Prairie Provinces

oil well in mustard field, SaskatchewanPumping oil from a well in a field of mustard on the Great Plains in western Saskatchewan, near Maidstone.
Map of Canada highlighting the Prairie Provinces region in orange, which includes Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, located in the central part of the country. Surrounding geographic features such as Hudson Bay, the Arctic Ocean, and neighboring countries are also shown for context.
Prairie Provinces, Canada

Prairie Provinces, the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, in the northern Great Plains region of North America. They constitute the great wheat-producing region of Canada and are a major source for petroleum, potash, and natural gas. With British Columbia they form the Western Provinces.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer.
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Article Title: Prairie Provinces
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 27 October 2025
Access Date: November 14, 2026