Canada’s Major Climate Regions

1. Canada’s Major Climate Regions

2. Pacific Maritime

3. Pacific Maritime • Provinces- B.C. • Affected by Pacific air streams • Mild, extremely wet winter. • Cool, dry summer • Very mild climate all year around (winters above freezing)

4. Cordilleran

5. Cordilleran • Provinces- B.C., Alberta, Yukon. • Affected by continental air masses and Pacific airstreams. • Cold, wet winters. • Warm, dry summers.

6. Atlantic Maritime

7. Atlantic Maritime • Provinces- Nfld, N.S, N.B., P.E.I • Affected by western continental air masses and the Atlantic ocean. • Cold, dry winters. • Warm, wet summers. • Fog caused by the meeting of ocean currents.

8. Great Lakes-St Lawrence(Southeastern)

9. Great Lakes-St Lawrence Lowlands(South Eastern) • Provinces- S. Ont, Que, N.B • Affected by continental air masses influenced by the Great Lakes. • Cold, wet winters. • Hot, wet summers. • Increased snowfall near the lakes.

10. Prairie

11. Prairie • Provinces- Albt, Sask, Man. • Affected by continental and arctic air masses. • Cool, wet winters. • Warm, dry summers. • No topographic barrier creates a variety of weather.

12. Boreal

13. Boreal • Provinces- Albt, Sask, Man, Ont, Que, Nfld. • Affected by arctic air masses (winter/spring) and pacific currents (summer/fall) • Very cold, dry winters. • Warm, wet summers.

14. Arctic Region

15. Arctic Region • Provinces- N. Que, N.W.T, Nunavut. • Affected by air steams from the arctic. • Extremely cold winters. • Cool, dry summers.

16. Taiga Region

17. Taiga • Provinces- N.W.T, Sask, Ont, Que, Nfld. • Affected by arctic and continental air masses. • Very cold, very dry winters. • Cool, dry summers.