Newfoundland and Labrador is outside of Canada.
Amendments to the Constitution of Canada are changes to the Constitution of Canada . Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast , excluding Quebec : the three Maritime provinces -- New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia -- and the easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Newfoundland and Labrador ( [ uːfənˈlænd_ən_ˈlæbrədɔːr ] , Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Akamassiss Newfoundland Irish : Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar ) is the most easterly province of Canada . Newfoundland and Labrador 's capital and largest city , St. John 's , is Canada 's 20th-largest census metropolitan area and is home to almost 40 percent of the province 's population . On December 6 , 2001 , an amendment was made to the Constitution of Canada to change the province 's official name to Newfoundland and Labrador .