Central Canada

Central Canada Centre du Canada (French)
Map of Central Canada, defined politically
Coordinates: 50°N 79°W / 50°N 79°W / 50; -79
Composition	Ontario Quebec
Largest city	Toronto
Largest metro	Greater Toronto Area
Canadian Confederation	1 July 1867
Area  (2021 - land,[1] 2017 - fresh water[2][3])
• Total	2,552,291.51 km2 (985,445.26 sq mi)
• Land	2,191,011.51 km2 (845,954.27 sq mi)
• Water	361,280.00 km2 (139,490.99 sq mi)
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	22,725,775
• Density	10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zones
Western Ontario	UTC−06:00 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Eastern Ontario / most of Quebec	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Eastern Quebec	UTC−04:00 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−03:00 (ADT)

Central Canada (French: Centre du Canada, sometimes the Central provinces) is a Canadian region consisting of Ontario and Quebec, the largest and most populous provinces of the country.^[4] Geographically, they are not at the centre of Canada but instead overlap with Eastern Canada toward the east. Because of their large populations, Ontario and Quebec have traditionally held a significant amount of political power in Canada, leading to some amount of resentment from other regions of the country. Before Confederation, the term "Canada" specifically referred to Central Canada. Today, the term "Central Canada" is less often used than the names of the individual provinces.