Canada

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Le Canada

Canada is officially a bilingual country, though outside of the province of Québec, French is considerably less common than English. Nonetheless, Canada’s 13 provinces and territories have official names in both languages.

Alberta   l’Alberta (f)
British Columbia   la Colombie-Britannique   
Manitoba   le Manitoba
New Brunswick   le Nouveau-Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador   la Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador   
Northwest Territories   les Territoires du Nord-Ouest  (m)
Nova Scotia   la Nouvelle-Écosse
Nunavut   le Nunavut
Ontario   l’Ontario (m)
Prince Edward Island   l’île du Prince-Édouard    (f)
Quebec   le Québec
Saskatchewan   la Saskatchewan*
Yukon (Territory)   le Yukon
le territoire du Yukon

 * According to the Saskatchewan government’s official website and les Fransaskois (French-speaking inhabitants of Saskatchewan), this province is feminine. However, many dictionaries and websites mistakenly say it’s masculine.

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