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Ontario
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|
|---|---|
| Motto(s): | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′N 84°30′W / 49.250°N 84.500°W / 49.250; -84.500[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Before confederation | Canada West |
| Confederation | July 1, 1867 (1st, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec) |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Toronto |
| Largest metro | Greater Toronto Area |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Edith Dumont |
| • Premier | Doug Ford |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 122 of 343 (35.6%) |
| Senate seats | 24 of 105 (22.9%) |
| Area
(2021 land)
[3]
|
|
|
• Total
|
1,076,395 km2 (415,598 sq mi) |
| • Land | 892,411.76 km2 (344,562.11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 158,654 km2 (61,257 sq mi) 14.7% |
| • Rank | 4th |
| 10.8% of Canada | |
| Population
(
2021)
|
|
|
• Total
|
14,223,942[2] |
|
• Estimate
(Q2 2025)
|
16,176,977[4] |
| • Rank | 1st in Canada |
| • Density | 15.94/km2 (41.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ontarian[5] |
| Official languages | English[6] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Total (2024) | CA$1,178.092 billion[7] |
| • Per capita | CA$73,064 (8th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2022) | 0.942[8]—Very high (3rd) |
| Time zones | |
| East of 90th meridian west | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| West of 90th meridian west, except Atikokan and Pickle Lake | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Atikokan and Pickle Lake (No DST) | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| Canadian postal abbr. |
ON
|
| Postal code prefix | |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-ON |
| Flower | White trillium |
| Tree | Eastern white pine |
| Bird | Common loon |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
|
Ontario
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto(s): | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′N 84°30′W / 49.250°N 84.500°W / 49.250; -84.500[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Before confederation | Canada West |
| Confederation | July 1, 1867 (1st, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec) |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Toronto |
| Largest metro | Greater Toronto Area |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Edith Dumont |
| • Premier | Doug Ford |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 122 of 343 (35.6%) |
| Senate seats | 24 of 105 (22.9%) |
| Area
(2021 land)
[3]
|
|
|
• Total
|
1,076,395 km2 (415,598 sq mi) |
| • Land | 892,411.76 km2 (344,562.11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 158,654 km2 (61,257 sq mi) 14.7% |
| • Rank | 4th |
| 10.8% of Canada | |
| Population
(
2021)
|
|
|
• Total
|
14,223,942[2] |
|
• Estimate
(Q2 2025)
|
16,176,977[4] |
| • Rank | 1st in Canada |
| • Density | 15.94/km2 (41.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ontarian[5] |
| Official languages | English[6] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Total (2024) | CA$1,178.092 billion[7] |
| • Per capita | CA$73,064 (8th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2022) | 0.942[8]—Very high (3rd) |
| Time zones | |
| East of 90th meridian west | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| West of 90th meridian west, except Atikokan and Pickle Lake | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Atikokan and Pickle Lake (No DST) | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| Canadian postal abbr. |
ON
|
| Postal code prefix | |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-ON |
| Flower | White trillium |
| Tree | Eastern white pine |
| Bird | Common loon |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
