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Outline Maps of Canada

Click the buttons below to download our Outline Maps of Canada for the Primary Grades Curriculum Map. There are two versions of the map. The outline and map are also both viewable on this page.

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56 maps help introduce and review mapping skills, with an emphasis on Canadian Geography. Almost every map included can be used to teach or review the use of: directions on a compass rose, symbols on a Legend and mapping terms such as border, boundary and hemisphere.

The maps will help students:

  • Recognize the Shape of Canada

  • Locate Canada in North America and the World

  • Recognize and locate Canada’s provinces, territories and capital cities

  • Begin to recognize parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude.

  • Use simple scale on maps of Canada

  • Provide starting points for inquiry or research on specific provinces and territories

  • Use a grid on a map

  • Locate and name rivers and large bodies of water

 

Introduction:

List of Maps and Teacher Notes

Maps Include:

Maps of the World:

Map of the World With Continents and Labels

Map of the World with Continents Without Labels

* Canada in the World

 Maps of North America:

Map of North America and Labels

Map of North America Without Labels

* Canada in North America

 Canada on a Globe:

Canada on a Globe

Canada on a Globe – various views

 Shape of Canada:

The Shape of Canada – tracing Canada’s shape

The Shape of Canada – identifying Canada’s shape from other countries

 Canada Map Without Political Boundaries

Canada on a Grid Map – students will print the grid location of six cities

Maps of Provinces & Territories & Capital Cities:

Canada Map With Provinces and Territories and Capital Cities With Labels

Canada Map With Provinces and Territories and Capital Cities Without Labels

Colour on the Map of Canada:

Colour each provinces or group of provinces separately

Colour them on the map of Canada.

Canada’s Main Bodies of Water:

Canada’s Main Bodies of Water With Labels

Canada’s Main Bodies of Water Without Labels

Physical Regions of Canada:

Physical Regions of Canada With Labels

Physical Regions of Canada Without Labels

Parallels of Latitude:

Map Showing Parallels of Latitude in Canada

Meridians of Longitude:

Map Showing Meridians of Longitude in Canada

Simple Scale:

Using Simple Scale on a Map of Canada – how far is it using a paper clip

Using Simple Scale on a Map of Canada – where you live to a place in Canada using the map scale

Hemispheres:

Hemispheres Map – Northern and Southern

Locating Hemispheres Using a Map With Labels – shows all 4 hemispheres

Locating and labelling Hemispheres on a Map

Directions:

Cardinal Directions

Intermediate Directions

Great Lakes:

Map Showing the Great Lakes With Labels

Outline Map showing The Great Lakes Without Labels

Canada’s Larger Lakes:

Map Showing Canada’s Larger Lakes With Labels

Map Showing Canada’s Larger Lakes Without Labels

Map Showing Some of Canada’s Major Rivers 

Canada Map Cards – Instructions and cards.

Maps of the Provinces and Territories:

Teacher’s Note: The following worksheets will follow this pattern. Each province/territory will be

represented by two pages of maps. Map one will have the main cities and rivers with labels. Map two will be a blank outline map.

British Columbia:

British Columbia Map With Labels

British Columbia - Blank Outline Map

Alberta:

Alberta Map With Labels

Alberta - Blank Outline Map

Saskatchewan:

Saskatchewan Map With Labels

Saskatchewan - Blank Outline Map

Manitoba:

Manitoba Map With Labels

Manitoba - Blank Outline Map

Ontario:

Ontario Map With Labels

Ontario - Blank Outline Map

Quebec:

Quebec Map With Labels

Quebec - Blank Outline Map

New Brunswick:

New Brunswick - Map With Labels

New Brunswick - Blank Outline Map

Nova Scotia:

Nova Scotia Map With Labels

Nova Scotia - Blank Outline Map

Prince Edward Island:

Prince Edward Island Map With Labels

Prince Edward Island - Blank Outline Map

Newfoundland and Labrador:

Newfoundland and Labrador Map With Labels

Newfoundland and Labrador - Blank Outline Map

Yukon:

Yukon Map With Labels

Yukon - Blank Outline Map

Northwest Territories:

Northwest Territories Map With Labels

Northwest Territories - Blank Outline Map

Nunavut:

Nunavut Map With Labels

Nunavut - Blank Outline Map

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