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Ontario

Central Canada · Province

Ontario is Canada's most populous province and economic heartland. Home to the nation's capital Ottawa and largest city Toronto, it borders four of the five Great Lakes and is the centre of Canadian government, finance and culture.

Quick Facts

CapitalToronto
CodeON
Joined Canada1867
Population15 million
Area1,076,395 km²
🌸 FlowerWhite Trillium
🐦 BirdCommon Loon
🌲 TreeEastern White Pine
💡 Ontario has more lakes than the rest of the world combined — over 250,000 of them.

🏆 Notable Ontario Canadians

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Frederick Banting

Science

Co-discovered insulin in 1921 — one of the most important medical breakthroughs in history.

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Lester B. Pearson

Politics

Nobel Peace Prize winner who created UN Peacekeeping and gave Canada the maple leaf flag.

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Margaret Atwood

Arts

Author of The Handmaid's Tale — one of the world's most celebrated novelists.

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Wayne Gretzky

Sport

The Great One — holds 61 NHL records and is the greatest hockey player of all time.

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📅 Ontario in History

1812

The Battle of Queenston Heights

Military Dec 29
1922

The Discovery of Insulin Saves Its First Life

Science Feb 6
1922

Insulin Saves Its First Life

Science Feb 6
1965

Canada's Maple Leaf Flag Raised for the First Time

Politics Feb 15
1980

Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope Ends

Culture Sep 15
1980

Terry Fox Ends His Marathon of Hope

Culture Sep 15
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