I once had a teacher who thought it was important for us to know the following:
Capital: Ottawa
Provinces + terr:
East to west no less, (south to north):
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Nav -i - nut or something like that
NW Territories
Yukon
yeah , okay i checked the map, I missed new Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and my east to west are a little off, but find other Americans who know this much.