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 | 121 of 338 (35.8%) |
Senate seats | 24 of 105 (22.9%) |
Area
(2021 land)
[3]
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• 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)
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• Total | 14,223,942[2] |
• Estimate
(Q3 2024)
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16,124,116[4] |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 15.94/km2 (41.3/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ontarian[5] |
Official languages | English[6] |
GDP | |
• Rank | 1st |
• Total (2022) | CA$1,044.670 billion[7] |
• Per capita | CA$69,288 (8th) |
HDI | |
• HDI (2021) | 0.943[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
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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
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|
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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 | 121 of 338 (35.8%) |
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
(Q3 2024)
|
16,124,116[4] |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 15.94/km2 (41.3/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ontarian[5] |
Official languages | English[6] |
GDP | |
• Rank | 1st |
• Total (2022) | CA$1,044.670 billion[7] |
• Per capita | CA$69,288 (8th) |
HDI | |
• HDI (2021) | 0.943[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 |