Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (French: provinces de l'Atlantique), is the region of Eastern Canada comprising the provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec. The four provinces are New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.[1] As of 2021, the landmass of the four Atlantic provinces was approximately 488,000 km2 (188,000 sq mi), and had a population of over 2.4 million people. The provinces combined had an approximate GDP of $121.888 billion in 2011.[2] The term Atlantic Canada was popularized following the admission of Newfoundland as a Canadian province in 1949.
Not to be confused with The Maritimes.
Atlantic Canada
Provinces de l'Atlantique (French)
488,000 km2 (188,000 sq mi)
2,409,874
4/km2 (10/sq mi)
Economy[edit]
Atlantic Canada's primary natural resource industries include fishing, hydroelectricity, forestry, and mining.[66] The Atlantic provinces contribute to around 75% of Canada's fish production, with many coastal communities primarily dependent on fisheries.[67] The access point for many of such fisheries being the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic continental shelf.[68]
Nova Scotia produces 75% of Canada's gypsum. Salt and iron is also mined in the Atlantic provinces.[69][66]