Boreal Shield Ecozone (CEC)

Boreal Shield
Balsam fir-white spruce forest in Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario
Ecology
Borders	List Atlantic Maritime Boreal Plains Hudson Plains Mixedwood Plains Taiga Shield
Geography
Area	1,937,517 km2 (748,079 sq mi)
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta Manitoba Newfoundland and Labrador Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan
Climate type	Humid continental and subarctic

The Boreal Shield Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is the largest ecozone in Canada. Covering 1.8 million square kilometres it covers almost 20% of Canada's landmass, stretching from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland.^[1]