Printable map of Canadian provinces and territories

A printable map of the Canadian provinces and territories gets used at the front of a classroom, on a kitchen table and in a folder for a trip. There are two PDFs: With regions draws all 10 provinces and 3 territories, and Blank outline is the shape of the country with nothing inside it. Neither has names printed, which leaves the labelling to whoever holds the pen.

Ideas for a class

Younger children can colour the province they live in, then the ones a relative lives in, and draw a dot for Ottawa with its name beside it. If an atlas is on the desk, they can add Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and Calgary the same way.

Older pupils can fill in every province and territory from the list further down this page, which doubles as the answer key, then swap sheets and mark each other's. For group work, give each group three or four provinces to research, colour and label, and pin the sheets together as one wall map. Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories make a good extra round for the quickest group.

Choosing and printing

Use With regions for labelling, quizzes and colouring by a rule, because each province and territory is its own shape. Use Blank outline when pupils will draw the lines themselves. Black and white suits a class set that will be photocopied; colour suits a single copy. Print at 100% when copies must match, or choose fit to page if the edges are cut off.

To colour a few provinces before printing, use the bar on the map, then Download your map. For the country alone, there is also the printable map of Canada, and for names or A3, Customise before printing opens the editor.