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As far as I've ever known, Ontario and Quebec are central Canada.
by skylan_q 10y ago
As far as I've ever known, Ontario and Quebec are central Canada.
- cmrdporcupine 10y agoGrowing up in Alberta, people often referred to Ontario/QC as "out east" and "down east." My brother still does that. And many people there seem unable to make a proper distinction between eastern and central Canada economically or politically too.
- mthoms 10y agoIn my experience, Ontario and Quebec are colloquially referred to as "Out East" or "Eastern Provinces" while the Atlantic provinces are referred to more often as "The Maritimes" or the "East Coast".
- mthoms 10y agoI'm curious - where did you grow up? Growing up in Ontario I remember always being told we were in "Eastern Canada".
- alfredxing 10y agoOntario/Quebec are definitely commonly called "East" out here in Vancouver. The Maritimes are, well, the Maritimes. Central usually means the prairies.
- wattt 10y agoCentral Canada means Manitoba mostly, since it is geographic centre as well as being in central timezone.
- metaloha 10y agoLooking at a map, I guess I can see Ontario being close to central Canada (along with Manitoba and Saskatchewan), but Quebec is definitely almost as East as it gets, and since the data centre is in Montreal...