Comparing Canadian Provinces to US States

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • This video compares all 10 Canadian Provinces and 3 Canadian Territories to the 50 US States. The analysis is made off of similar population, population distribution, geography, a bit of history and politics, and most importantly culture. I will be making more videos similar to this soon (1-2 every week hopefully), and I hope you enjoyed!

Komentáře • 115

  • @patrickoshea4991
    @patrickoshea4991 Před rokem +56

    I feel like British Columbia is more like the California of Canada. It hosts a strong international population, a Canadian Hollywood equivalent and both have the most temperate climates in their respective countries.

    • @kt_lavigne06
      @kt_lavigne06 Před měsícem +4

      I think you could say BC is practically the whole East Coast of the US. I went on a trip from Vancouver to Victoria to Seattle, and that grungy, progressive vibe definitely carried the whole way.

    • @appletree13
      @appletree13 Před měsícem +1

      @@kt_lavigne06 BC, Washington State, and Oregon are all basically the same thing. There's even a secessionist movement that calls for the three to separate from their respective countries and join together.

    • @BasePuma4007
      @BasePuma4007 Před měsícem +2

      The Canadian hollywood is based in Toronto lmao. Vancouvers film industry isn't anything special.

    • @oilersridersbluejays
      @oilersridersbluejays Před měsícem

      BC sucks. Full of nothing but a bunch of drug addicts and communist hippies.

    • @TMBpk
      @TMBpk Před 7 dny

      😂 Ok

  • @newfoundlandmapping4493
    @newfoundlandmapping4493 Před rokem +59

    I like to compare Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska. Both are isolated to the rest of their countries. They both rely on oil and fishing for their economies. Both are mostly empty. NL was the last province to join Canada while Alaska was the Most recent state in the Union. Both also have significant Inuit populations.

    • @NLJosh83
      @NLJosh83 Před rokem +2

      Agreed, I've been to Wisconsin and there's not much similarity between WI and NL.

    • @64imma
      @64imma Před 5 měsíci

      As a current wisconsin resident, I agree. I kind of get his point, especially because being in Wisconsin does feel surprisingly isolated from the rest of the country (especially when compared to Indiana, the state I grew up in and is known for having lots of people passing through), but I definitely think Alaska is better for NL

    • @inreallife530
      @inreallife530 Před měsícem +1

      tbh i didn't know there were Inuit in Alaska. I agree with your point tho.

    • @BurchellAtTheWharf
      @BurchellAtTheWharf Před 23 dny +1

      Nfld is definitely the east coast Alaska

    • @talkingweevil3172
      @talkingweevil3172 Před 3 dny

      The culture is very different though other than the Inuit and I think culture is very important

  • @juanpark6107
    @juanpark6107 Před rokem +18

    Fun fact: a large chunk of Louisianas French population mostly comes from Acadia, which is Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, which got kicked out from canada after the 7 yrs war, which is where the name Acadiana comes from which pretty much means cajun

  • @MrMoose-mf1oy
    @MrMoose-mf1oy Před 29 dny +10

    I would not say BC is a very leftist province. Yes, Coastal BC of Vancouver and Vancouver Island (Victoria, Nanaimo etc.) are more leftist and hold a lot of power in BC and account for around 3.5 million out of the 5.1 million people living here; however, BC is MASSIVE and Interior/Northern BC are very conservative (I live in the interior).

    • @SterlonSteak
      @SterlonSteak Před 14 dny

      same here in WA State, more interior conservative too.

  • @mikekraus3079
    @mikekraus3079 Před 5 měsíci +9

    Saskatchewan is known for Oil and other natural resources like potash, gold, uranium (Best quality in the world), diamonds, coal, silver and . . . Saskatchewan is the one of the most resource rich places on earth.

  • @tunaice
    @tunaice Před 9 měsíci +11

    Calling everything boring is just uncool. And it really appeals to the ignorant masses mindset.

    • @heronimousbrapson863
      @heronimousbrapson863 Před 14 dny +1

      It may be "uncool", but it's still true.

    • @Sylvander1911
      @Sylvander1911 Před 9 dny +1

      As a Manitoba I would not call it "uncool" I would call it down right rude.

  • @leocooking2661
    @leocooking2661 Před rokem +11

    I think Nunavut would be like Oklahoma because they are both places where indigenous culture is around and they not have indigenous names and where intended for indigenous people to live in.

  • @arvofrehner8969
    @arvofrehner8969 Před měsícem +5

    As a Canadian I think it would be funny to go over every region in each province and compare it to a us county because the east Kootenay area is the opposite of Vancouver in most ways

  • @AsmodeanEmpire
    @AsmodeanEmpire Před rokem +9

    It’s pronounced NewfoundLAND, not Newfinlind - rhymes with “understand.” And it’s not part of the Maritime provinces, despite being very small-m maritime in nature - the Maritimes are only NB, NS, and PEI, because NL has such a different history and culture and is physically separated.
    As a Newfoundlander who’s married to an American, I’d say Newfoundland is akin to Alaska, or perhaps West Virginia if West Virginia was a couple hundred miles out in the Atlantic Ocean by itself.

  • @Sebman1113
    @Sebman1113 Před rokem +8

    I know that the Atlantic provinces are similar to New England. New England has a historically dominant mainline Protestant population and has voted for moderate Republicans until it recently became democrat. The Atlantic Provinces have historically been dominated by mainline Protestantism and has long voted for Red Tory’s until the provinces recently became heavily Liberal.

  • @Matthew-cw3gn
    @Matthew-cw3gn Před rokem +9

    I don't think you can just go one-to-one comparisons.
    Ontario is like New York+Illinois+California combined.
    Quebec does not have any comparison, and Texas is a particularly terrible one.
    British Columbia is like Washington.
    Alberta is like Texas.
    Saskatchewan is like North Dakota and South Dakota.
    Manitoba is like Missouri in my opinion. Flyover farm country, but it does have a large minority population and shitty, irrelevant cities that make up major urban populations.
    Nova Scotia is like Massachusetts if Boston was smaller.
    New Brunswick is like Maine minus the Portland metro area.
    Prince Edward Island is like the Portland metro area.
    Newfoundland doesn't have a good comparison either, but a lazy one could be Alaska.

    • @ns2859
      @ns2859 Před rokem +6

      I agree, comparing Quebec and Texas isn't accurate : one is hot and conservative, the other cold and liberal.

    • @Foxikaze
      @Foxikaze Před rokem

      ​@@ns2859 You severely underestimate the conservatives of Québec

    • @ns2859
      @ns2859 Před rokem +1

      @@Foxikaze There is almost no conservatives in Québec.

    • @fs400ion
      @fs400ion Před 3 měsíci

      They dont reach more than 15% of the population ​@@Foxikaze

    • @fs400ion
      @fs400ion Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@ns2859Québec is quite warm half the year. 3months average and 3months really cold. With global warming Québec's winter is getting weaker and weaker

  • @mlbroblox8620
    @mlbroblox8620 Před rokem +4

    Ontario is New-York- New-Jersey- Pennsylvania D.C.
    Quebec is Louisiana
    Nova Scotia is Florida- Massachusetts -Connecticut
    Manitoba is Illinois-Michigan and Missouri
    British Columbia is California -Washington- Oregon.
    Alberta is Texas - Colorado
    Saskatchewan is Carolina -Virginia
    New Brunswick is Maine -Rhode Island.

  • @garrettjones2243
    @garrettjones2243 Před měsícem +2

    Just had to point out that the lobster statue photo you used for Nova Scotia is not found in NS at all but is the main attraction of Shediac, New Brunswick

  • @deepfried_stupidity
    @deepfried_stupidity Před rokem +5

    as a Minnesotan, I'm glad you don't think we are forgettable :)

  • @GOAT_GOATERSON
    @GOAT_GOATERSON Před rokem +15

    BC is more similar to to California imo

  • @heronimousbrapson863
    @heronimousbrapson863 Před 14 dny +1

    BC is mainly left wing in the coastal areas. East of the coast mountains it tends to be more politically conservative.

  •  Před 16 dny +1

    BC is not "leftist" it's 50/50 at best,it's also a major supplier of power to all of the western states and Alberta, it is also basically Canada's loading dock as 85% of all imports and Exports go through bc

  • @MonctonRad
    @MonctonRad Před 9 dny

    Dealing with the east coast provinces, Nova Scotia's analog is easily Massachusetts (dominance of NS wrt the Maritimes vs dominance of MA to the rest of New England, Halifax vs Boston (Public Gardens, the Commons, multiple universities, horrible traffic). The analog for New Brunswick is Maine (size, location, absence of a single dominant city (Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton vs Portland, Bangor, Augusta), reliance on fishing, forestry and farming). I like your analogy of Prince Edward Island vs Vermont. That seems appropriate. As for Newfoundland, the only comparable US jurisdiction is Alaska. Both NL and AK are seriously isolated on the fringes of the continent and are difficult to get to, and tend to have severe climates. Fishing and oil production sustain both jurisdictions.

  • @oilersridersbluejays
    @oilersridersbluejays Před měsícem +5

    In Saskatchewan (as well as Alberta and Manitoba) we generally hate the east, especially Ontario and Quebec. We are more Conservative, blue collar, and down to earth and polite.

  • @BurchellAtTheWharf
    @BurchellAtTheWharf Před 23 dny +1

    The maritimes are four separate provinces, with 4 different sets of laws.. NB is like maine for there industries, pei is like road isle for its size, ns is Canadian Flavored Florida and Newfoundland & Labrador is east coast Alaska to a tea.

  • @AbuNawaf-yi7zl
    @AbuNawaf-yi7zl Před rokem

    Amazing video. Thanks a lot

  • @canuckguy0313
    @canuckguy0313 Před 9 dny

    Note that Quebec is the largest in area, you show it as second (yet the area square mileage are accurate!)

  • @ianlim4404
    @ianlim4404 Před 11 měsíci +1

    It should be like:
    1. British Columbia - Washington
    2. New Brunswick/Quebec - Maine, excepting the extremes
    3. Nova Scotia - Maine
    4. Ontario - New York
    5. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba - North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska
    6. Yukon - Idaho
    7. Prince Edward Island - Rhode Island

    • @BasePuma4007
      @BasePuma4007 Před měsícem

      Alberta is a different from those other places.

  • @neilpk70
    @neilpk70 Před 17 dny +1

    "Leftist" politics in ON?
    Tell that to Doug Ford.

  • @CaffeinatedCutie
    @CaffeinatedCutie Před 3 dny

    Missed opportunity to compare Prince Edward Island to Rhode Island

  • @michaelscott1307
    @michaelscott1307 Před rokem +3

    Just fyi, the image of the city you used for Kansas is Kansas City, Missouri

  • @steverempel8584
    @steverempel8584 Před 21 dnem +1

    As a Canadian, my comparison, similar to yours in many respects, goes like this:
    Ontario = New York
    Quebec is unique, but similar to Louisiana due to the French....
    B.C. = Washington State
    Alberta = Texas
    Winnipeg = Minnesota
    Saskatchewan = North Dakota
    Maritimes (Nova Scotia/ PEI and New Brunswick) = Maine
    Newfoundland/Labrador = Alaska.
    There's no comparing the Territories to US States, these places are absolutely empty, and the culture is quite foreign, Yukon and NWT may be slightly comparable to Alaska, but there's nothing like Nunavut at all in USA, other than maybe the Northern coast of Alaska, or the Island chains south of them.

    • @steverempel8584
      @steverempel8584 Před 21 dnem

      Lol, Winnipeg is so big, I accidentally named it instead of it's province, Manitoba! Manitoba realy does feel like the massive expanded wilderness surrounding Winnipeg though.

  • @mma0911
    @mma0911 Před rokem +1

    BC's politics aren't super clear cut leftism, despite the stereotypes, it has a long history of electing centre-right governments. The SoCreds and the Liberals (now BC United) have had long stints in power over the last half century

  • @efslab
    @efslab Před rokem +1

    Underrated!

  • @rjmb9272
    @rjmb9272 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I would say northwestern Ontario is completely different from southern Ontario. With the former being much more similar to Minnesota and the UP of Michigan.
    Southern Ontario however is much more similar to Illinois, New York, and Ohio.

  • @evman7911
    @evman7911 Před 12 dny

    9:21 that giant lobster is in shediac, witch is a town in NEW BRUNSWICK, not Nova Scotia

  • @Mac3622
    @Mac3622 Před 12 dny

    A better comparison for Nova Scotia would be Massachusetts. New Brunswick is more like Maine. Fun fact: NS, NB and Maine were Acadia, and when the British took it over NB and Maine were part of the colony of NS until after the American Revolution. Also, Newfoundland is not part of the Maritimes. The Maritimes are NS, NB and PEI. The Maritimes combined with Newfoundland is called Atlantic Canada

  • @thomasdeturk5142
    @thomasdeturk5142 Před 6 dny

    Quebec is the only Place in the entire North American continent that speaks French. After the us and most parts of Canada declared to speak English. While Mexico Central America and Cuba speak Spanish.

  • @MrEKAD
    @MrEKAD Před rokem +2

    This was a good quality video hopefully the channel grows

  • @jonathansurrey8230
    @jonathansurrey8230 Před 10 dny

    I mean BC is quite similar in feel to Washington, but in reality is far closer to something like Oregon or even California

  • @thehumancomedy3891
    @thehumancomedy3891 Před rokem +4

    Hey this is an awesome video! 👌 One critique I have is maybe slow down when talking? Sometimes I have trouble understanding what you're saying, because you perhaps felt rushed when recording it. Otherwise you're doing amazing. Keep on keepin on brother!

  • @mbrooke3
    @mbrooke3 Před rokem +4

    Please slown down

  • @waeld4234
    @waeld4234 Před 8 dny

    If you include Newfoundland and Labrador you should call the area Atlantic Canada

  • @MinnesotaMania
    @MinnesotaMania Před rokem +2

    Minnesota Is very Canadian. you said it correctly.

  • @BurchellAtTheWharf
    @BurchellAtTheWharf Před 23 dny +1

    Texas and Alberta
    Oil and cattle

  • @awesomeness24great62
    @awesomeness24great62 Před 5 dny

    WASHINGTON DC IS LIKE OTTAWA ONTARIO . THEME PARK DISNEYLAND IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA IS LIKE CANADA WONDERLAND. DISNEYWORLD IN LA CALIFORNIA IS SILMIAR TO LA ROUGE THEME PARK IN QUEBEC.

  • @mysteryman447
    @mysteryman447 Před 4 dny

    B.C., Washington, Oregon, and northern California might as well be the same place honestly lol

  • @CONSTANTINEXI63
    @CONSTANTINEXI63 Před rokem +1

    British Columbia is basically the Eastern Asia of North America

  • @JPOC226
    @JPOC226 Před měsícem

    I was gonna say BC is more like Califonia.

  • @LouismarieBelanger
    @LouismarieBelanger Před měsícem

    by area Québec:1,542,056 s.k. Ontario: 1,076,395

  • @timtwoface
    @timtwoface Před 5 dny

    Interesting video but I don't think Idaho has 8+ million people!
    And while BC and Washington have plenty in common (Oregon too), I always felt that culturally BC had more in common with California.

  • @Blaze44_22
    @Blaze44_22 Před 4 dny

    I don’t think Idaho has 8.5 million people

  • @BurchellAtTheWharf
    @BurchellAtTheWharf Před 23 dny +1

    NovaScotia is Canadian Flavored Florida 😅

    • @BurchellAtTheWharf
      @BurchellAtTheWharf Před 23 dny +1

      Canadian Flavored Florida is planing to have a million people in the chity of Halifax

  • @bengarton5801
    @bengarton5801 Před měsícem

    Saskatchewan also has lots of oil, potash and uranium…

  • @briceonyoutube7215
    @briceonyoutube7215 Před měsícem

    I agree 100% and I'm from Quebec!

  • @hancocki
    @hancocki Před měsícem

    Please enunciate the "i" in Ontario more. "On-tair-e-oh". I would also note there's a wide disparity between Northern and Southern Ontario. Southern Ontario may be very similar to New York, yes, but I would say the Northern half of the province is more akin to Minnesota or even Alaska, especially in the winter, given just how remote and isolated communities can be.

  • @SovietWizardMoneyGang
    @SovietWizardMoneyGang Před 7 měsíci

    As a lifelong Albertan (even though I’m liberal) this is pretty damn accurate.

  • @fallendown8828
    @fallendown8828 Před měsícem

    Wow, most of them are most similar to their neighbors to the south, how shocking, who would have guessed that

  • @AgeCobra
    @AgeCobra Před 28 dny

    BC Hollywood North is California.

  • @beefydie2010
    @beefydie2010 Před 3 měsíci

    Kansas City isn’t in kansas

  • @PlayThroughTheGame
    @PlayThroughTheGame Před měsícem

    quebec and the maine is alike.

  • @atlasiscooler4694
    @atlasiscooler4694 Před rokem +6

    Neat video. Quebec/Texas is a little weird but the others are fair. As a Canadian I didn’t even know a lot of these American stereotypes.
    Not to overstep boundaries but you have an interesting accent, what state are you from?

    • @mbrooke3
      @mbrooke3 Před rokem

      Sounds like Midwest.

    • @kontiuka
      @kontiuka Před rokem +5

      Funny thing about Alberta is that although it is arguably the most conservative province, it is also one of the least religious.

    • @Marquipuchi
      @Marquipuchi Před rokem

      I'd say Quebec should be comparable to Florida. Not because they're culturally similar. But I hear a lot about crazy people from Gatineau and that reminded me of florida man.

  • @awesomeness24great62
    @awesomeness24great62 Před 5 dny

    Idaho MORE LIKE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND BECAUSE THE MAIN ONE KNOW FOR THEIR POTATO WHILE HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA MORE LIKE RHODE ILSANDS WITH THE DIFFERENT COLOUR HOUSES.

  • @fishmaster665
    @fishmaster665 Před rokem

    You could compare nunavut to Oklahoma because ofvthe indigenous population

  • @hellfreezer3037
    @hellfreezer3037 Před rokem

    I find Alberta to be most similar to Colorado

  • @itcu185
    @itcu185 Před 9 dny

    15:10 hate Alberta WTF that is the only other province I can relate to besides Saskatchewan , get your stories straight!

  • @jeffodabear
    @jeffodabear Před 9 dny

    You need to speak slower dude

  • @patrickprovost7207
    @patrickprovost7207 Před rokem

    you sounds like whatifalthist!

  • @3uras1a
    @3uras1a Před 5 dny

    "leftist" politics 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @lachlainegordon806
    @lachlainegordon806 Před rokem +1

    Alberta is just the south in general. I hate it here. I call it Ala-berta ( Alabama and Alberta ).

    • @BasePuma4007
      @BasePuma4007 Před měsícem +2

      It's the wealthiest Canadian province percapita (by far).

    • @lachlainegordon806
      @lachlainegordon806 Před měsícem

      @@BasePuma4007 absolutely, and don’t get me wrong im so thankful for all the privilege that comes with living here. It just gets kinda tough for different reasons

    • @ERAviation-sq7ud
      @ERAviation-sq7ud Před 3 dny +1

      Other than winter it's a great province to live in

    • @lachlainegordon806
      @lachlainegordon806 Před 3 dny

      @@ERAviation-sq7ud That’s pretty fair tbh.

  • @Bradald
    @Bradald Před rokem +1

    Idaho does NOT have 8.5 million people