About the Province of Ontario:
About a third of the Canadian population lives in this large central province of Canada. Almost 60 percent of all manufactured exports coming out of Canada come from Ontario.
Location of Ontario:
- between Manitoba on the west and the province of Quebec and the St. Lawrence River on the east, and between Hudson Bay and James Bay on the north and the Great Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Superior and the United States on the south
- see map of Ontario
Area of Ontario:
1,076,395 sq. km (415,598 sq. miles) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001)
Population of Ontario:
12,160,282 (Statistics Canada, 2006 Census)
Capital City of Ontario:
Date Ontario Entered Confederation:
July 1, 1867
Government of Ontario:
Liberal
Last Ontario Provincial Election:
October 10, 2007
Premier of Ontario:
Main Ontario Industries:
Manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, mining, services
