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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. Learn more about this central Canadian province on these pages.
Ontario Facts
Key facts about the province of Ontario, Canada - geography, government and industry.
Origin of the Name Ontario
Find out how the province got its name.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
An Ottawa lawyer, Dalton McGuinty led the Ontario Liberal Party to a landslide majority government in the 2003 election.
Premiers of Ontario Since 1867
Premiers of the province of Ontario since Canadian Confederation in 1867.
Elections in Ontario
Results of the last Ontario provincial election, who can vote, the permanent list of electors and electoral districts in the province.
Members of the Ontario Legislative Assembly
MPPs currently holding seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Ontario Government Ministries
Index to ministries of the Ontario provincial government.
Map of Ontario
Map showing major cities, highways and boundaries of the province. From Listings Canada.
Ontario Symbols and Emblems
The coat of arms, flag, official flower, tree, bird and mineral of the province of Ontario, Canada.
Ottawa, the Capital of Canada
Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, is located in the province of Ontario.
Origin of the Name Ottawa
Find out how Canada's capital city Ottawa got its name.
City of Toronto
Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario.
Origin of the Name Toronto
Find out how the capital city of Ontario got its name.
Ontario National Parks
From Georgian Bay Islands, the landscape that inspired the Group of Seven, to Point Pelee, the most southern point on Canada's mainland. From Parks Canada.
Ontario Provincial Parks
More than 100 provincial parks to explore. Fish in Algonquin Park or explore the Mattawa River in Samuel de Champlain Park. From Ontario Parks.
Ontario Travel
Travel and accommodation, information on government-operated attractions, and tourism publications. From the Ontario government Ministry of Tourism.

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