The Provinces of Canada:
ONTARIO
Mr. Bianchi
Symbols of Ontario
• The provincial bird is the Common Loon
• The provincial flower is the Trillium
• The provincial tree is the Eastern White Pine
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Provincial Flag
• Ontario’s flag has a red field with the Union Jack in
the upper left corner and the Ontario shield at
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Province Meaning
• The name Ontario, from an Iroquoian word
sometimes translated as meaning "beautiful lake"
or "beautiful water", is apt, since lakes and rivers
occupy one-sixth of the province's total area of just
over one million square kilometres.
• There are over 250,000 lakes in Ontario - they
make up about one-third of the world's fresh water.
Province History
• First Inhabitants
– Artifacts and archaeological excavation that show
human habitation of what is today Ontario date back at
least 7000 years.
• Exploration
– French explorers Etienne Brulé and Samuel de
Champlain sailed the St. Lawrence into Ontario.
• Settlement
– The first large settlement was York (now Toronto),
which became the capital in 1793.
Province History, continued
• Pre-Confederation Days
– A railway boom in the 1850s made year-round
transportation routes a reality, though the boom
abruptly ended in 1857. When the American Civil War
started in 1861, the population of Canada West was
about 1.5 million.
– In 1867, Ontario joined with Quebec, Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick to form the Dominion of Canada.
Provincehood
•This province became one of the first four
provinces of Canada on July 1, 1867.
•The first Lieutenant Governor of the province
after Confederation was Major-General The
Honourable Henry William Stisted.
•The first Premier of the province after
Confederation was The Honourable John
Sandfield Macdonald.
Government
• National Government
– There are currently 24 Senators and 106 Members of
Parliament representing Ontario in the federal
government.
• Provincial Government
– The current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is His
Honour The Honourable James Bartleman.
– The current Premier of Ontario is The Honourable
Dalton McGuinty.
– There are 103 Members of Provincial Parliament in the
Ontario Legislature.
Map of Ontario
Toronto
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Population: 12 500 000 (2005)
Area: 1,076,395 km²
Population Density: 12.94 / km²
Largest City: Toronto (2 500 000)
Capital City: Toronto
Other Cities: Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Windsor,
Kitchener-Waterloo
Economy
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cultivating crops
mining minerals
manufacturing automobiles
designing software and leading-edge technology
Weather
• The average high temperature in July is 23°C.
• The average high temperature in January is -13°C.
• The average yearly precipitation is 95 cm.
Natural Resources
• Water
– 250 000 lakes
– Great Lakes
– St. Lawrence River
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Nickel
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Zinc
Natural Resources, continued
• Plant Life
– deciduous forest of the Niagara Peninsula
– mixed forest of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region
– conifer-dominated boreal forest of the north
• Animal Life
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Places to Visit
•Toronto
•CN Tower
•The Ex
•Ottawa
•Parliament Buildings
•Museums
•Algonquin Provincial Park
•Camping
Famous People
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Wayne Gretzky, hockey player
Lt.Col. John McCrae, author of In Flanders Fields
The Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister
Christopher Plummer, actor
Neil Young, singer
Norman Bethune, inventor
Sir Frederick Banting, inventor
Provincial Motto & Coat of Arms
• Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanent
• "Loyal she began, loyal she remains"
Works Cited
• Canadian Heritage. (2005) Ontario. Retrieved on
September 1, 2005 from http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpscccsp/atc-ac/on_e.cfm
• Government of Ontario. (2005) About Ontario (Government
of Ontario, Canada). Retrieved on September 1, 2005 from
http://www.gov.on.ca/MBS/english/about/index.html
• Marlatt, Craig. (2005) CanadaInfo: Provinces and
Territories: Ontario. Retrieved on September 1, 2005 from
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/provinces&territories/ON.
html