.
The vast majority of non-Canadians would probably pick E as it includes both Vancouver and the Rocky mountains.
However, I would choose C as it includes where I grew up and all of my Canadian friends and family.
A little bit more about each of them for the non-Canadians among you:
A
Biggest by land area, but almost entirely empty (and very cold). Includes the Northern parts of Quebec, Ontario (including all of Hudson’s Bay), Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and over half of the North West Territories and all of Nunavut.
Biggest city would probably be Saskatoon (264,637; 16ht largest in Canada), although not 100% sure it would be in there or D.
See: Nunavut is the Largest Electoral District On Earth (8 Times Larger Than The UK) and Population of Nunavut Vs World, Map of Rupert’s Land Once Controlled Almost Entirely By The Hudson’s Bay Company and 13 Countries & States That Can Fit Inside Canada’s Hudson Bay
B
Includes the majority of the land area of Quebec along with all of Canada’s maritime provinces and Newfoundland & Labrador. More people and cities than A, but far fewer than the next area.
Biggest City Quebec City (733,156, 8th largest in Canada).
See: Canada’s Smallest Province Vs Its 3 Territories
C
My choice for where to live and would include well over 50% of Canada’s population. It includes 3 of Canada’s 6 biggest cities (Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa).
Plus it would include Niagara Falls and access to 3 of the Great Lakes.
Biggest City: Toronto (5,647,656; Largest In Canada)
See: 50% of Canadians Live South of The Red Line, 70% of Canada’s Population Live In The 3 Coloured Areas On The Map, Great Lakes & St Lawrence River Superimposed On Europe
D
Would include most of Canada’s prairies. Think cold dry winters and the flattest landscape you can imagine. Also includes a large chuck of Ontario, just the bit where few people live. Would get access to Lake Superior.
Biggest City: Winnipeg (758,515; 7th largest in Canada)
See: 99% of Americans Can’t Name These 2 Canadian Provinces
E
Likely the most popular choice because of the warm weather and access to the Rocky mountains.
Largest City: Vancouver (2,426,160; 3rd largest in Canada)
See: Places In Canada With Winters Above Freezing
F
And finally back F, which would include Northern parts of British Columbia and Alberta along with the rest of the North West Territories and all of the Yukon. Smaller but less cold cold than A.
Largest city: Edmonton (1,151,635, 5th biggest in Canada), although not 100% it wouldn’t fall into one of the other areas.
Which would you pick?
Y.D. Robinson says
On the one hand I would choose B, because there’s just so much seaside scenery of various kinds in that part of Canada, and it has quite a bit of cultural richness from the Indigenous, French, British, and miscellaneous peoples alike. Me personally, while I’ve gone to the Gaspé Peninsula, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, a. I’d like to go back to each of these and explore more, as I haven’t gone to any of those in a long time and b. I’ve never been to Newfoundland (aside from being stranded in Gander once for a whole entire day on my way to the UK) nor to the Beauce, Abitibi, Saguenay, Quebec North Shore coast, nor Labrador.
On the other hand, I might well choose C since I am from Montreal and continue to live there, and the vast majority of my Canadian friends are in C, as are so many other urban and cultural attractions of Canada.