Canadian Provinces and Regions as Nation-States: Comparative Statistics, Articles and Videos

Region	GDP (million CAD$, 2014)	Average income (CAD$, 2014)	Population (2014)	Place in the World (Population, 2014)	National Equivalent (Population)	Place in the World (GDP, IMF, 2014)	National Equivalent (GDP)
Western Canada vs Eastern Canada
Western Canada	769 622	44 216	11 278 900	78	Belgium	19	Saudi Arabia
Eastern Canada	1 202 684	37 982	24 264 900	52	Australia	16	Mexico
Québec vs Rest of Canada
Québec	370 064	36 491	8 214 900	99	Switzerland	33	South Africa
Rest of Canada	1 602 979	42 020	27 328 900	46	Ghana	12	Australia
Five nation states
Newfoundland / Labrador	33 514	35 345	529 100	168	Suriname	96	Bolivia
NB / NS / PEI	77 136	34 635	1 843 200	148	Kosovo	66	Belarus
Québec	370 064	36 491	8 214 900	99	Switzerland	33	South Africa
Western / Northern Canada	769 622	44 216	11 278 900	78	Belgium	19	Saudi Arabia
Ontario	721 970	42 643	13 677 700	72	Senegal	20	Switzerland
Six nation states (Alternative A)
Yukon - NWT - Nunavut	9 821	48 739	117 100	181	Kiribati	137	Malta
Atlantic provinces	110 650	34 812	2 372 300	142	Qatar	61	Morocco
British Columbia	237 188	40 196	4 638 400	121	New Zealand	45	Greece
Prairies	522 613	43 712	6 523 400	106	Laos	27	Taiwan
Québec	370 064	36 491	8 214 900	99	Switzerland	33	South Africa
Ontario	721 970	42 643	13 677 700	72	Senegal	20	Switzerland
Six nation states (Alternative B)
Yukon - NWT - Nunavut	9 821	48 739	117 100	181	Kiribati	137	Malta
Newfoundland / Labrador	33 514	35 345	529 100	168	Suriname	96	Bolivia
NB / NS / PEI	77 136	34 635	1 843 200	148	Kosovo	66	Belarus
Québec	370 064	36 491	8 214 900	99	Switzerland	33	South Africa
Western Canada	759 801	41 954	11 161 800	80	Tunisia	19	Saudi Arabia
Ontario	721 970	42 643	13 677 700	72	Senegal	20	Switzerland
Eleven nation states
Yukon - NWT - Nunavut	9 821	48 739	117 100	181	Kiribati	137	Malta
Prince Edward Island	6 003	33 632	146 200	180	Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	148	Malawi
Newfoundland / Labrador	33 514	35 345	529 100	168	Suriname	96	Bolivia
New Brunswick	32 056	34 164	754 600	163	Guyana	97	Latvia
Nova Scotia	39 077	36 108	942 400	158	Djibouti	91	Ghana
Saskatchewan	82 780	40 933	1 122 300	157	Swaziland	64	Oman
Manitoba	64 077	36 795	1 280 200	154	Mauritius	71	Dominican Republic
Alberta	375 756	53 408	4 120 900	129	Lebanon	33	Colombia
British Columbia	237 188	40 196	4 638 400	121	New Zealand	45	Greece
Québec	370 064	36 491	8 214 900	99	Switzerland	33	South Africa
Ontario	721 970	42 643	13 677 700	72	Senegal	20	Switzerland

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Sovereignty Movements in Canada – Articles

BBC News, Wexit: Why some Albertans want to separate from Canada, October 11, 2019.

CBC, Would Wexit work? Separating from Canada would take years and be dictated by Ottawa, October 31, 2019.

Radio Canada International, Catalan separatist leader denied entry to Canada, October 30, 2019.

The Globe and Mail, For Blanchet, sovereignty isn’t a sprint – it’s a marathon, October 26, 2019.

The Globe and Mail, Eastern and Western Canadians are angry – and Ottawa needs to wake up, December 28, 2018.

The New York Times, The Reawakening of Quebec’s Nationalism, November 1, 2019.

Times Colonist, Bloc leader calls on Canada to let exiled Catalan leader enter the country, October 17, 2019.

Historical Moments (New France, Upper and Lower Canada, Canada and Quebec) – Videos

1- Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec.

2- Battle of Quebec, October 24, 1690 (New France victory).

3- Expulsion of the Acadians, August 10, 1755 – July 11, 1764.

4- Battle of Quebec, September 13, 1759 (British victory).

5- Battle of Quebec, December 31, 1775 (British victory).

6- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – February 17, 1815 (Status quo ante bellum).

7- Lower Canada Rebellions, November 6, 1837 – November 10, 1838
(British victory).

8- Canadian Confederation (Charlottetown / Quebec, 1864 – London, 1866).

9. Louis Riel, Father of Manitoba, Leader of Métis People.

10- Gabriel Dumont, Métis Leader.

11- Conscription Crisis of 1917, Quebec.

12- Queen Elizabeth II visits Quebec City, 1964.

13- René Lévesque interviewed by Pierre Elliott Trudeau on  CBC, 1964.

14- René Lévesque speaks with students of Scarborough College, Ontario, March 25, 1968 (University of Toronto Archives, A1996-0008 [C-0960]).

15- “Vive le Québec libre !” by French President Charles de Gaulle,
July 24, 1967.

16- French Canada in 1969 by British Pathé.

17- “Just watch me” Pierre Trudeau told an interviewer on October 13, 1970 (October Crisis).

18- René Lévesque’s speach during the 1980 Referendum.

19- CBC programme regarding the 1980 Referendum in Quebec.

20- CBC / C-SPAN programme during the 1995 Referendum in Quebec.

21- CBC Documentary on Quebec’s Referendums, 2005.

22- CBC Documentary on Quebec’s 1995 Referendum, September 2, 2014.

23- Separatist Movement Growing in Alberta by CTV News,
September 25, 2019.

24- On the Possibility of a Wexit by Global News, October 26, 2019.

25- TVO’s The Agenda in Regard to the Wexit, November 1, 2019.

26- Historical Analysis of First Nations’ Sovereignty in Canada, 27 May, 2013.

27- Canadian Government Documentary on the FNLMA, February 8, 2016.

 

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Sources:

Wikipedia, List of Canadian provinces and territories by gross domestic product, December 10, 2015.

Wikipedia, List of countries and dependencies by population, December 10, 2015.

Wikipedia, List of countries by GDP (nominal), December 10, 2015.

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