The
Canadian Prairies is a
region in
western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the
Prairie provinces,
Interior Plains, or simply
the Prairies comprise the
provinces of
Alberta,
Saskatchewan, and
Manitoba, as they are partially covered by
prairie (grasslands). In a more restricted sense, the term may also refer only to the areas of those provinces covered by prairie. Prairie also covers portions of northeastern
British Columbia, though that province is typically not included in the region in a political sense.