A pedestrian braves the elements during a winter storm on January 22, 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winter weather system, which is expected to continue into the night, has battered the Atlantic provinces with gusting winds and heavy snowfall. REUTE
A pedestrian braves the elements during a winter storm on January 22, 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winter weather system, which is expected to continue into the night, has battered the Atlantic provinces with gusting winds and heavy snowfall. Reuters/Devaan Ingraham

Residents across Canada, particularly in nine provinces, have been advised to brace for a deep freeze in just the first week of January 2015.

Citing Environment Canada, CBC News reported residents in British Columbia are being advised to suspend non-essential travel. The province is expected to experience "hazardous winter conditions." As early as Sunday, the weather agency had issued 24 winter storm warnings and one snowfall warning for various parts of the province. It said that by Monday morning, the Okanagan Valley could receive as much as 35 cm of snow. It added snow will continue to impact driving conditions on many highways from Sunday evening onwards into Monday. "Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve," Environment Canada said in a weather statement. "Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions."

It's snowing again! An inch overnight and more throughout the day. #BCsnow pic.twitter.com/bq0kIInAjl

— Beaver Creek Resort (@beavercreekmtn) January 3, 2015

Extreme cold warnings from bitter cold and fierce wind chills were likewise issued to residents in Prairie provinces and northern Ontario. Those living in southern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba and northern Ontario could experience feeling cold by as much as -40C to -45C with the wind chill. Temperatures in Alberta and the southern regions of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, meantime, could ease up by late Monday morning.

The arctic air mass will arrive in southern Ontario in the coming week and plunge the region into a deep freeze, Environment Canada said. Temperatures could dip to -20C or below.

Quebec, meantime, will experience all the ingredients that make up a deep freeze, including extreme cold, winter storm, freezing rain, snowfall, snow squall and blowing snow. Environment Canada said temperatures in the province could hit -38C to -48C.

Oh Canada. Snow and ice storm on our way out of Montreal on way to NYC. Love this weather except when driving. pic.twitter.com/6dkeNVqTGt

— Prosanta Chakrabarty (@LSU_FISH) January 4, 2015

Temperatures in Atlantic Canada, all except for Prince Edward Island, will drop to -25C Monday night. It could progress to -35C overnight Monday into Tuesday morning because of the wind chills.