Outline of Ontario
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ontario:
Ontario – one of the provinces of Canada, located in east-central Canada.[1] It is Canada's most populous province or territory[2] and fourth largest in total area.[3] It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.[4]
General reference
[edit]- Pronunciation: /ɒnˈtɛərioʊ/
- Common English name(s): Ontario
- Official English name(s): Ontario
- Nicknames:
- The Heartland Province
- The Province of Opportunity (dated, official provincial slogan, formerly seen on provincial highway construction project signs)
- Common endonym(s): Ontario
- Official endonym(s): Ontario
- Adjectival(s): Ontario
- Demonym(s): Ontarian
Geography of Ontario
[edit]- Ontario is: a province of Canada.[5][6]
- Canada is: a country
- Population of Ontario: 12,851,821 (2011 census)
- Area of Ontario: 917,741 km2 (354,342 sq mi)
- 85.3% land
- 14.7% water
- List of Ontario area codes
- Atlas of Ontario
Location
[edit]- Ontario is situated within the following regions:
- Time zones (see also Time in Canada):
- Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05), Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04) – includes most of the province
- Extreme points of Ontario
- Landforms of Ontario
Environment of Ontario
[edit]- Climate of Ontario
- Ecology of Ontario
- Geology of Ontario
- Protected areas of Ontario
- Wildlife of Ontario
Natural geographic features of Ontario
[edit]- Fjords of Ontario
- Glaciers of Ontario
- Islands of Ontario
- Lakes of Ontario
- List of dams and reservoirs in Ontario
- Rivers of Ontario
- Waterfalls of Ontario
- Mountains of Ontario
- Valleys of Ontario
Heritage sites in Ontario
[edit]Regions of Ontario
[edit]Administrative divisions of Ontario
[edit]Administrative divisions of Ontario
- List of census agglomerations in Ontario
- List of census divisions of Ontario
- List of census subdivisions in Ontario
- List of communities in Ontario
- List of ghost towns in Ontario
- List of Ontario census divisions by population
- List of townships in Ontario
- List of municipalities in Ontario
- List of Ontario federal electoral districts
- List of Ontario separated municipalities
- List of Ontario provincial electoral districts
- List of population centres in Ontario
Counties and districts of Ontario
[edit]The counties of Ontario, each followed by its county seat:
- Bruce County (Walkerton)
- Dufferin County (Orangeville)
- Elgin County (St. Thomas)
- Essex County (Essex)
- Frontenac County (Kingston)
- Grey County (Owen Sound)
- Haliburton County (Minden)
- Hastings County (Belleville)
- Huron County (Goderich)
- Lambton County (Wyoming)
- Lanark County (Perth)
- Leeds and Grenville United Counties (Brockville)
- Lennox and Addington County (Napanee)
- Middlesex County (London)
- Northumberland County (Cobourg)
- Perth County (Stratford)
- Peterborough County (Peterborough)
- Prescott and Russell United Counties (L'Orignal)
- Renfrew County (Pembroke)
- Simcoe County (Springwater Township)
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties (Cornwall)
- Wellington County (Guelph)
The districts of Ontario, each followed by its district seat:
- Algoma District (Sault Ste. Marie)
- Cochrane District (Cochrane)
- Kenora District (Kenora)
- Manitoulin District (Gore Bay)
- Nipissing District (North Bay)
- Parry Sound District (Parry Sound)
- Rainy River District (Fort Frances)
- Sudbury District (Espanola)
- Thunder Bay District (Thunder Bay)
- Timiskaming District (Haileybury)
First Nations of Ontario
[edit]Municipalities of Ontario
[edit]List of municipalities in Ontario
- Population centres in Ontario
- Municipalities by type
- Former municipalities in Ontario
Demography of Ontario
[edit]- List of population centres in Ontario
- List of Ontario census divisions by population
- Population compared to other provinces
Government and politics of Ontario
[edit]- Form of government:
- Capital of Ontario: Toronto
- Elections in Ontario
- Political parties in Ontario
- Political scandals of Ontario
- Taxation in Ontario
Branches of the government of Ontario
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Ontario
[edit]- Head of state: King in Right of Ontario, King of Canada, King Charles III
- Head of state's representative (Viceroy): Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, David Onley
- Previous lieutenant governors
- Head of government: Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne
- Previous premiers
- Deputy Premier of Ontario
- Cabinet: Executive Council of Ontario
- Head of council: Lieutenant Governor in Council, as representative of the King in Right of Ontario
- Leader of the government in parliament
- Departments of the Ontario Government
- Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Ministry of Children and Youth Services
- Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
- Ministry of Community and Social Services
- Ministry of Consumer Services
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Energy
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Government Services
- Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
- Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs
- Ministry of International Trade and Investment
- Ministry of Labour
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Ministry of Research and Innovation
- Ministry of Revenue
- Ministry of Skills Development
- Ministry of the Environment
- Ministry of Tourism and Culture
- Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
- Head of state's representative (Viceroy): Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, David Onley
Legislative branch of the government of Ontario
[edit]- Parliament of Ontario (unicameral): Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Federal representation
Judicial branch of the government of Ontario
[edit]- Federal Courts of Canada
- Canadian court of appeal: Ontario Court of Appeal
- Superior court: Ontario Superior Court
- Provincial Court: Court of Ontario
- The Civil Division
- The Criminal and Penal Division
- The Youth Division
- Military court: Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada
International relations of Ontario
[edit]Law and order in Ontario
[edit]- Bar of Ontario – the provincial law society for lawyer s in Ontario (officially known by its French designation: Barreau du Québec)
- Capital punishment in Ontario: none.
- Ontario, as with all of Canada, does not have capital punishment.
- Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976.
- Constitution of Ontario
- Criminal justice system of Ontario
- Crime in Ontario
- Human rights in Ontario
- Law enforcement in Ontario
- Penal system of Ontario
Military of Ontario
[edit]Canadian Forces Being a part of Canada, Ontario does not have its own military.
Local government in Ontario
[edit]History of Ontario
[edit]History of Ontario, by period
[edit]History of Ontario, by region
[edit]History of Ontario, by subject
[edit]Culture of Ontario
[edit]- Architecture of Ontario
- Cuisine of Ontario
- Festivals in Ontario
- Humor in Ontario
- Media in Ontario
- Museums in Ontario
- Order of precedence in Ontario
- People of Ontario
- Prostitution in Ontario
- Public holidays in Ontario
- Public libraries in Ontario
- Records of Ontario
- Regional culture in Ontario (culture by region)
- Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Art in Ontario
[edit]- Art in Ontario
- Cinema of Ontario
- Comedy of Ontario
- Dance of Ontario
- Literature of Ontario
- Music of Ontario
- Television in Ontario
- Theatre in Ontario
Religion in Ontario
[edit]- Buddhism in Ontario
- Christianity in Ontario
- Anglicanism in Ontario
- Roman Catholicism in Ontario
- Hinduism in Ontario
- Islam in Ontario
- Judaism in Ontario
- Sikhism in Ontario
- Irreligion in Ontario
Sports in Ontario
[edit]- Curling in Ontario
- Baseball in Ontario
- Football in Ontario
- Ice Hockey in Ontario
- Rugby Ontario
- Professional sports teams in Ontario
Symbols of Ontario
[edit]- Coat of arms of Ontario
- Flag of Ontario
- Provincial flower:
- Provincial bird:
- Provincial tree:
- Provincial motto:
- Provincial symbol:
- Provincial capital:
Economy and infrastructure of Ontario
[edit]- Economic rank (by nominal GDP) - This ranking shows only the Rank of Canada, the country in which is located Ontario
- Agriculture in Ontario
- Banking in Ontario
- Communications in Ontario
- Companies of Ontario
- Currency of Ontario - Ontario is a province and therefore shares its currency with the country in which it is located, Canada.
- Economic history of Ontario
- Energy in Ontario
- Health care in Ontario
- Emergency medical services in Ontario
- Mining in Ontario
- Ontario Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Ontario
- Water supply and sanitation in Ontario
Transport in Ontario
[edit]- Air transport in Ontario
- Rail transport in Ontario
- Vehicular transport in Ontario
Education in Ontario
[edit]- Primary education in Ontario
- School districts in Ontario
- English educational institutions in Ontario
- Grade school in Ontario
- High school in Ontario
- Higher education in Ontario
- Museums in Ontario
- Public libraries in Ontario
See also
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| Rank | Name | Pop. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto  Ottawa |
1 | Toronto | 2,615,060 |  Brampton | |||||
| 2 | Ottawa | 883,391 | |||||||
| 3 | Mississauga | 713,443 | |||||||
| 4 | Brampton | 523,911 | |||||||
| 5 | Hamilton | 519,949 | |||||||
| 6 | London | 366,151 | |||||||
| 7 | Markham | 301,709 | |||||||
| 8 | Vaughan | 288,301 | |||||||
| 9 | Kitchener | 219,153 | |||||||
| 10 | Windsor | 210,891 | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ontario." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed. 2003. (ISBN 0-87779-809-5) New York: Merriam-Webster, Inc."
- ^ "Ontario is the largest province in the country by population". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
- ^ "Land and freshwater area, by province and territory". Statistics Canada. February 1, 2005. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Population of census metropolitan areas (2001 Census boundaries)". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on July 24, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
- ^ "Ontario." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed. 2003. (ISBN 0-87779-809-5) New York: Merriam-Webster, Inc."
- ^ Ontario is located in the eastern part of Canada, but is also historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada (with Ontario).
External links
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