What are western provinces?

Western provinces are parts of a country that are usually found on the left side, like when you look at a map.

Imagine your school has different rooms: one for reading, one for math, and one for art. The western provinces are like the reading room, they’re in the west, which is the left side of the map. In Canada, some examples are British Columbia and Alberta.

Think about your neighborhood: you have friends who live close by and others who live far away. The western provinces are like that faraway neighborhood, they're in the west, so people there might have different jobs or play different games than those in other parts of the country.

If you draw a map on your floor, with your school in the middle, and you walk to the left side, that’s where the western provinces are. They’re like a group of friends who live far away, but still part of the same big class, or country!