Atlantic Canada
Provinces de l'Atlantique (French) | |
|---|---|
 Atlantic Canada (red) within the rest of Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Composition | |
| Most populous municipality | Halifax |
| Area | |
| • Total | 488,000 km2 (188,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,409,874 |
| • Density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zones | |
| The Maritimes and Labrador | UTC-4:00 (AST) |
| Newfoundland | UTC-3:30 (NST) |
Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (French: provinces de l'Atlantique), is the region of Eastern Canada comprising four provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. 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 term Atlantic Canada was popularized following the admission of Newfoundland as a Canadian province in 1949. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is not included in the Maritimes, another significant regional term, but is included in Atlantic Canada.