This name arguably became more appropriate following division than it had been when the territories actually extended far into Canada's north-central and northeastern areas.

Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south.

These offences appear both in the federal laws of Canada and in the legislation of Canada's provinces and territories.

* Legislative Assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories

In each of Canada's provinces, the monarch is represented by a lieutenant governor, while the territories are not sovereign and thus do not have a viceroy.

The commissioners of Canada's territories are appointed by the federal Governor-in-Council, at the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development ; but, as the territories are not sovereign entities, the commissioners are not personal representatives of the sovereign.

The RCMP provides policing services to all of Canada at a federal level, and also on a contract basis to the three territories, eight of Canada's provinces ( the RCMP does not provide provincial or municipal policing in either Ontario or Quebec ), more than 190 municipalities, 184 aboriginal communities, and three international airports.

The three territories each have a greater proportion of Aboriginal inhabitants than any of Canada's provinces.

It is a statutory holiday federally, as well as in six of Canada's ten provinces and all three of its territories.

Court decisions, starting in 2003, each already legalized same-sex marriage in eight out of ten provinces and one of three territories, whose residents comprised about 90 % of Canada's population.

Justices are appointed by the lieutenant governors of Canada's provinces, and by the commissioners of Canada's territories, on the advice of their relevant premier or Attorney General.

The Canada Water Act ( proclaimed on September 30, 1970 ) provides the framework for cooperation with provinces and territories in the conservation, development, and utilization of Canada's water resources.

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada's largest pharmacy chain with more than 1, 241 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart in nine provinces and two territories and Pharmaprix in Quebec as well as in Hawkesbury, Ontario.

" Canada's preferred format was: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Canada and of Her other realms and territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

There was also a " cinecast " in which the event was shown live in 35 cinemas in major British cities in addition to 4 cinemas in Australia and cinemas in six of Canada's thirteen provinces and territories.

Its Constitution, which includes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, is supreme, binding the federal parliament and the legislative assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories.

In Canada's three territories, hamlets are officially designated municipalities.

* 16 – Manitoba becomes the fifth of Canada's provinces or territories to have legal same-sex marriage.

* 24 – Nova Scotia becomes the sixth of Canada's provinces or territories to have legal same-sex marriage.

Canada's provinces and territories also have equivalent officials as the head of their respective public services, as in the list below:

Canada's three territories have premiers as well, though they are technically known as " government leaders ".

They exist on four levels: the top-level ( first-level ) divisions are Canada's provinces and territories ; these are divided into second-level census divisions, which in turn are divided into third-level census subdivisions ( roughly corresponding to municipalities ) and fourth-level dissemination areas.

Well-funded groups like Canada's Ballard Power Systems are also working to develop a " regenerative fuel cell ", a device that can generate hydrogen and oxygen when power is available, and combine these efficiently when power is needed.

Several of Canada's largest companies are based in natural resource industries, such as EnCana, Cameco, Goldcorp, and Barrick Gold.

Canadian Government policies such as ; publicly funded health care, higher and more progressive taxation, outlawing capital punishment, strong efforts to eliminate poverty, an emphasis on cultural diversity, and most recently legalizing same-sex marriage – are social indicators of Canada's political and cultural values.

AFISCO, an Indian consortium of seven companies, led by the Steel Authority of India Limited ( SAIL ), and Canada's Kilo Goldmines Ltd are expected to jointly invest $ 14. 6 billion in developing the Hajigak iron mine.

* 1968 – Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.

Gray whales are protected under Canada's Species at Risk Act which obligates Canadian governments to prepare management plans for the whales and consider the interests of the whales when permitting development.

This may understate the Irish contribution to Canada's population, as those responding " Canadian " in census surveys are thought to be largely of British or Irish descent.

* 2008 – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes an historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children are isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.

* 1864 – Ninety-nine people are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster near St-Hilaire, Quebec.

Financial institutions in Canada are required to track large cash transactions ( daily total greater than CAD $ 10, 000. 00 or equivalent value in other currencies ) that can be used to finance terrorist activities in and beyond Canada's borders and report them to FINTRAC.

Canadian spellings are primarily based on British usage as a result of Canada's long-standing connections with the UK.

There are national awards, like Canada's Aurora Award, regional awards, like the Endeavour Award presented at Orycon for works from the Pacific Northwest, special interest or subgenre awards like the Chesley Award for art or the World Fantasy Award for fantasy.

The condominiums in the background are also new-build and speak to Canada's higher suburban densities.

Canada's largest administratively independent suburban municipalities are those surrounding the four largest cities.

Only four national over-the-air television networks are currently licensed by the CRTC: the government-owned CBC ( English ) and Radio-Canada ( French ), French-language private network TVA, and a network focused on Canada's indigenous peoples, APTN.

Further, included in Canada's constitution are the various treaties between the Crown and Canadian First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, who view these documents as agreements directly and only between themselves and the reigning monarch, illustrating the relationship between sovereign and aboriginals.

These critics say that Canada's proximity to the United States causes a " brain drain " or migration of Canadian-trained doctors and nurses ( as well as other professionals ) to the United States, where private hospitals can pay much higher wages and income tax rates are lower ( partially because health care is not covered through taxation ).

Canada's Medicare system and most of the UK's NHS general practitioner and dental services, which are systems where health care is delivered by private business with partial or total government funding, fit this broader definition, as do the health care systems of most of Western Europe.

In support of Canada's military, some MSC meteorologists are seconded to the Department of National Defence ( Canada ).

The RCMP is responsible for policing in Canadian Internal Waters, including the territorial sea and contiguous zone as well as the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway ; such operations are provided by the RCMP's Federal Services Directorate and includes enforcing Canada's environment, fisheries, customs and immigration laws.

Almost all of Canada's major daily newspapers are broadsheets.