Which U.S. States are Similar to Which Canadian Provinces???

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♥Kaylee♥

The United States and Canada have a very similar infrastructure. When traveling through Canada you will notice many similarities, from the design and architecture of buildings and house’s, to the fast food restaurants along the highways.

NEWFOUNDLAND:
Newfoundland is a lot like Ireland as Opus250 said in his/her above answer. The capital city is St. Johns which has a population just under 100,000. The city it a lot like a city from the UK, particularly Dublin, Ireland because of it’s shipping industry.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND (P.E.I.):
P.E.I is the smallest province in Canada. It’s most similar to Maine. The main industry is fishing and tourism. All along the island are small fishing communities, very similar to Maine or Coastal Massachusetts., although it’s not a state it’s comparable to Nantucket Island in Massachusetts just a little bigger. Biggest difference from Maine is that it’s not even a quarter of the size of Maine!

NOVA SCOTIA:
Nova Scotia is like Massachusetts as well, but the more urban part of Massachusetts. Nova Scotia is one of the most populated province in the Canadian Maritime provinces. The Capital city is Halifax which is like a smaller version of Boston.

NEW BRUNSWICK:
New Brunswick is a very industrial area. The capital is Fredericton, which too is an industrial city. I’m sure the locals could argue with that but It wasn’t the most pleasant city when I visited it.

QUEBEC:
Quebec . . . The French part of Canada. Actually, it’s hard to even consider Quebec part of Canada. The people there seem to try there hardest to be as different as they can from any other Canadian province. They’ve tried to separate from Canada for years (of course not everyone in Quebec wanted to, but majority). It’s not comparable to any state in the U.S., or even a Canadian province, it’s comparable to France though.

ONTARIO:
Southern Ontario, is defiantly Canada’s “little America”. Toronto is the capital, and the largest city in Canada with 4 million plus people and just 1 hour from New York State. And about 3 hours from Detroit Michigan. Very, very similar to The United States in general. You will see tons of American fast food chains and American companies. The Greater Toronto Area has heavy industry. If you look on a map Southern Ontario is basically sandwiched in between Michigan and New York. If you want to feel like your in the United States when your in Canada, this is the place to be!

MANITOBA:
The province to the west of Ontario is like North Dakota and South Dakota. The biggest city there is Winnipeg, with a population of about 616,000 and an impressive skyline for such a small city.

SASKATCHEWAN:
Saskatchewan is paradise for wheat lovers, cow enthusiasts, barn lovers, John Deer addicts and just about anyone who loves farming. Comparable to Montana and Wyoming.

ALBERTA:
The Texas of Canada!! Two massive cities make up for the majority of the Alberta population. Edmonton (The Dallas of Alberta) and Calgary (The Houston of Alberta).
Calgary and Edmonton are home to the headquarters of the major Canadian oil companies Petro Canada and Esso (owned by Exxon Mobile). Alberta is rich in oil, and all beef in Canada comes from Alberta. . And we can't forget the cowboys! Every year Calgary has the Calgary Stampede, they have all sorts of events and rodeos and cowboy marches through the city! Considering how far Texas is from Alberta, they sure do have a lot in common

BRITISH COLUMBIA:
The final western province. B.C. is basically like Washington, Oregon and Northern California. Same mountain range as the western U.S. states, and the largest city Vancouver is on a fault line that runs down to the San Andreas fault in Los Angeles. Skiing is popular in winter, like Washington state, Northern California and Colorado.

TERRITORIES:
All 3 of the Canadian territories in the north are like . . . Alaska. Simple as that lol.

As I said earlier Canada and America have a similar infrastructure and the same culture. You won’t find any other two countries in the world that are as similar as each other. Sadly there are some Canadians who posted answers to your question stating that “we Canadians” try our hardest to be nothing like the States. NOT true at all. Of course every country wants there own identity (Tim Hortons does it for Canada lol), Canada does not purposely try to avoid being like the States. It’s Canadians who say things like that are an embarrassment to the country. Most Canadians love Americans and the United States!!

- Hope this helps :-)
Enjoy your trip to Toronto!

Opus250

British Columbia = California, Washington, Oregon

Alberta = Texas, Montana, Wyoming

Saskatchewan = North & South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas

Manitoba = Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois

Ontario = New York, Michigan, Ohio

Quebec = France

Newfoundland and Labrador = Ireland, but the people have thicker accents and they drink more Guinness, too

Nova Scotia = Massachusetts without the over-population

New Brunswick = Maine

PEI = Rhode Island or Delaware

feisty_wun

the states and provinces which border each other are similar but still retain their unique qualities. the radius is probably about 50 miles for similarities.

countpetez

Come north of Toronto to Bobcaygeon..You have nothing similar. Maine is similar to New Bruinswick, Minnesota is similar to northern Ontario, and North Dakota is close to Saskatchewan. Thiis is simply Geography, Atitudes are waaaaaay different..

fatsausage

I suggest that you avoid Toronto - instead choose between either the West Coast or the East Coast as a starting point.
If you start in the West - fly to Vancouver and visit Victoria and the San Juan Islands - then go to Whistler and on to Banff, Alberta.
If you start in the East - fly to Halfax and visit Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island. Then go to Lunenberg and Digby and on to Quebec City.

stevewbcanada

We actually go out of our way to be as dissimilar from the Excited States as we possibly can.

liker_of_minnesota

British Columbia is similar to Washington(major city on northwest Pacific coast, Cascade Mntns., cool, moist climate on the coast, cold dry climate east of the mountains.)
Alberta is similar to Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado(western frontier culture with cowboys, oil, scenery is similar to those states listed(mountains, and prairie)).
Saskatchewan is similar to Kansas(flat prairieland, top wheat producer)
Manitoba is similar to Minnesota(lots of lakes, very cold climate)
Ontario is similar to Ohio and Michigan( in the sense of there being a large industrial center), New York(in the sense of it being a financial center and having the largest city in Canada:Toronto, and just like NYC it is one of the most cultural diverse cities in the world). With the capital of Canada(Ottawa) being in Ontario, it is similar to Virginia and Maryland in the sense that Washingtod DC is located in between both states.
Quebec is similar to Louisiana(in the sense that Quebec has a strong French heritage like Louisiana)and Vermont(both Vermont and Quebec are large producers of maple syrup).
New Brunswick is similar to Maine(in the sense of there being a smaller, yet sizebale French heritage and in the sense of a maritime heritage)
Nova Scotia is similar to Massachusetts (in the sense that both were colonies of Great Britain and both have a maritime heritage)
Prince Edward Island is similar to Delaware because both place have a strong agricultural as well as maritime economical base.
Newfoundland and Labrador are similar to Maine in this way:Newfoundland has a strong maritime influence in its economy just like coastal Maine. Labrador is colder and castly rural like inland Maine.

happywhereIam

I see no similarities between BC and California.

** Thanks SONIC (below) for your mature, honest and unbiased answer. These type of answers are needed on these boards!!

Julia Encarnacion

I live in Miami. I can't imagine it being very similar at all to any place in Canada!

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