Ontario is a province of Canada. It is located in the east-central region of the country.
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Toronto city is the capital of Ontario. Canada's capital -Ottawa is also located in this province. The latter borders the Great Lakes as well as USA.
Ontario is Canada's second largest province, surpassed only by Quebec. It is also the most populous province of Canada.
The Canadian province is named after Lake Ontario. The name originates from a Huron word - Ontarí:io meaning "great lake".
With a gross area of over 1 million square kilometres, Ontario is bigger than France and Spain combined.
Boasting of a population of over 13 million, Ontario has more than one-third of Canada's gross population.
Ontario is Canada's wealthiest province. Toronto is widely regarded as the nation's commercial capital.
Ontario is home to around 250,000 lakes. The province contains 20% of the world's fresh water.
The 553.3 metre tall CN Tower in downtown Toronto is world famous. It is an iconic landmark of Canada and was the world's tallest tower from 1976 to 2009.
The world famous Niagara Falls is located in Ontario. Tourists from around the world come to see the waterfall.
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More than 100 languages are spoken in Toronto. Interestingly, around 44% of the city's population have a first language that is neither French nor English.
The official language of Ontario is English.
Amethyst is the official gem of the province.
Ontario is home to the largest Nuclear Power Plant in the world.
In 1914, the legendary baseball icon Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run here.
The prestigious Toronto International Film Festival takes place here every September.
The province has 2 time zones and has a wide range of climate.
Toronto is home to more than 7,500 restaurants, serving cuisine from different regions of the world.
Ontario is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in this huge and sparsely populated country.