Extreme points of Canadian provinces


This is a table of extreme points of each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Many of these points are uninhabited; see also extreme communities of Canada for inhabited places.
Province/territoryNorthernmost pointSouthernmost pointEasternmost pointWesternmost point
AlbertaNorthern border with Northwest Territories Southern border with Montana, United States Eastern border with SaskatchewanWestern border with British Columbia, from Willmore Wilderness Park north to the border with the Northwest Territories
British ColumbiaNorthern border with Yukon and Northwest territories Race Rocks Point where British Columbia's eastern border meets Alberta and the United States Westernmost point of Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Provincial Park
ManitobaNorthern border with Nunavut Southern border with the United States Point where Manitoba's eastern border meets Hudson Bay Western border with Saskatchewan, north of the Churchill River
QuebecCape Wolstenholme, approx. 17 miles NE of Ivujivik
Elgin or Hinchinbrooke; the border with the United States bends south of the 45th parallel in the area; the southernmost point of the bend is at the point where the Châteauguay River crosses the border
Eastern border with Labrador, near Blanc-Sablon
Longitude: 57°06'30" West
Pointe Louis-XIV, approx. 60 miles NNW of Chisasibi
New BrunswickPoint of land near DalhousieSouthern tip of the largest island of "Three Islands" off the coast of Grand Manan Cape TormentinePoint where New Brunswick, Quebec and Maine meet, near the southern tip of Beau Lake
Newfoundland and LabradorCape Chidley, Labrador
Cape Freels, Newfoundland
Cape Spear Easternmost point of land in Canada
Labrador border approximately 50 miles West of Esker
Northwest TerritoriesWestern tip of an island that is approximately 200 km SW of the north magnetic poleSouthern border with British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, along the 60th parallelEastern border with Nunavut Western border with Yukon
Nova ScotiaSaint Paul Island
Cape Sable IslandEastern tip of Sable IslandBrier Island
NunavutCape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, near Alert. Northernmost point of land in Canada. Stag Island's southern point
Easternmost point of Ellesmere Island, 27km south east of Alert, 82°19'06.9"N 61°06'01.1"WPoint where Nunavut's western border with Northwest Territories and Amundsen Gulf meet, approx. 30 miles north of Tuktut Nogait National Park
OntarioPoint just east of where Ontario's western border meets Hudson Bay, approx. 125 km NW of Fort Severn
Middle Island, Lake Erie. Southernmost point of land in Canada, and part of Point Pelee National ParkLand: Shore of the St. Lawrence River NE of Wood Creek, near Curry Hill. Water: In the St. Lawrence River offshore from the previous pointWestern border with Manitoba
Longitude: 95°09'11" West
Prince Edward IslandNorth CapeWood IslandsEast PointWest Cape
SaskatchewanNorthern border with Northwest Territories Southern border with the United States Eastern border with Manitoba, south of Gainsborough, SaskatchewanWestern border with Alberta
YukonHerschel IslandSouthern border with British ColumbiaPoint where Yukon, British Columbia and Northwest Territories meet, on the 60th parallelBoundary Peak 187.