{
  "alberta": "AB",
  "british columbia": "BC",
  "manitoba":"MB",
  "new brunswick": "NB",
  "newfoundland and labrador": "NL",
  "nova scotia": "NS", 
  "northwest territories":"NT",
  "nunavut":"NU",
  "ontario": "ON",
  "prince edward island":"PE",
  "quebec": "QC",
  "saskatchewan": "SK",
  "yukon":"YT" 
}