Boreal Shield Ecozone (CEC)

The Boreal Shield Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is the largest ecozone in Canada. Covering 1.8 million square kilometres it covers almost 20% of Canada's landmass, stretching from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland.

This article is about an ecozone. For the landform covering a larger region, see Canadian Shield.
Boreal Shield
Balsam fir-white spruce forest in Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario
Ecology
Borders
List
Geography
Area1,937,517 km2 (748,079 sq mi)
CountryCanada
Provinces
  • Alberta
  • Manitoba
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Ontario
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
Climate typeHumid continental and subarctic
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