There have been various movements within Canada for secession. List This list is composed of both historical and active movements for secession or autonomy. Secessionist movements Alberta Proposed state: Alberta or part as Western Canada Political party: Maverick Party, Wildrose Independence Party, Independence Party of Alberta British Columbia together with the Pacific Northwestern US (United States) Proposed state: Cascadia Political party: BC Cascadia Party, Cascadian Independence Party // The Maritimes: New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, & Nova Scotia Ethnic group: Canadians, Acadians Proposed state: Maritime Union or Acadia Political party: Parti acadien Newfoundland and Labrador Proposed State: Newfoundland and Labrador Quebec Regional group: Québécois people Proposed state: Republic of Quebec Civil organization: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, Mouvement national des Québécois et des Québécoises (MNQ), Rassemblement pour l'indépendance du Québec (RIQ), Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté (IPSO), Mouvement de libération nationale du Québec (MLNQ), Réseau de Résistance du Québecois (RRQ) Labour union: Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ), Union des artistes (UDA) Political party: Parti Québécois, Bloc Québécois, Québec solidaire, Marxist–Leninist Party of Quebec Saskatchewan Proposed state: Saskatchewan or part as Western Canada Political party: Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan, Maverick Party Vancouver Island Proposed state: Vancouver Island Political party: Vancouver Island Party /// Western Canada Proposed state: Western Canada Political party: Wexit Canada, Western Canada Independence Party Pressure group: Wexit Autonomist movements Alberta Proposed autonomous area: Alberta Political party: Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta, Alberta Independence Party Quebec Proposed autonomous area: Quebec Political party: Coalition Avenir Québec, Équipe Autonomiste Movements seeking independence from Canada In a poll, 25% of Canadians preferred independence of their province. Newfoundland & Labrador There is a secessionist movement in Newfoundland based on its unique history, and as a result of its grievances and broken promises with both the federal government and the government of Quebec. Prior to 1949 the area was a self-governing Dominion (Dominion of Newfoundland). "The root of our trouble is centred in the relationship between the two countries, between Newfoundland as a country and Canada" according to James Halley, a former lawyer involved in negotiating a deal to get Newfoundland into Canada in 1949. According to a July 2003 report, secessionism was on the rise In 2004, a "flag flap" occurred when the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Danny Williams removed all Canadian flags from government buildings and raised provincial flags instead. Tensions have