Ontario

Also known as ONT, ON, Province of Ontario, Ont., CA-ON, Ontario, Canada, The Heartland Province

Ontario ( ; ) is the southernmost province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to over 14 million people, which is 38.5% of the country's population. Ontario is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec) and the fourth-largest jurisdiction of all the Canadian provinces and territories. It is home to the nation's capital, Ottawa, and its most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital.

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Ontario is Canada's southernmost and most populous province, located in Central Canada and home to over 14 million people—more than a third of all Canadians. It contains the nation's capital (Ottawa) and largest city (Toronto), and is the second-largest province by area after Quebec.

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Key facts

Province or territory of Canada.shield_alt: A central shield with the upper part showing the red cross of St. George and the lower part showing three golden maple leaves on a green background. There is a black bear on top of a knight's helmet above the shield with a moose to the left and a Canadian deer to the right. The province's motto "Ut incepit Fidelis sic permanet", Latin for "Loyal she began, loyal she remains" is written below the crest.
Province or territory of Canada.motto: "Loyal he began, loyal he remains"
Province or territory of Canada.Label_map: yes
Province or territory of Canada.image_map: Ontario in Canada 2.svg
Province or territory of Canada.map_alt: Map showing Ontario's location east/central of Canada.
Province or territory of Canada.capital: Toronto
Province or territory of Canada.largest_city: Toronto
Province or territory of Canada.largest_metro: Greater Toronto Area
Province or territory of Canada.official_lang: English
Province or territory of Canada.ViceroyType: Lieutenant Governor
Province or territory of Canada.government_type: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Province or territory of Canada.Viceroy: Edith Dumont
Province or territory of Canada.Premier: Doug Ford
Province or territory of Canada.Legislature: Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Province or territory of Canada.HouseSeats: 122
Province or territory of Canada.SenateSeats: 24
Province or territory of Canada.Former: Canada West
Province or territory of Canada.AdmittanceDate: July 1, 1867

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Research

365,705 papers

The research activities of Ontario's large community hospitals: an updated scoping review.BMC health services research · 2024Rego K, Jomy J, Patel P et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11454-6
Ontario's internationally educated nurses and waste in human capital.ReviewInternational nursing review · 2009Kolawole BDOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00666.x
HSOs: Ontario's answer to HMOs?ReviewCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 1989Weinkauf DJ, Scully HE
Geographical narcissism and Ontario's opioid crisis.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Groot EDOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01019-3
Ontario's plunging price-caps on generics: deeper dives may drown some drugs.ReviewOpen medicine : a peer-reviewed, independent, open-access journal · 2011Anis A, Harvard S, Marra C
Forecasting Staffing Needs for Ontario's Long-Term Care Sector.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2022Dass AR, Deber R, Laporte ADOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2022.26852
Reforming Ontario's primary health care system: one step forward, two steps back?ReviewInternational journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation · 2001Suschnigg CDOI: 10.2190/APRU-D9HF-LR1M-6FGL
An environmental scan of Ontario Health Teams: a descriptive study.BMC health services research · 2023Sethuram C, McCutcheon T, Liddy CDOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09102-6

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of Canada
Named after: Lake Ontario
Official name: Ontario
Demonym: Ontariano
Country: Canada
Located in: Canada
Continent: North America
Capital: Toronto
Official language: English language
Currency: Canadian dollar
Population: 14223942
Area: 1076395
Time zone: UTC−05:00
Body of water: Great Lakes
Head of government: Doug Ford
Head of state: Charles III
Form of government: parliamentary democracy
Shares border with: Nunavut
Highest point: Ishpatina Ridge
Official website: www.ontario.ca
Image: ISS059-E-98049 - View of the Province of Ontario.jpg
Life expectancy: 84.4
Nominal GDP: 851176000000
Unemployment rate: 9.6

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Motto: Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet
Flag: flag of Ontario
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Ontario
postal code: P
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Ontario
category of associated people: Category:People from Ontario
described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Ontario
Commons category: Ontario
topic's main category: Category:Ontario
inception: 1867-07-01
category for people born here: Category:Births in Ontario
category for people who died here: Category:Death in Ontario
office held by head of government: Premier of Ontario
foundational text: Constitution Act, 1867
Commons gallery: Ontario
lowest point: Hudson Bay
short name: Ont.
water as percent of area: 14
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Ontario
history of topic: history of Ontario
public holiday: Boxing Day
owner of: Liquor Control Board of Ontario
language used: French
native label: Ontario
minimum temperature record: -58.3
separated from: Province of Canada
publication interval: 1
different from: Ontario
twinned administrative body: Jiangsu
total fertility rate: 1.4136
median income: 74287
P8168: Russell Springs
driving side: right
social media followers: 662491
has cabinet: Executive Council of Ontario
executive body: Government of Ontario
P12749: Franz von Stuck

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Encyclopedic overview

44 sections

Contents

Etymology
Geography
Climate
History
Indigenous habitation (pre–1610)
Pays d'en Haut (1610–1763)
Province of Quebec (1763–1791)
Upper Canada (1791–1841)
Canada West (1841–1867)
Canadian province (1867–present)
Demographics
Population
Ethnicity
Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples
Religion
Language
Economy
Agriculture
Energy
Government, law and politics
Law
Politics
Administrative divisions
Urban areas
Education
Higher education
Culture
Museums
Music and arts
Media
Songs and slogans
Professional sports
Notable residents
Transportation
Air travel
Railways
Roads
Waterways
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast. To the south, it is bordered by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania (through Lake Erie), and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States follows rivers and lakes: from the westerly Lake of the Woods, eastward along the major rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence River drainage system. There is only about of actual land border, made up of portages including Height of Land Portage on the Minnesota border.

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