Western Canada
E30633
Western Canada is the westernmost region of Canada, generally referring to the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, known for its diverse landscapes, natural resources, and major urban centers like Vancouver and Calgary.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Canada canonical | 131 |
| Prairie Provinces | 21 |
| western Canada | 10 |
| Canadian Prairies | 6 |
| Prairie provinces | 6 |
| Canada West | 2 |
| Prairie provinces of Canada | 2 |
| Canadian Northwest | 1 |
| Canadian Prairies region | 1 |
| Canadian West | 1 |
| Prairie Provinces of Canada | 1 |
| Prairies region of Canada | 1 |
| Western Canada (Province of Canada era) | 1 |
| southern Alberta | 1 |
| southwestern Canada | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of Canada ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Northern Canada
ⓘ
Saskatchewan ⓘ
surface form:
Ontario
Pacific Ocean ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climate |
coastal oceanic climate in British Columbia coast
ⓘ
continental climate in Prairies ⓘ subarctic climate in northern areas ⓘ |
| contains |
Banff National Park
ⓘ
Jasper National Park ⓘ Pacific Rim National Park Reserve ⓘ Yoho National Park ⓘ |
| containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Manitoba ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic |
large immigrant communities
ⓘ
significant Indigenous population ⓘ |
| economicRegionOf | Canada ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Interior Plateau of British Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
British Columbia Interior
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Rockies
Hudson Bay region ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson Bay Lowlands
Interior Lowlands ⓘ
surface form:
Interior Plains
Canada West Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Coast of Canada
Western Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prairie Provinces
|
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ diverse landscapes ⓘ forestry ⓘ mining ⓘ natural resources ⓘ oil and gas industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ wheat production ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Indigenous languages of Canada ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Calgary
ⓘ
Edmonton ⓘ Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Regina
Saskatoon ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Winnipeg
|
| partOf |
English-speaking Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
English Canada
|
| sportsCulture | ice hockey ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
Mountain Time Zone ⓘ Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (186)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Conference (MLS)
this entity surface form:
Prairie Provinces
this entity surface form:
Canada West
this entity surface form:
Canadian Prairies
this entity surface form:
western Canada
this entity surface form:
Prairie provinces
subject surface form:
Western Conference (NHL)
this entity surface form:
Canada West
subject surface form:
Cardston
this entity surface form:
southern Alberta
this entity surface form:
Prairie Provinces
this entity surface form:
Prairie Provinces
this entity surface form:
Prairie Provinces
subject surface form:
Pacific Standard Time
this entity surface form:
Canadian Prairies
this entity surface form:
Prairie provinces
this entity surface form:
Canadian Prairies
this entity surface form:
Prairie Provinces
this entity surface form:
Prairie provinces
this entity surface form:
western Canada
this entity surface form:
Canadian Prairies
this entity surface form:
Prairie Provinces
this entity surface form:
Canadian Prairies
this entity surface form:
Canadian Prairies
this entity surface form:
western Canada
this entity surface form:
Prairies region of Canada