In which part of Canada do most Canadians live?
Canadians mainly choose to live in Canada close to the United States of America’s border. The Canadian provinces bordering the United States are:
• British Columbia • Alberta • Manitoba • Saskatchewan • Ontario • Quebec • New Brunswick
The first reason why most Canadians choose to live near the United States border is for facilitating trade relations. Canadian exports from 80% of trade to the United States. More than 50% of Canada’s imports are from the United States. Canada is an important supplier of agricultural products in the world. It belongs to the group of a few developed countries that are net energy exporters. Additionally the Canada – United States Free trade Agreement (FTA) in 1988 removed tariffs that existed between the two nations.
The second factor responsible for most of the population concentration near the United States border is the climate. Canada’s average summer and winter high temperatures vary according to location. Winters are especially harsh in those regions of Canada like the Prairie Provinces and the interiors. In the non-coastal areas, the ground remains covered with snow for over six months and even longer in some of the interiors. The climate in the provinces near United States border is milder. The southern Ontario region where 40% of the nation’s population lives is closer to the great lakes. People migrating to Canada got to southern Ontario through these lakes.
