Provinces and Territories of Canada | Provinces et territoires du Canada

Geographical Location | Les noms géographiques

Alberta | l’Alberta

 feminine, plural

British Columbia | la Colombie-Britannique

 feminine

Manitoba | le Manitoba

masculine

New Brunswick | le Nouveau-Brunswick

masculine

Newfoundland and Labrador | Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

feminine

Northwest Territories | les Territoires du Nord-Ouest

masculine, plural

Nova Scotia | la Nouvelle-Écosse

féminine

Nunavut | le Nunavut

masculine

Ontario | l’Ontario

masculine

Prince Edward Island | l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard

feminine

Quebec | le Québec (province)

masculine

Saskatchewan | la Saskatchewan

feminine

Yukon | le Yukon

masculine

Some geographical names (often islands) do not have articles: Cuba, Cyprus, Haiti, Israel, Malta and Singapore.

City names are not usually preceded by an article (unless they are accompanied by an adjective: Le grand Montréal, Le Grand Sudbury) and they are usually masculine. The prepositions à (in or to) and de (from) are used with city names.

à (in or to)

  • La capitale du Canada se situe en Ontario à Ottawa. | The capital of Canada is in Ontario in Ottawa.

de (from)

  • Je viens de Vancouver. | I come from Vancouver