Which two modern provinces were formed from the Province of Canada at Confederation?

Which two modern provinces were formed from the Province of Canada at Confederation? Ontario and Quebec were formed from it.

The Province of Canada existed from 1841 to 1867 and united the former colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Its two sections were known as Canada West and Canada East. At Confederation, Canada West became Ontario, while Canada East became Quebec.

This division was central to the design of the new federation. Ontario was largely English-speaking and had developed from Upper Canada, while Quebec preserved the French-speaking, civil-law and Catholic traditions associated with Lower Canada. Creating two provinces allowed each region to retain its own legislature and local institutions within a federal union.

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were the other two original provinces in 1867, but they were not created by splitting the Province of Canada. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan joined or became provinces later. The historical names can cause confusion: Ontario and Quebec were not newly settled territories in 1867; they were the renamed sections of an existing colony.