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Although these regions have no official status or defined boundaries the Provinces and territories are sometimes informally grouped into the following regions (generally from west to east):
| All provinces and territories | Seven-region model | Six-region model | Five-region model | Four-region model | Three-region model | Senate divisions |
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| British Columbia | British Columbia | Western Canada | Western Canada (24 seats) | |||
| Alberta | Alberta | Prairies | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan & Manitoba | |||||
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Ontario | Ontario | Central Canada | Eastern Canada | Ontario (24 seats) | ||
| Quebec | Quebec | Quebec (24 seats) | ||||
| New Brunswick | Atlantic Canada | Maritimes (24 seats) | ||||
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador (6 seats) | |||||
| Yukon | Northern Canada (Territories) | Territories (3 seats) | ||||
| Northwest Territories | ||||||
| Nunavut | ||||||
Other regions are:
Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, and the West, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northern Canada ('the North').
The provinces and territories are all sub-divided into regions for a variety of official and unofficial purposes. In some provinces, the regions have been officially defined by their respective governments. In others, the "regions" have no official status.
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